So we know that there are about two million people who are in an American jail or prison, 2.3 or 2.4 any given year, but there's something like five million people on probation or parole, and so we know that that's twice the number of people. You talk about the 80 million Americans who have some sort of a criminal record, and that's really, that's really powerful. RJM: I think you did a fantastic job leading us in. I wonder if you could start by just giving us a scale of the number of people who are facing what you call the afterlife of mass incarceration.
LA: I'm really excited for this conversation. I'm really excited to be here with you today. Reuben Jonathan Miller: Thanks so much for having me. Reuben Jonathan Miller, welcome to the Making it Work podcast. Miller's new book is Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration. Miller's 15-year study of people leaving the prison system found that those who most want to participate in the working economy are often hampered by policies that restrict their movements, keep them from finding housing and employment, and penalize any family and friends who might help them. Reuben Jonathan Miller, who is a sociologist at the University of Chicago, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.
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Once your life has been touched by incarceration, even when you're free again, you're never truly free. For these people, and for the one in two Americans who love them, the world of work can come to resemble an impossible labyrinth filled with dead ends, locked doors and shortcuts back to prison. You want to think of the workplace as the level playing field where anyone with grit, determination and an honest desire to work can succeed, but this is not always the reality, especially if you're one of the 80 million Americans with some sort of a criminal record. so that you can live out your purpose in the workplace. LA: Through conversation, scripture and stories, we invite God into work’s biggest challenges. Leah Archibald: Making It Work is brought to you by The Max De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary and the Theology of Work Project. < Back to Making It Work podcast episode list If you like what you've heard, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! We'd love to hear from you, and it helps other people find us. Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration, by Reuben Jonathan Miller Miller’s new book is, Halfway Home: Race, Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration. Miller’s 15-year study of people leaving the prison system found that those who want most to participate in the working economy are often hampered by policies that restrict their movements, keep them from finding housing and employment, and penalize any family and friends who might help them. Reuben Jonathan Miller, who is a sociologist at the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. Once your life has been touched by incarceration, even when you’re free again, you’re never truly free.
For these people, and for the 1 in 2 Americans who love them, the world of work can come to resemble an impossible labyrinth, filled with dead ends, locked doors, and shortcuts back to prison. But this is not always the reality, especially if you’re one of the 80 million Americans with some sort of a criminal record. You want to think of the workplace as a level playing field, where anyone with grit, determination, and an honest desire to work can succeed.
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