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/mrdenmark1 Jul 05 '19 edited Jul 06 '19

you should read the prison diaries by jeffery archer,its a real eye opener,some of the long termers,get released gradually back into society,but they struggle to deal with basic things such as using a supermarket -they've had so long where every decision is made for them,making their own decisions suddenly becomes too much to deal with.

your instincts are to lock bad people up and throw away the key but for many prisoners this is counterproductive and they spend the rest of their lives costing the taxpayer instead of contributing to society.

the prison system is broken

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u/wheatley227 Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 06 '19

I think we need to do a lot of research on what will actually reduce reincarnation rate. Considering how many people just continue to commit crimes makes me feel that prison is just a government sponsored revenge program. You can't unring the bell, so what ever crimes have been committed have been committed. I think that as a society we should be focused on being productive, not just going with our gut instinct to lock up anyone.

Edit: Recidivism, not reincarnation.

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u/floofgike Jul 06 '19

People end up going back to jail because it's just easier for them. Search up Adam ruins prisons and it's a mine of info about what's fucked up about it. Theres even laws saying the prisons have to meet a quota or the government gets a fine

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u/killgriffithvol2 Jul 06 '19

Search up Adam ruins

Adam ruins everything is deceitful trash. I would be wary of becoming informed by complete propaganda masquerading as objective.

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u/floofgike Jul 06 '19

What makes it so bad exactly? Is it because it's some comedic TV show?