Jul 8, 2020
The terms “Reentry” and “Returning Citizens” have become a popular phrases and topics of discussion for politicians, the media and workforce development professionals. Unfortunately the most important people for these discussions, returning citizens, aren’t being included. To ensure the voices of returning citizens are being heard, The Workforce Wire is producing a five part series, Walking in My Shoes. Walking in My Shoes will provide you the prospective of returning citizens related to their needs and recommendations for their communities related to crime prevention, improving the criminal justice system, and how communities can reduce crime and recidivism by helping offenders successfully reenter their local communities.
Part 1 of Walking in My Shoes features Qiana Johnson, founder of Life After Release, Inc. Life After Release provides reentry services to formerly incarcerated Prince George's County residents, and was founded by Qiana after she couldn’t find the services she needed after her incarceration. Join the program as Qiana shares her story of incarceration and subsequent return to the community. Discover the policy changes that need to happen in order to help individuals successfully integrate back into society upon their release from incarceration, and the support that is needed from the community.