JoAnne Page: Rebuilding lives of those who were behind bars

You Decide with Errol Louis

English - November 02, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 44.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 152 ratings
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About 600,000 people are released from prison every year but finding support for them to reintegrate into society is a challenge. While the United States spends billions of dollars on incarceration, funding for reentry services remains limited. JoAnne Page is trying to change those numbers. As president and CEO of the Fortune Society, Page has fought to support successful reentry as well as promote alternatives to incarceration, strengthening the fabric of our communities. After 34 years at her job, Page recently announced she’s stepping down at the end of this year.

Page joined Errol to discuss her career at the Fortune Society, taking about the Society’s origins, how she found her life’s calling at 18 and what her plans are for the future. They also talked about the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement, the limited prospects for people when they are released from prison and how we may be entering a new era of mass incarceration.

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