The Long Way Home: A Guide for the Ex-Felon, How to Get Out and Stay Out

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In these seven chapters, the readers will learn the history of the penal system which has been used as a weapon against the black population's growth, for over 100 years. The direct correlation with the institution of slavery from an historical context as the long fought battles to get industries in prisons, after being forced out only to return and change the entire system into a billion dollar business. Learn of the socialization process, and the brutality that under-develops people in prison, making it difficult to re-adjust to society once released. And how to help the post incarcerated by learning why "halfway houses" don't work and what program is working and why? And if the reader by chance is working with the post-incarcerated, they'll learn how to orientation the newly released on "the social media trap," and what to consider when facing the "criminal background checks. These and other view point of recidivism, are all from the perspective of those inside the prison walls.