After Prison--What?

A volunteer prison worker offers a firsthand account of life inside state prisons, presenting impressions, anecdotes, and practical lessons learned while ministering to inmates whom she calls the boys. She describes chapel life and organized outreach, recounts letters and personal life stories that reveal inmates’ hopes and struggles, and examines the challenges of homecoming, family relations, and social prejudice after release. The narrative outlines the Volunteer Prison League, suggests concrete reform measures and roles for volunteers, and assesses whether rehabilitation succeeds, arguing from experience that patient, individualized support and practical help can restore many former prisoners to useful citizenship.