Part I. Context, critical race theory, and education's role in reentry. Schooling for prison, incarceration for poverty / Michael Holzman -- Education outside of the box / Cory Feldman -- Do I want to be a 30 percenter or 70 percenter?: Black cultural privilege / Tony Gaskew -- No dismantling with the master's tools: The problem of privilege(s) in reentry/criminal justice education / Colleen P. Eren -- Writing into being and post incarceration / Joni Schwartz -- Part II. Counterstories. On the other side: The reengagement of formerly incarcerated students / Michael Baston and Brian Miller -- Mentoring: Compassion without condescension / Tiheba Bain and Joshua Halberstam -- Short-term to long-term incarceration and educational reengagement: A comparative case study / Dwayne Simpson, Davon T. Harris, and John R. Chaney -- A new normal: Young men of color: Trauma and engagement in learning / Carlyle Van Thompson and Paul J. Schwartz -- Epiphany of a prodigal son: An autoethnography / John R. Chaney -- Part III. Counterspaces. Returning to school after incarceration: Policy, prisoners, and the classroom / Brian Miller, Joserichsen Mondesir, Timothy Stater, and Joni Schwartz -- Infinite space and common ground: The humble wisdom of scholar-allies / Norman Conti and Elaine Frantz -- A college initiative success story / Terrance Coffie and John R. Chaney -- High school equivalency as counterspace / Joni Schwartz -- Creating counterspaces in college: LaGuardia Community College's correctional education initiative / Jane MacKillop