Michelle Daniel Jones, PhD - Health & Wellness In Focus | Re-entry, Housing, and Rebuilding Lives After Incarceration
About this episode
Dr. Michelle Daniel Jones discusses the challenges and solutions for formerly incarcerated women regarding housing and reentry into society.
TOPIC: Re-entry, Housing, and Rebuilding Lives After Incarceration Bryan Hudson, DMin, interviewed Dr. Michelle Daniel Jones, a returning citizen, scholar, and Executive Director of Constructing Our Future, a reentry and housing program for formerly incarcerated women in Indiana. Dr. Jones shares how Constructing Our Future was created by incarcerated women to provide safe, stable housing, personalized support, and pathways to education, employment, and family reunification. She explains the systemic barriers women face after incarceration—especially housing insecurity—and why person-first language like “returning citizen” is essential to restoring dignity. The episode also features her town hall presentation, “Housing: A Place to Begin Again,” and includes a call for churches, individuals, and community partners to support this work through advocacy, collaboration, and helping develop the Newton House, a larger permanent residence for women reentering society. Summary of Podcast Episode | Conversations In Focus https://0554ca18-1367-4da4-bc98-15ec46a2abb7.usrfiles.com/ugd/0554ca_526e53ef37ae4eae840c21e22a104db9.pdf Visit Dr. Jones' website: www.constructingourfuture.org Produced…
People in this episode
Host: Bryan Hudson
Guest: Michelle Daniel Jones
Topics covered
- re-entry
- housing
- women's issues
- incarceration
- support programs
- community advocacy
Keywords
- reentry
- housing insecurity
- returning citizen
- support programs
- education
- employment
- family reunification
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Constructing Our Future, Vision Communications Media LLC, Vision Stream Network
Places: Indiana
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