Zoom Making a Comeback? The Fight Against Recidivism

Making a Comeback? The Fight Against Recidivism

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Marshall Allen is just one of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who leave state or federal prisons and return to their home communities each year. He is typical of the majority of convicts in the U.S. in that he served time on a drug charge?in his case, possession of crack cocaine. He is also not unusual in the failure of his first attempt to make it on the outside. But a second term behind bars has hardened his resolve to succeed. This ABC News program illustrates the hurdles and hardships facing paroled felons through the story of one man, a nonviolent offender who, like so many others, is trying to salvage what remains of his life. (21 minutes)

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Ex-Convicts Adjust to Freedom (03:19)
Ex-convicts like Marshall Allen find ordinary life difficult when they are freed from prison. They face tough choices when they live in shelters with no job and no income.

Allen Violates His Parole (03:03)

Allen's parole officer searches for him in the New York neighborhood where he lives. He cannot find Allen; therefore, Allen has violated his parole.

Allen Deals With Life on the Street (03:13)

Allen explains he did not know he was violating parole when he went searching for shelter for the night. He faces a bitterly cold night on the New York streets.

Allen Goes Back to Jail (03:36)

Allen spends hours searching for a hotel where he can get out of the cold. There are either no vacancies or the hotels are too expensive. He ends up back in jail for drugs.

Allen's Life Back on the Street (03:23)

After 18 months in prison, Allen is free again. He struggles on the street with his earthly possessions in a plastic bag. He fights drug addiction and must report to his parole officer.

Ex-Prisoners and Homelessness (02:33)

Allen is thought to still be homeless. Former prisoners are the fastest growing group of homeless people in the U.S. These ex-cons usually have a drug problem and no home to go to.

Length: 21 min

Copyright Date: 2002

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Making a Comeback? The Fight Against Recidivism

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