

Calvin John Smiley, "Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition" (U California Press, 2023)
Feb 7, 2024
Calvin John Smiley, Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, City University of New York, discusses the challenges faced by formerly incarcerated individuals in reentry. Topics include the cyclical pattern of reentry, earning trust in the re-entry center, critical reentry studies, underdevelopment in Newark, 'purgatory citizenship,' and rethinking justice in the criminal system.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition
01:50 • 19min
Positionality, Trust, and Pride
21:09 • 11min
Critical Reentry Studies: Understanding Incarceration and Reentry from a Critical Lens
31:54 • 3min
Exploring Concepts of Underdevelopment and Its Impact on Newark
35:22 • 6min
Purgatory Citizenship and Challenges of Reentry
41:33 • 17min
Rethinking Justice, Addressing the Roots of Violence, and the Challenges of Reentry
58:57 • 5min