After The Gate - Lindsey

Reentry after incarceration. Starting over at 44 — rebuilding faith, recovery, work, home & purpose one day at a time.

[After The Gate - Lindsey @AfterTheGate44]

Tomorrow I’m going back to court — pro se, representing myself.

Accountability has to go both ways.
If participants are expected to follow every rule, supervising agencies should be expected to follow the law and written policies too.

#AfterTheGate #ProSe #Reentry #SelfAdvocacy

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@Target @ExpressPros Getting back into the career I spent years building is where I hit the wall. Another opportunity stopped moving forward today because of my background.I’m discouraged, but I’m going to keep going. I’m just asking employers to see the whole person.#LafayetteIN

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What does reentry actually look like? (Hint: It’s not a straight line.) 🧵👇Today I shared my ABCs of employment after incarceration. Tonight, here is what that looks like in my life. Watch the video to hear the full story.#SecondChances #FairChanceHiring #IndianaReentry

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A — I got a job at @Target. They are a second-chance employer, and when my background came back, I had an opportunity to explain my circumstances. B — I found a better-paying opportunity through @ExpressPros, who looked beyond my record. But C has been much harder...

[After The Gate - Lindsey @AfterTheGate44]

I got the job. Then my approved commute changed after 31 days, adding about 28 miles round trip each workday.

I have a court hearing Monday about the route. Follow along to hear what happens.

#AfterTheGate #Reentry

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I shared Indiana’s prison population numbers earlier today. Here’s the story behind them—and tomorrow, I’ll share why it’s personal for me.

Reporting by Indiana Capital Chronicle: https://t.co/yVT4ozIDYq

#AfterTheGate #IndianaReentry #IDOC #Indianawomenspriaon #IWP

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IIndiana incarceration by the numbers.

More than 26,000 people are housed in IDOC facilities. The numbers need context.

Full breakdown:
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#AfterTheGate #Indiana

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What happens when you finally move “to the back” in jail?

Tiny shared spaces. No real privacy. Healthcare costs money. And someone else's health and hygiene can become part of your environment.

This was my experience inside TCJ.

🎥 Watch: https://t.co/OJwZkHDaTc

[After The Gate - Lindsey @AfterTheGate44]

23 months in county jail taught me how much people on the outside never see.

This is the beginning of my Tippecanoe County Jail story — what happens behind the walls, what becomes “normal,” and what reentry looks like after you leave.

Follow the journey.

#AfterTheGate #Reentry

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About **1 in every 181 people in America** was incarcerated in a prison or local jail at the end of 2023.

Arrest ≠ conviction.
Return to prison ≠ always a new crime.

If we want reform, we have to understand what the numbers actually measure.

#AfterTheGate #Reentry

[After The Gate - Lindsey @AfterTheGate44]

Today I’m beginning to share what happened after incarceration—from CTP and work release to home detention. This is my real, imperfect reentry story—and the larger conversation around community corrections and second chances.

#AfterTheGate #Reentry

[After The Gate - Lindsey @AfterTheGate44]

EPISODE 2: Home—but still serving my sentence.

I’m home, working and rebuilding—but I’m still serving my IDOC sentence through Indiana’s Community Transition Program.

Bear with us as we learn the technology. It may not be polished, but it will be honest.

#AfterTheGate

[After The Gate - Lindsey @AfterTheGate44]

I came home expecting reentry to be hard.

I didn’t expect how hard it would be to find honest conversations about life after incarceration.

That’s why I started After the Gate.

Work. Housing. Restrictions. Rebuilding. Advocacy.

🎥 Episode 2 coming soon.

#AfterTheGate

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Episode 1: First Morning.

On July 20, 2026, I walked out of prison at 44. My first morning meant community corrections, a drug test, and beginning my first job.

This is what rebuilding looks like—one real day at a time.

#Reentry #LifeAfterPrison