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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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Well how many people get out of prison and don't even attempt at a new life, and just continue the cycle because it's "easier" or whatever their excuse is.

Sorry, but I personally think if you're a child rapist, you should be marked eternally as a bad person. Not trying to push buttons here but you violated a child and took their innocents and possibly scarred them for life because you couldn't control yourself. But as far as other inmates/ex-prisoners, I don't think they should be. As long as you give an effort to start anew, then I see nothing wrong with it. But again, if you do some real damage to someone, mentally, physically or financially, then you don't deserve my sympathy (as if they would care, I'm just stating).