In this episode of Around the World Today, we step into one of the most complex and often misunderstood parts of the criminal justice system — what happens after prison.
A sentence has an end date. A release date. A moment when the system officially says a person can return to society.
But what does that return actually look like in practice?
From the first 24 hours of release, where uncertainty often replaces structure, to the hidden crisis of housing instability
