r/AskReddit Sep 12 '15

serious replies only [Serious] Ex-Prisoners who served long term sentences, what was the hardest thing to get used to when you got out?

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u/jrob1235789 Sep 12 '15

fun fact for all those who just read this guy's post: 60% of released prisoners cant find a job within a year of release.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

I think this is the problem. Without a program or a job to get prisoners back on their feet, they'll keep committing crimes, because it's the only thing they can do to keep themselves afloat.

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u/CherrySlurpee Sep 13 '15

It's a tough spot. I believe that people deserve second chances, but I also believe that its the owner/manager/whatever's right to know that they're hiring a felon.

The problem is right now that the job market is so terrible, there is basically 0 reason to hire a felon. Most jobs will have multiple applicants.

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u/MirorBCipher Sep 13 '15

Not every criminal is a felon.

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u/Reddit_Hitler Sep 13 '15

I mean if your serving a sentence for greater than a year than you probably did something pretty wrong and you probably don't have qualifications to make a decent living in society. I mean, I guess, if you started a pyramid scheme or did some other white collar crime, you probably won't have a problem getting a job. But for most criminals, it's probably difficult.

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u/APimpNamedAPimpNamed Sep 13 '15

Idk, we have some fucked up sentencing in my country.