John Oliver Examines the Shitty, Difficult Reality of Life After Prison
Jay Hathaway · 11/09/15 01:30PMAround 6,000 federal prisoners were scheduled for release this month after a loosening of the harsh mandatory minimum sentences that came with three decades of successful and definitely not futile War on Drugs. It’s the largest single prison release in U.S. history. But, as John Oliver explained on his show Sunday night, they’re about to encounter the shitty, broken process of prison re-entry.