Race, education, and reintegrating formerly incarcerated citizens : counterstories and counterspaces / edited by John R. Chaney, Joni Schwartz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 05, 2017).

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Editors' Introduction; Part I: Context, Critical Race Theory, and Education's Role in Reentry; 1 Schooling for Prison, Incarceration for Poverty; 2 Education Outside of the Box; 3 Do I Want to Be a 30 Percenter or 70 Percenter?; 4 No Dismantling with the Master's Tools; 5 Writing Into Being and Post Incarceration; Part II: Counterstories; 6 On the Other Side; 7 Mentoring; 8 Short-Term to Long-Term Incarceration and Educational Reengagement; 9 A New Normal; 10 Epiphany of a Prodigal Son; Part III: Counterspaces; 11 Returning to School after Incarceration.

12 Infinite Space and Common Ground13 A College Initiative Success Story; 14 High School Equivalency as Counterspace; 15 Creating Counterspaces in College; Index; About the Contributors.

This book combines scholarly research with real-life testimonials to explore the nexus of Critical Race Theory and education. It offers a serious and responsible analysis of how racial practices in America impact the effectiveness of education as a reentry tool to reverse recidivism and mass incarceration.

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