Reuben J. Miller on the burden of being a ‘good’ ex-offender

Описание: In the era of mass incarceration, prisoner reentry has become an important social institution in the life worlds’ of the urban poor. This is especially the case for poor black men and women, Latinos and increasingly poor white men. Yet we know little about the everyday experience of prisoner reentry or the broader implications of our current crime control strategies in shaping the experiences, interactions, and daily routines of urban life.

Drawing from ethnographic research on the reentry experience in several large cities, this presentation reveals how U.S. crime control policies have produced a new form of citizenship for the criminalized poor, changing the nature of American public and private life and transforming the shape of American democracy.

Reuben Jonathan Miller is an assistant professor in the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan, faculty affiliate in the Department of Afro American and African Studies, and faculty associate in the Population Studies Center. His research, writing, and advocacy focuses on the lives of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people and on how carceral expansion has transformed the urban landscape.

Prof. Reuben visited the Vera Institute as part of the Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series, learn more here: https://www.vera.org/events/neil-a-we...

The Vera Institute of Justice is a justice reform change agent. Vera produces ideas, analysis, and research that inspire change in the systems people rely upon for safety and justice, and works in close partnership with government and civic leaders to implement it. Vera is currently pursuing core priorities around ending the misuse of jails, transforming conditions of confinement, and ensuring that justice systems more effectively serve America's diverse communities.

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