The Presidential Politics of Prisoner Reentry Reform

Reflections on the Reentry Movement

“…Beth A. Colgan speaks to us in the voice of a political advisor, finding the connections between the prisoner reentry issue and the tenets of the Republican and Democratic parties. 9 In a provocative essay, Colgan finds common ground between the national focus on prisoner reentry, the Republican Party's concerns for faith and family, and the Democratic Party's concerns for poverty and equality. She underscores the nexus between the reentry policy agenda, a focus on veterans, and the concern for fiscal responsibility.…”