I've spent almost 40 years in a truck... will that prevent me from getting a job at a prison?
Just wanna know.....
Brother released from prison. What are his chances of an OTR job?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by transportHER, Feb 1, 2012.
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My chances of getting incarcerated are slim since most prisons don't have enough room in their geriatric wards.... -
The statistics for recidivism are staggering. The month I was released from the transitional center, there were 33 other people released. 5 years later, only 2 other people, not including myself are still out, or haven't been charged with any new crimes. Most didn't make it past 6 months. Some didn't make it a month. Drugs were a big contributor, but lack of money/job was the biggest contributor for people going back.
You can only scrape by on minimum wage for so long before you give in to hustling, or drugs. Or, you can only search for job for so long before you start getting desperate for money. Just imagine finishing your sentence, and you cannot even get McDonalds to hire you to flip burgers for minimum wage. Very humbling. The majority of people that do 5 or more years, end up feeling more comfortable in prison than out. The prison sentence was much easier than the post-prison part of the punishment. In prison, you have no responsibilities other than staying safe. Food, water, and clothing is taken care of, and people end up getting used to living with the most basic of needs.transportHER and shriner75 Thank this. -
This is so very true. I can see where just accepting the prison way could be the easier way. To make it after getting out would take serious determination. What made me start thinking of this for him was a website called (lifeasatrucker) I was reading about those who wish to make a change in their life from their "OLD" ways. The driver actually can't be associated with past bad influences, because they are on the road. That is what got me to thinking this might be a good way for him to go. Then when he did go home for hometime, he would just be with our family who does and will steer him the right direction. -
Things are moving along. This is one transition that will take time.
My hope is that my brother can get into the swing of the world as it is today. It will take some serious determination. My hope is that he will not fall back into the same patterns. There are so many stresses that could push a fairly normal person to snap, let alone one who has already done so and come back from it.
But for now, he has full family and friends to support him back into society.
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good luck to your brother and I hope it all works out for him
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