Prisoner Rehabilitation
“A Former Inmate and a Warden on Rehabilitation” was part of the day-long event, “Race and Justice in America: An Atlantic Summit.” It was inspired by the October 2015 cover story, “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Nneka Jones Tapea, the executive director of the Cook County Department of Corrections, and Susan Burton, the founder and executive director… read more
Nneka Jones Tapea, the executive director of the Cook County Department of Corrections, and Susan Burton, the founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Reentry project, discussed the challenges facing those re-entering society.
“A Former Inmate and a Warden on Rehabilitation” was part of the day-long event, “Race and Justice in America: An Atlantic Summit.” It was inspired by the October 2015 cover story, “The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration,” by Ta-Nehisi Coates. close
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