As Latanja Madison’s release date from prison inched closer, she felt more terrified than elated.
During a decade behind bars at the California Institution for Women in Corona, the 55-year-old Madison underwent multiple orthopedic surgeries and now uses a walker. Her immediate family members passed away during her incarceration, creating grave doubts she would have a support system. She feared leaving prison may lead to a worse fate – habitual homelessness.
“I’m more blue collar than white collar,” observed Madison, who said she had worked as a vocational nurse before going to prison. “But I don’t know what it would be like to be homeless. I don’t know what it would be like not to have food.”
[For more on this story by Ron Shinkman, go to http://www.calhealthreport.org...home-in-los-angeles/]
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