Being and Becoming an Ex-Prisoner, Book

By Diana F. JohnsCopyright Year 2018ORDER CODE: 9780367227227Published February 4, 2019 250 PagesDespite broad scholarship documenting the compounding effects and self-reproducing character of incarceration, ways of conceptualizing imprisonment and the post-prison experience have scarcely changed in over a century. Contemporary correctional thinking has congealed around notions of risk and management. This book aims to cast new light on men’s experience of release from prison.Drawing on research conducted in Australia, it speaks to the challenges facing people leaving prison and seeking acceptance amongst the non-imprisoned around the world. Johns reveals the complexity of the post-prison experience, which is frequently masked by constructions of risk that individualize responsibility for reoffending and reimprisonment. This book highlights the important role of community in ex-prisoner integration, in providing opportunities for participation and acceptance. Johns shows that the proce