Released But Not Freed: The Impact of Incarceration on Post-Release Employment
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Zhang, Chenxiaoyang
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Washington and Lee University, Shepherd Poverty Program
Poverty
Prisoners' families -- Effect of imprisonment on
Job hunting
Recidivism
Race discrimination
Substance abuse
Human capital
Social justice
Communities
Ex-convicts -- Employment
Ex-convicts -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Intersectionality
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Chenxiaoyang Zhang is a member of the Class of 2013 of Washington and Lee University. Capstone; [FULL-TEXT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE] This paper focuses on the disparate access to the labor market for incarcerated males of low socioeconomic status, as this is the overwhelming majority of the prison population. The very presence of incarceration, compounded by the length of time away, during a person's life has significant private, social, and economic costs attributable to the lack of employment that greatly constrains any successful reentry efforts. [From the introductory section] Annie Zhang