As I sit here watching Prison Wives, one of my new favorite shows, I just realized – in 3 short hours my brother in law will walk out outside without being surrounded by guards for the first time in 16 years! His release date is Thursday, March 11th which means he will be released at midnight tonight.
Can you imagine being held in a room the size of your bathroom for 16 years? I can’t but then again I am of the persuasion that I will never do anything to put myself in that situation. I guess nothing is certain in life but I have no plans of ever putting myself in any situation that gets me locked in the bathroom so to speak.
Last night I was watching a show and a man was being let out of prison for the first time in 10 years and it took him 45 minutes to pick out deodorant. He said he had never had any options and after the 45 minutes he ended up picking the type he used in prison because that is what he knew. I can not imagine.
This is the time when I wish I was independently wealthy because I would take the next two months and follow Scott and watch his face while he relearns the world. When Scott went into the penitentiary the next big thing in cell phones was going to be the flip phone. He has never used a computer, never been on the internet and has no idea how to use an ATM card. He literally has to relearn the world. Think of where you were 16 years ago and where you are today.
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