About the Author

David J. Harding is professor of sociology and director of D-Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as the author of Living the Drama, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Jeffrey D. Morenoff is professor of sociology and director of the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. Jessica J. B. Wyse is advanced fellow in Health Services Research and Development at the Portland Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and research assistant professor at the Oregon Health Science University-Portland State University School of Public Health.

Reviews

"On the Outside is an ambitious but thoughtful and accessible book based on findings from the Michigan Study of Life after Prison. The central aim of this revelatory, timely, and important book is to move the literature beyond a focus on recidivism toward a more robust understanding of community reintegration. It will be of great importance to criminal justice scholars, probation and parole officers, correctional administrators, and even policy makers."-- "Reuben Jonathan Miller, University of Chicago"

"In a powerful mixed-method analysis, On the Outside reframes the policy conversation around prisoner reentry, from recidivism to reintegration. This book should be read by all those interested in incarceration and its connections to poverty and racial inequality in America."-- "Bruce Western, Columbia University"

"The vast increase in the number of its citizens America incarcerates means that a huge number of people leave prison each year. On the Outside is a crucial analysis of how the truly disadvantaged people who enter prison fare in the three years after their release. Read it if you want to understand what helps some find housing, jobs, and meaningful social ties, and what leads others to end up back in prison."-- "Paula England, New York University"