Jessica Earnshaw is a documentary photographer and filmmaker based in New York, and her work focuses on criminal justice. Earnshaw has been following Ronald Elston's reentry story since his release from St Clair Correctional Facility in Alabama on October 5, 2015.
Photos by Jessica Earnshaw; Text by Samantha Michaels
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