Us & Them Encore: Re-Entry

For this encore episode of Us & Them , host Trey Kay hears about the challenges to America’s incarcerated population as they re-enter society. At least 95% of all state prisoners are released after serving their sentence, more than 600,000 people each year. The re-entry process requires essential tasks; accessing identification materials, birth certificates and sometimes social security materials. How well do programs designed to help formerly incarcerated people succeed? Some people suggest recognizing past traumas may be a powerful step to help people make a new life after they serve their time. This encore episode of Us & Them received a best documentary award from the Public Media Journalists Association in 2023 and was acknowledged with a public service through journalism award from Virginia’s AP broadcasters.

You can listen to Us & Them Encore: Re-Entry online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Us & Them Encore: Re-Entry is an episode from Us & Them by Trey Kay.

This episode is 53:01 long.

This episode was published on Jan 22, 2026.

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