Ep. 3 Reentry

How has the pandemic impacted NJ state and county incarceration policy? In this episode, we hear directly from individuals who were in prison at the start of the pandemic and were released following state and county orders to reduce the local prison population.

Voices on this episode include John Copeland, Matthew Novis, John White, Damica, and Austin Morreale, director of NeighborCorps Re-Entry Services. You can read Matthew’s fully annotated oral history on the Shelter website. Damica’s annotated oral history is available through coLAB Arts’ 37 Voices project, charting economic vulnerability in Middlesex and Essex Counties.