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"People are just on their own": Inside one man's post-prison economic struggle

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Oct 18, 2022
Noel Barrientos, now a Miami-based realtor, shares his struggles (and successes) of navigating the economy after being released from prison.
Noel Barrientos, now a Miami-based realtor, wrestled with employment and parole fees in the months after being released from prison.
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The hidden side of the prison labor economy

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Jun 17, 2021
Prison work programs can be selective and often train people for jobs they can't actually get on the outside, according to law professor Hadar Aviram.
Firefighting is just one of the jobs done by people who are incarcerated. The chances they will get hired as firefighters after they get out of prison are low.
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The cost of prison is more than just time served

by Eliza Mills
May 19, 2017
There's an emotional and financial cost when a family member is incarcerated.
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