While helping my friend fight his case in his violation of probation, I have heard him tell countless stories of how hard it was to cope with reemersion into society after being released from prison. At first it sounded like an excuse, but I witnessed it firsthand and heard his stories, and I began to completely believe him and realize how the "corrections" department is failing in what should be its fundamental goal; REHABILITATION. He was released following 2 months of isolation at the end of his 6 year term, given to him after losing 2 close friends in a car accident. There is nothing about prison that is easy... and reading this article about PICS makes total sense.
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