Leaving prison can be a jarring experience. Reentry can be challenging under the best of circumstances.

But a state housing crisis has made it harder. Landlords are less likely to rent to someone with a criminal record. Formerly incarcerated people are 10 times more likely to be homeless.

Add in cuts to mental health services, job assistance and food insecurity programs, life is getting harder for many people who were previously incarcerated.

Today, we’re talking about challenges facing the formerly incarcerated population upon release.

GUESTS:
Alpha Jalloh: formerly incarcerated person living in Connecticut
Bryan "Love" Jordan: formerly incarcerated person living in Connecticut
State Sen. Gary Winfield: Democrat representing the Tenth District in New Haven and West Haven
Beth Hines: Executive Director of Community Partners in Action

 

Leaving prison can be a jarring experience. Reentry can be challenging under the best of circumstances.
But a state housing crisis has made it harder. Landlords are less likely to rent to someone with a criminal record. Formerly incarcerated people are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/housing.html">10 times more likely to be homeless.</a>
<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/18/ct-reentry-centers-funding/">Add in cuts to mental health services, job assistance and food insecurity programs</a><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/18/ct-reentry-centers-funding/">,</a>&nbsp;life is getting harder for many people who were previously incarcerated.
Today, we&rsquo;re talking about challenges facing the formerly incarcerated population upon release.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Alpha Jalloh:&nbsp;formerly incarcerated person living in Connecticut</li>
<li>Bryan "Love" Jordan:&nbsp;formerly incarcerated person living in Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="https://www.senatedems.ct.gov/senator/gary-winfield">State Sen. Gary Winfield:</a>&nbsp;Democrat representing the Tenth District in New Haven and West Haven</li>
<li>Beth Hines:&nbsp;Executive Director of&nbsp;<a href="https://cpa-ct.org/">Community Partners in Action</a></li>
</ul>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.