The second chance club : hardship and hope after prison / Jason Hardy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hardy, Jason Matthew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parolees--Louisiana.

Parolees.

Parole officers--Louisiana.

Parole officers.

Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization--Louisiana.

Prisoners.

Ex-convicts--Rehabilitation--Louisiana.

Ex-convicts.

Ex-convicts--Rehabilitation.

Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization.

Louisiana.

Physical Description:

xv, 271 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Hardship and hope after prison

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2020.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

Hardy, a former parole officer, shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system: life on parole. Through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison, he stokes our outrage at the status quo and our hope that better approaches are within out grasp. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hardy, Jason Matthew. The second chance club

ISBN:

9781982128593

1982128593

9781982128609

1982128607

OCLC:

1119059346