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Back to Nothing: Prisoner Reentry and the ‘Virtual City’ of the Disenfranchised
On an average day in an average year, around 1,700 people are released from federal penitentiaries and state prisons. The odds of successfully reintegrating into civilian life are stacked against most of them, says a California researcher.