Individuals who have been convicted of a crime and punished with incarceration face difficulties reentering society following their release. They are stigmatized and often isolated from mainstream society, employers are less likely to hire them, and landlords are less willing to rent to them. Stigmatization of offenders is widespread because they are not protected under federal law and thus discrimination laws do not apply. This study focuses on housing and seeks to explore landlord and real estate agent reactions to prospective tenants on parole. Data were collected through phone calls to landlords and real estate agents, such that these housing proprietors believed that they were speaking with someone on parole who had been convicted previously of either drug trafficking, statutory rape, or child molestation. Results indicate that landlords are less willing to consider prospective tenants on parole than real estate agents. Real estate agents appear to respond more to rental market factors, such as the size of the fee they can earn and supply and demand in the rental market. Findings reflect the difficulty of housing for people coming out of prison. Although some have financial resources or social support to secure housing, many do not. Criminal justice policy must address this issue to improve the reintegration of people exiting prison.

被判有罪并被判处监禁的个人在获释后重新进入社会面临困难。他们被污名化，往往与主流社会隔绝，雇主不太可能雇用他们，房东也不太愿意租给他们。对罪犯的污名化很普遍，因为他们不受联邦法律的保护，因此歧视法不适用。本研究侧重于住房，旨在探讨房东和房地产经纪人对假释准租户的反应。数据是通过致电房东和房地产经纪人收集的，因此这些房主相信他们正在与之前因贩毒、法定强奸或猥亵儿童而被定罪的假释人交谈。结果表明，与房地产经纪人相比，房东更不愿意考虑假释准租户。房地产经纪人似乎对租赁市场因素的反应更多，例如他们可以赚取的费用大小以及租赁市场的供求关系。调查结果反映了出狱人员的住房困难。虽然有些人有财政资源或社会支持来确保住房，但许多人没有。刑事司法政策必须解决这个问题，以改善出狱人员的重新融入社会。虽然有些人有财政资源或社会支持来确保住房，但许多人没有。刑事司法政策必须解决这个问题，以改善出狱人员的重新融入社会。虽然有些人有财政资源或社会支持来确保住房，但许多人没有。刑事司法政策必须解决这个问题，以改善出狱人员的重新融入社会。