This article describes the ways in which the formerly incarcerated participants understand “hustling” and the “hustle.” Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted at Second Chance, a New York metropolitan area agency that serves formerly incarcerated persons and those who have had police contact, this article attempts to situate “hustling” within the carceral state. “Hustling” has a range of meanings. It is a form of labor performed to acquire material goods—the ability to “hustle” functions as a marker of an approved masculinity. “Hustling” also reflects power relations and can serve as a framework of reference. The participants in the study were routinely “hustled,” and they expressed concern that they were being “hustled” in the context of the programming offered at Second Chance. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for reentry programming.

本文介绍了以前被监禁的参与者理解“忙碌”和“忙碌”的方式。根据在纽约都会区机构Second Chance进行的人种学实地调查，该机构为以前被监禁的人和与警察接触过的人提供服务，本文试图将“忙碌”置于监狱状态。“奔跑”具有一系列含义。这是一种获取物质商品的劳动形式，“奔忙”的能力是认可男性气概的标志。“骗局”还反映了权力关系，可以作为参考框架。该研究的参与者经常被“赶忙”，他们对自己在“第二次机会”节目中被“赶忙”表示担忧。