LEADER 03742nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910463210303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-520-95477-7 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520954779 035 $a(CKB)2670000000328992 035 $a(EBL)1104659 035 $a(OCoLC)823040832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000803466 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11484502 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803466 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10811496 035 $a(PQKB)10249920 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1104659 035 $a(DE-B1597)518707 035 $a(OCoLC)847595581 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520954779 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1104659 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10640871 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL422807 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000328992 100 $a20120713d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmong murderers$b[electronic resource] $elife after prison /$fSabine Heinlein 210 $aBerkeley, Calif. $cUniversity of California Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-27285-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aAcknowledgements -- Introduction -- Freedom day -- At the garden -- Street code -- Talking murder -- Poster boys -- Dinner with bruce -- Work readiness -- Prisoners still -- The penis monologues -- At the barber -- Causalities -- The new coat -- A haunted house -- Waiting for nothing -- Growing old -- Silent forgiveness -- Lies and good luck -- Sex, love, and race -- From attica to broadway -- The new home -- On guard -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References. 330 $aWhat is it like for a convicted murderer who has spent decades behind bars to suddenly find himself released into a world he barely recognizes? What is it like to start over from nothing? To answer these questions Sabine Heinlein followed the everyday lives and emotional struggles of Angel Ramos and his friends Bruce and Adam-three men convicted of some of society's most heinous crimes-as they return to the free world.Heinlein spent more than two years at the Castle, a prominent halfway house in West Harlem, shadowing her protagonists as they painstakingly learn how to master their freedom. Having lived most of their lives behind bars, the men struggle to cross the street, choose a dish at a restaurant, and withdraw money from an ATM. Her empathetic first-person narrative gives a visceral sense of the men's inner lives and of the institutions they encounter on their odyssey to redemption. Heinlein follows the men as they navigate the subway, visit the barber shop, venture on stage, celebrate Halloween, and loop through the maze of New York's reentry programs. She asks what constitutes successful rehabilitation and how one faces the guilt and shame of having taken someone's life.With more than 700,000 people being released from prisons each year to a society largely unprepared-and unwilling-to receive them, this book provides an incomparable perspective on a pressing public policy issue. It offers a poignant view into a rarely seen social setting and into the hearts and minds of three unforgettable individuals who struggle with some of life's harshest challenges. 606 $aCriminals$xRehabilitation$zUnited States$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCriminals$xRehabilitation 676 $a364.80973 700 $aHeinlein$b Sabine$f1973-$01048537 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463210303321 996 $aAmong murderers$92476896 997 $aUNINA