Open AccessA Roof Over Their Heads: Housing Public Policies for Returning Inmates
Author(s) -
Gautam Nayer,
Luis Perez-Feliciano,
Michael Adams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of social science and public policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2663-7200
DOI - 10.33642/ijsspp.v2n8p1
Subject(s) - prison , reentry , debt , criminal justice , public housing , economic justice , political science , public policy , public administration , criminology , business , public relations , sociology , law , psychology , finance , neuroscience
Returning from prison can be a daunting experience and a difficult adjustment for anyone. Prisoner reentry programs are needed for public policies advocating for a new approach to an old problem: How do recently released inmates successfully reenter society once they have served their societal debt? There are tremendous obstacles to reentering society, yet housing is among the most pressing reentry problems to solve. In our research, we discuss and consider the public policy issue most pertinent to successful reentry, affordable, and available housing as a necessity for returning inmates. Housing is key to solving even a tiny part of a much bigger problem in criminal justice public policy circles: the public management of crime in America.