Formerly Incarcerated People Shared What It's Like To Readjust To Society After Prison

8/23/2021

ARTICLE BY PIA PETERSON AND ANNIE GROSSING IN BuzzFeedNews

Isaac Scott, founder of the Confined Arts, sits in his studio. "Mental health is stigmatized in this space. If I show you the scars of my incarceration, it’s only going to make you have more judgments," Isaac said. "I’m carrying two stigmas simultaneously. You feel like you have to show your best self coming home, wear these masks. You can’t show the trauma. That becomes more emotionally distressing." Art gave him a space to express his emotions.

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