Sociology 3312A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychological Trauma, Hypervigilance, Substance Abuse
26 Nov 2020
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Right to counsel: mental health approaches to support the exonerated. After leaving prison, the exonerated are free, but carry psychic wounds and the. Post-release, many face unemployment, financial troubles, poor physical and mental stigma of their long-term, unjust imprisonment. health, and strained family ties. Following their precipitous release from prison, exonerees need a wide range of supportive services to cope with the challenges of reintegration. Exonerees face mental health outcomes that are unique to their wc: overall wrought (fear + violence) by imprisonment shared amongst inmates. Wc amounts to torture by human design due to the isolation, interrogation, and wrongful detention of an innocent person. Few studies have examined the psychological impact of wrongful imprisonment. Difficult transition home: makes something like obtaining employment difficult. Difficulty in shifting from incarceration to exoneration: such drastic cut offs can result in protracted feelings of loss and routines to cope with fatigue, despair of prison, and enduring legal battles.
