Returning Citizens

What do returning citizens have to say about gentrification?

Every year, thousands of Black men return to Washington, DC after having spent years in prison. Many of these men were incarcerated in the twentieth century and are returning home to a completely different city. Many feel a deep connection to the neighborhood where they were raised, yet few can afford to live in those neighborhoods.

The map below includes testimonies from 31 men who were born in Washington, DC and were incarcerated in the 1980s and 1990s, and have now returned home.

Click through the map below to see what they have to say about gentrification.

Please note that the map below shows the general neighborhood where they grew up. However, the exact location and their names have been changed to protect their privacy.