Abstract
The first part of this article situates and describes the conceptualization, implementation and ‘success’ of a project—an alternative high school for formerly incarcerated men and women—within the flourishing prison industrial complex in the United States, a structure that disproportionately impacts poor people and/or people of colour. The second part, snapshots/stories to break your heart offers two anecdotal “emotional striptease” (Fusco 2001) moments from the start of this project to illustrate the complexities that have arisen, or, simply, the need to do more. Finally, a brief postcript, outstanding in our field? that queries how I (and others in this project) struggle with negotiating the university/community relationships and the ‘hero’ trap.
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