Thanks for indirectly assigning this reading. It gave me some insight on how difficult the transition is from jail back to normal society. It something that is not discussed much and not too many organizations put forth the effort to help these people transition back into society, much like with war veterans in the past (and in some instants with today’s war veterans). Anyway, this article discusses how two ex-con worked together to help newly ex-con establish themselves in their new found life in a different society. In addition, this article is filled with aspects that relate to the Goffman's article on total institutions. More specifically, there are several characteristics of total institutions that still affect these individuals. We
