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‘I Just Couldn’t Stop Crying’: How Prison Affects Black Men’s Mental Health Long After They’ve Been Released

By Helena Addison, Yale University Mike returned home to Philadelphia after a 15-year prison sentence and suffered an emotional breakdown. “I just couldn’t stop crying … I don’t know. It was the anxiety. It was just a lot,” he said. “I was under a lot of pressure and it just came crashing down.” Mike, who […]

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