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This ethnographic study examines the impact of religion on the lives of thirty drug-involved African-American men during reentry. Specifically, it is a comparative analysis of thirty Born Again Christians, Black Muslims, and those who reported that they were Non-religious. By ex…

Introduction

Researchers have found that seventy-seven percent of the persons released from prison will be rearrested within five years of their release. Most recently, the national recidivism rate among offenders released from prison is sixty percent, and most offenders released from prison…

This study uses data from HopeWorks, a Christian, faith-based vocational program inside the Shelby County Division of Corrections in Memphis, Tennessee, to examine factors affecting reentry success. Specifically, this research examines how spirituality – using measures that asse…