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The challenges of prisoner reentry faced by Native American returning offenders

Wodahl, Eric J., Freng, Adrienne·2017·Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice
DOI 10.1080/15377938.2016.1264336
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This article examines the economic, social, and cultural challenges American Indian11. We recognize there are no universally accepted or accurate labels for the Indigenous Peoples of North America. Although individual tribal names are preferred, we have chosen to use the term American Indian or Native American to represent the collective population that is present within this study. inmates face as they reintegrate back into a rural reservation community. Utilizing surveys, focus groups, and in-depth interviews with a variety of stakeholder groups, including community corrections, law enforcement, treatment providers, and tribal leaders, this research explores the reentry challenges faced by Native American returning offenders. Findings indicated that although similarities exist with other reentry populations, especially other minority groups, several unique challenges appear. The possible policy implications of these findings for the reentry process are also discussed.

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  • Wodahl and Freng represents one of the few studies related to experiences of supervision among Native people who are involved in the carceral system.

    “The work by Wodahl and Freng represents one of the few studies related to experiences of supervision among Native people who are involved in the carceral system (2017).”

    From Indigenous Carceral System Inequalities in the US: A Synthesis of the Literature About the Nature and Sources (2025) · cites this paper as Wodahl and Freng 2017

  • Wodahl and Freng's research indicated challenges formerly incarcerated Native people face upon re-entry related to community reintegration, access to support services, and conjuring the means to meet supervision requirements related to travel to required appointments and costs of required services.

    “This research indicated challenges formerly incarcerated Native people face upon re-entry related to community reintegration, access to support services, and conjuring the means to meet supervision requirements related to travel to required appointments and costs of required services (Wodahl and Freng 2017).”

    From Indigenous Carceral System Inequalities in the US: A Synthesis of the Literature About the Nature and Sources (2025) · cites this paper as Wodahl and Freng 2017

  • Authors focusing on Native individuals and communities place poverty and rurality-related issues within the context of the long-lasting and far-reaching impacts of colonial dispossession and policies diminishing Native sovereignty and social institutions.

    “Authors focusing on Native individuals and communities place these poverty and ruralityrelated issues within the context of the long-lasting and farreaching impacts of colonial dispossession and policies diminishing Native sovereignty and social institutions (Munoz and McMorris 2002;Stewart et al. 2022; to a lesser explanatory extent, Wodahl and Freng 2017).”

    From Indigenous Carceral System Inequalities in the US: A Synthesis of the Literature About the Nature and Sources (2025) · cites this paper as Wodahl and Freng 2017

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Authors
Wodahl, E. J., & Freng, A.
Affiliations
University of Wyoming (US)
Corresponding author
Wodahl, Eric J.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-11-29
Volume
15
Issue
2
Pages
160-184
ISSN
  • 1537-7938 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-7946
DOI
10.1080/15377938.2016.1264336
OpenAlex
W2558500479
Cited by
13
References
61
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2
FWCI
1.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
prisoner reentry, tribal communities, community corrections, reentry policy, Indigenous peoples of North America

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