02347cam a2200289 i 4500 552906037 TxAuBib 20220422120000.0 211105s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021052691 9781728236513 HRD 26.99 1728236517 HRD 26.99 TxAuBib rda Kessler, Lauren. Free. Free [BOOK] : two years, six lives, and the long journey home / Lauren Kessler. Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2022] xiii, 304 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. 95 percent of the millions of American men and women who go to prison eventually get out. What happens to them? There's Arnoldo, who came of age inside a maximum security penitentiary, now free after nineteen years. Trevor and Catherine, who spent half of their young lives behind bars for terrible crimes committed when they were kids. Dave, inside the walls for 34 years, now about to reenter an unrecognizable world. Vicki, a five-time loser who had cycled in and out of prison for more than a third of her life. They are simultaneously joyful and overwhelmed at the prospect of freedom. Anxious, confused, sometimes terrified, and often ill-prepared to face the challenges of the free world, all are intent on reclaiming and remaking their lives. What is the road they must travel from caged to free? How do they navigate their way home? FREE reveals what awaits them and the hundreds of thousands of others who are released from prison every year: the first rush of freedom followed quickly by institutionalized obstacles and logistical roadblocks, grinding bureaucracies, lack of resources, societal stigmas and damning self-perceptions, the sometimes overwhelming psychological challenges. Veteran reporter Lauren Kessler follows six people whose diverse stories paint an intimate portrait of struggle, persistence, and resilience. Provided by publisher. 20220422. Ex-convicts Social conditions. Ex-convicts Services for. Prisoners Deinstitutionalization.