Thousands of restrictive laws govern people who have been released from prison in the United States, making it difficult for them to find housing, employment, and to restart their lives, as FIRSTHAND: Life After Prison explores: FIRSTHANDwttw
Nicholas Crayton had to learn how to use a cellphone and drive after being released from prison.
Just the things that we take for granted every day, that these guys are now trying to figure out. You might think: you go to prison, you come out, you should be able to just hop right back and get into the swing of things. But if you don’t have the knowledge, that’s a challenge.Everybody’s story is different. I wish that every person who is in a position to change the system could watch a hundred or two hundred of these stories.
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