July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018

This morning I’ve been trying to come up with a list of all the things I need to do when I get out. But I have no idea. The only thing the prison told me is that I need to check in with my parole officer. What about job resources, or substance abuse classes, or financial assistance, or housing? They have no information here about those things. Nothing. So I’ve been asking guys around here what I should do when I get out.

Most of them shrug and say something like, “You should go to Taco Bell.”
“Yo, pick up an ounce and flip that shit, homie.”
Or, most commonly,
“Get laid man.”

This is the sage advice one departs with from the Department of Corrections. No wonder so many people come back.