Calvin John Smiley
Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, City University of New York.
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Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 5min
Calvin John Smiley, "Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition" (U California Press, 2023)
Calvin John Smiley, Associate Professor of Sociology at Hunter College, City University of New York, explores the challenges faced by formerly incarcerated individuals in their reentry process. Topics discussed include high recidivism rates, hidden realities in reentry centers, the importance of centering voices in reentry studies, the concept of underdevelopment in communities, and the challenges of purgatory citizenship. The podcast also advocates for a shift from retribution to care in the criminal justice system.
Feb 7, 2024 • 1h 5min
Calvin John Smiley, "Purgatory Citizenship: Reentry, Race, and Abolition" (U California Press, 2023)
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.
