For returning citizens, there’s a sentence after the sentence. On being released from prison, they are expected to go home and — regardless of the odds stacked against them — be more than they were when they went in. When patients are released from the hospital, there’s a treatment plan in place and a prescription for their success. Why do we continue to release individuals into society from prison with no plan? Tanaine Jenkins believes creating viable reentry strategies for our returning citizens is an investment in safer neighborhoods, fewer broken homes, and the power of second chances.
