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The Return: Shane & Bilal
The attorneys wonder if they are doing enough to help their clients adjust to their new lives. Shane shares some of the challenges of adjusting to life outside of prison, including concerns about having too much freedom. Then Bilal, who lives at a reentry center, works to create a resume and talks about his past experience being released with no support or transitional housing.
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