On Nov 14, 2007, at 2:47 PM, joanna wrote:
> I can't begin to imagine how someone can transition into normal life
> from prison without serious support.
In my interview with Devah Pager, she points out how parole officers used to function as a support system for people released from prison, trying to set them up with housing and jobs. Now their job is mainly a "Gotcha!" one - to monitor behavior and discover the flaw that will send the parolee back to prison.
Doug