Article 4E8PS 'Ex-Con,' 'Ex-Offender' and 'Ex-Inmate' Are Words That Reduce Millions to Stereotype

'Ex-Con,' 'Ex-Offender' and 'Ex-Inmate' Are Words That Reduce Millions to Stereotype

by
Jerry Blassingame
from on (#4E8PS)
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When President Donald Trump signed the recent First Step Act into law, many people considered it to be the most important criminal justice reform measure in years. I've followed the legislation with some interest because I served a sentence in a South Carolina prison 20 years ago.

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