Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. No Love for the Brothers: Youth Incarceration and Reentry in Philadelphia 19
7. 2. “Because That Is the Way You Are”: Predictions of Failure and Cultural Assaults Inside Mountain Ridge Academy 43
8. 3. “You Can Take Me Outta the ’Hood, But You Can’t Take the ’Hood Outta Me”: The Experience of “Reform” at Mountain Ridge Academy 56
9. 4. “Nothing’s Changed but Me”: Reintegration Plans Meet the Inner City 77
10. 5. “I’m Not a Mama’s Boy, I’m My Own Boy”: Employment, Hustling, and Adulthood 102
11. 6. “I Just Wanna See a Part of Me That’s Never Been Bad”: Family, Fatherhood, and Further Offending 127
12. 7. “I’m Finally Becoming the Person I Always Wanted to Be”: Masculine Identity, Social Support, and Falling Back 163
13. 8. “I Got Some Unfinished Business”: Fictions of Success at Mountain Ridge Academy’s Graduation Ceremony 190
14. Conclusion 208
15. Notes 233
16. Index 249
17. About the Author 257