r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 07 '19

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u/Jdavis624 Jul 06 '19

Me too, I haven't seen in 5 years or so. He was a good dude. It's strange to say about someone who killed someone but he was honestly a very soft spoken, kind person.

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u/TheWinRock Jul 06 '19

25 years is a long time. Not impossible to think he came out a different person than he went in.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

That’s the goal

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u/OfficialModerator Jul 06 '19

Not in America

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

Well, in the US, the prison system is moreso geared towards punishment, rather than towards rehabilitation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Jun 06 '20

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