About this episode

This episode discusses Post Incarceration Syndrome and the experiences of individuals affected by it after their release from prison.

Send us Fan Mail No doubt, incarceration is a traumatic experience, often filled with guilt, shame and rage, not to mention the habits you learn to survive and cope. Upon release, people carry that trauma into a world that’s overwhelming and often unwelcoming. Until recently there was no name for the psycho-social trauma people suffer following incarceration. It’s called Post Incarceration Syndrome and, in this episode, we’re going to learn how three individuals have experienced ...

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Hosts: Judy Van Wyk, April Barber Scales

Topics covered

• Post Incarceration Syndrome
• trauma
• psychosocial effects
• incarceration
• reentry challenges

Keywords

• Post Incarceration Syndrome
• trauma
• incarceration
• psychosocial trauma
• reentry

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