RT Article
T1 Former prisoners between non-category and invisibility: The Romanian experience
JF Probation journal
VO 67
IS 4
SP 427
OP 446
A1 Durnescu, Ioan
A2 Istrate, Andrada
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1748353748
AB In this study, we examine the re-entry of 58 people during the first year following their release from prison. Our objective was to gain a more comprehensive perspective on the experience of release from a Romanian prison. We take into account three important dimensions that set the tone and tenor of life after prison: (1) the state as a truant agent in the process of release, (2) family, and (3) employment and other means of becoming economically active, such as hustling (Thieme, 2018) or foraging (Sugie, 2018). We argue that the existent re-entry legislation (or lack thereof) coupled with the way policymakers define the notion of personhood for the former inmate embarks prisoners on a journey widely disconnected from their relevant social contexts. As a consequence, the challenges associated with re-entry are disregarded, and prisoners, once released, become invisible or a ‘non-category’. Successful re-entry, we argue, is a personal accomplishment in the face of adversities, rather than a feasible outcome afforded by structural conditions.
K1 Re-entry
K1 Release
K1 Prisoner reintegration
K1 Resettlement
K1 Romania
DO 10.1177/0264550520962210