The Problem with Punishment and Housing

Shelter is one of our most basic needs - and an international human right. Yet millions of Americans are denied their right to housing. This includes tens of thousands of New Yorkers who have been incarcerated. This makes it even more difficult for them to start anew upon release. 

In this episode, we speak with Ashanti, a young woman who experienced incarceration and housing insecurity. Reverend Dr. Sharon White-Harrigan shares her story of looking for housing. Zoni Rockoff, an attorney at Neighborhood Defenders Service, shares the barriers faced by clients she works with. And we always want to talk about what works better. So we speak with Angela Scott-Sheppard. She's the Associate Vice President of Congregate Housing at Fortune Society. Fortune Society runs one of the largest re-entry housing programs in NYC, and shows us there's a better way - and it’s not more punishment. 

Full transcript and useful links at https://www.beyondpunishment.org/problem-with-punishment/ep6-housing