Race, Education, and Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Citizens

John R. Chaney is full time criminal justice faculty member at City University of New York's (CUNY) LaGuardia Community College and reentry consultant for community-based organizations.Joni Schwartz is associate professor at City University of New York's (CUNY) LaGuardia Community College, social activist scholar, and founder of three adult education centers in New York City.

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.

Foreword, Elliott DawesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction, John R. Chaney and Joni SchwartzPart 1: Context, Critical Race Theory, and College Re-EntryChapter 1: Schooling for Prison: Incarceration for Poverty, Michael HolzmanChapter 2: Education Outside of the Box, Cory FeldmanChapter 3: Do I want to be a 30 Percenter or 70 Percenter?: Black Cultural Privilege, Tony GaskewChapter 4: No Dismantling with the Master's Tools: The Problem of Privilege in Criminal Justice Education, Colleen P. ErenChapter 5: Writing into Being and Post Incarceration, Joni SchwartzPart 2: CounterstoriesChapter 6: On the Other Side: The Reengagement of Formerly Incarcerated Students, Michael Baston and Brian MillerChapter 7: Mentoring: Compassion without Condescension, Joshua Halberstam and Tiheba BainChapter 8: Short-Term to Long Term Incarceration and Educational Re-Engagement: A Comparative Case Study, Dwayne Simpson, Davon T. Harris, and John R. ChaneyChapter 9: A New Normal: Young Men of Color: Trauma & Engagement in Learning, Carlyle Van Thompson and Paul J. SchwartzChapter 10: Epiphany of a Prodigal Son: An Autoethnography, John R. ChaneyPart 3: CounterspacesChapter 11: Returning to School after Incarceration: Policy, Prisoners and the Classroom, Brian Miller, Joserichsen Mondesir, Timothy Stater, and Joni SchwartzChapter 12: Infinite Space and Common Ground: The Humble Wisdom of Scholar-Allies, Norman Conti and Elaine FrantzChapter 13: A College Initiative Success Story, Terrance Coffie and John R. ChaneyChapter 14: High School Equivalency as Counterspace, Joni SchwartzChapter 15: Creating Counterspaces in College: LaGuardia Community College's Correctional Education Initiative, Jane MacKillop