The second chance club : hardship and hope after prison

Summary: "A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781982128593
ISBN: 1982128593
ISBN: 9781982128609
ISBN: 1982128607
ISBN: 9781982128616
Physical Description: print
xv, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Need. Emergency ; A max case ; The idea ; Ride or die ; Addicted to the lifestyle ; Homebody ; Institutionalized -- Risk. Ninety-day turnaround ; The whole person ; The descendants of masters ; A product of hazard ; Removed from circulation ; Best of the worst -- Harm reduction. The wait ; Adaptable ; Off the dole ; Constraints of time and place -- Epilogue.

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