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092			_a364.62092276 Hardy
100	1		_aHardy, Jason Matthew,
245	1	4	_aThe second chance club : _bhardship and hope after prison / _cJason Hardy.
246	3	0	_aHardship and hope after prison.
250			_aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
260			_aNew York : _bSimon & Schuster, _c2020.
300			_axv, 271 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.
505	0		_aEmergency -- A max case -- The idea -- Ride or die -- Addicted to the lifestyle -- Homebody -- Institutionalized -- Ninety-day turnaround -- The whole person -- The descendants of masters -- A product of hazard -- Removed from circulation -- Best of the worst -- The wait -- Adaptable -- Off the dole -- Constraints of time and place.
510	3		_aLJ Jan 2020.
510	3		_aPW 12/22/2019.
510	3		_aKirkus 11/15/2019.
520			_a"A former parole officer shines a bright light on a huge yet hidden part of our justice system through the intertwining stories of seven parolees striving to survive the chaos that awaits them after prison in this illuminating and dramatic book. Prompted by a dead-end retail job and a vague desire to increase the amount of justice in his hometown, Jason Hardy became a parole officer in New Orleans at the worst possible moment. Louisiana's incarceration rates were the highest in the US and his department's caseload had just been increased to 220 offenders per parole officer, whereas the national average is around 100. Almost immediately, he discovered that the biggest problem with our prison system is what we do-and don't do-when people get out of prison. Deprived of social support and jobs, these former convicts are often worse off than when they first entered prison and Hardy dramatizes their dilemmas with empathy and grace. He's given unique access to their lives and a growing recognition of their struggles and takes on his job with the hope that he can change people's fates-but he quickly learns otherwise. The best Hardy and his colleagues can do is watch out for impending disaster and help clean up the mess left behind. But he finds that some of his charges can muster the miraculous power to save themselves. By following these heroes, he both stokes our hope and fuels our outrage by showing us how most offenders, even those with the best intentions, end up back in prison-or dead-because the system systematically fails them. Our focus should be, he argues, to give offenders the tools they need to re-enter society which is not only humane but also vastly cheaper for taxpayers." --publisher website.
650		0	_aParolees _zLouisiana.
650		0	_aParole officers _zLouisiana.
650		0	_aPrisoners _xDeinstitutionalization _zLouisiana.
650		0	_aEx-convicts _xRehabilitation _zLouisiana.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aHardy, Jason Matthew. _tSecond chance club _dNew York : Simon & Schuster, 2020 _z9781982128616 _w(DLC) 2019035156.
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