https://www.quora.com/What-did-you-do-when-you-were-released-from-prison/answer/Wayne-T-Dowdy
What did you do when you were released from prison? I am in the present tense of the question: not completely released, but I will answer anyway. You find a place to live and get a job to take care of yourself, and if needed, seek professional help to cope with the difficulties one experiences upon release, depending on the circumstances. In the past, after a while, I committed more crimes and returned to prison. I am a recidivist. This time, thirty-years after I committed my last crimes, I am trying to fit back into society by being a good human being and by focusing on doing the next right thing. At the age of sixty-one, I have experienced a lot of age-discrimination in the job market, as well as because of my felony convictions. I am also experiencing difficulties because of not having a vehicle (still haven’t gotten my drivers’ license and can’t afford a vehicle, anyway), and having to live with an ankle monitor strapped to my leg. Having an ankle-monitor and not having a vehicle, keeps me restricted and prevents me from seeking certain types of employment, as does my criminal convictions (armed bank robbery, etc.), but … I refuse to give up and know I will do well as a writer and earn a substantial income one of these days. I just hope it begins soon. Getting out of prison three decades later presents its own difficulties, and if I had not begun working on improving myself twenty-four years ago, the reentry process would be much more difficult, and I wouldn’t be as tolerant of the issues I am experiencing as a returning citizen. If I need professional help, I know to ask. I am fortunate to still have family members and friends who love and care for me and wants to see me successfully reintegrate and to have a good life. For that I am grateful, and I will not let anyone down, especially myself. My plan is to succeed, one day at a time. [Please send any personal comments to [email protected]]
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