r/ExCons↗
Reformed ExCons Making The World A Better Place
This subreddit was created in the hope that men and women who have been put through the system only to turn their lives around would have an outlet to let their voices be heard. This subreddit is your place to ask questions, seek advice, spread your own knowledge, and maybe help to change lives.
36k subscribers150 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)112 authors / mosince 2013
r/ExCons has 36k members (+31% over the last 12 months). It gets about 150 posts a month from 112 people. Top topics: Incarcerated Reentry Programs, Prison Conditions and Incarceration and Prison-Life Matters.
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Topics and brands on r/ExCons
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Incarcerated Reentry Programs13%
- Prison Conditions and Incarceration2.2%
- Prison-Life Matters1.4%
- Prison-Life Crimes0.4%
- Tenant Issues0.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- Gofund
- Vera Institute of Justice
- Indeed
- Chicago Sun-Times
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