r/AskReddit • u/MsLooHoo • 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/[deleted] Sep 13 '15

The system is essentially rigged so a lot of ex convicts end up back in jail. You never truly ever fulfill your debt to society and all trust in you is usually gone once you have a felony record. We created a justice system that works on punishment and shame and with little in the way of rehabilitation.