2006-11-20 04:42:58 · 10 answers · asked by Eric Inri 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Watch Shawshank Redemption.
2006-11-20 04:44:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they don't have a good support system. They don't have good life skills to begin with and are not self-motivated to begin with. After a prisoner is "out of sight and out of mind" for a few years, he or she loses his or her support system and when they get out of prison they don't have people to rely on. It cost more money then they have for necessary items to get started in life. Everything from a toothbrush and comb to a bed and apartment costs money that they don't have and getting a job is difficult for an ex-prisoner. They only job they can get is a low paying job. They are between a rock and a hard place and it gets so hard the idea of going back to prison where one is taken care of seems so much easier than struggling to be free. If they have already tried this and it's their 2nd or 3rd time in prison then they don't even want to try it on the outside and they'd rather stay in prison.
2006-11-20 13:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by icu812 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never been in prison, so I'm not really sure about this answer, but I would think that if a person who has been in prison has no support system outside the prison like family or friends, it's harder to adjust. They're so used to having a schedule in a way. Certain time to eat, certain time for exercise, etc. Outside the system, they need to re-establish a routine. I believe those without family or friends who are willing to work with them have a very difficult time.
2006-11-20 12:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Juanitamarie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In many reports I have read, they don't feel they will be able to survive the outside world, having been locked away for a long time and, especially, if they have no support system on which to rely should they be set free..
Also, I once heard someone say he gets three square meals per day in prison, while on the outside, he has to fight to get one. He was used to living a life of crime and did not feel it made any sense in being free if he had to go back to that.
Many many people have had a difficult upbringing and found it even more strenuous adjusting to life on what we call a normal level. They say, "Why bother? No one cares!" Because they have been subjected to harsh treatment in their homes, they do not trust trying it elsewhere. After all, it is at home one should feel safe - not afraid. Not so?!
In no way, do I support crime - it scares me, really! To my thinking, it is even more scary that someone would choose to be incarcerated rather than be able to decide for himself - even if he makes the wrong decision. We all fall short at some point. No one gets 100%. However, we have to keep trying our best.
2006-11-20 13:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by SANCHA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because prison life is like a little world unto itself. if one manages to make a life in prison, that's the life they know. being re-released into the big world can be unnerving. they don't know what to do, after having their lives so severely regimented, where to go...a lot of them have a hard time getting jobs and moving on. a lot can change in the world too. ever see the shawshank redemption? (or read it?) there was an old guy in that movie that was paroled after years and years in prison. when he got out, everything had changed so much, cars were different, people were different, music was different, that he couldn't handle it. he was like a fish out of water and didn't know where he belonged anymore. he killed himself.
2006-11-20 12:53:12 · answer #5 · answered by practicalwizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The recidivism rate - at least in Dallas, Tx - is high enough it would lead one to believe that prisoners return to their comfort level. I don't think that's the case, however. I think the true picture is reflected in the many handicaps one receives from incarceration. It is harder to get a job if you have a record. The jobs you can get aren't premium grade opportunities. We tend to associate with like-minded which means prisoners will gravitate towards those best able to understand, sympathize and comiserate with their circumstances which will likely be ex-cons. Associating with like ilk - or other ex-cons - increases the likelihood of commiting future crime. In short, the deck is stacked against those who commit offenses and do time for having done so.
2006-11-20 12:53:04 · answer #6 · answered by stevijan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term is called "institutionalized". After so many years in lock-up prisoners have forgotten how to make decisions for themselves. In prison they are told when to eat, sleep, shower and go the the restroom. They are told what to wear, where to live and basically they have few decisions they have to make for themselves. The result is that you have almost robots who cannot make decisions for themselves and they are released to a world of freedoms that they cannot deal with.
One of the other responses here said see the movie "Shawshank Redemption". That's good advice. It gives you a good picture of this situation which can be difficult to overcome.
TX Guy
2006-11-20 12:49:29 · answer #7 · answered by txguy8800 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they have been in there for a long time and their living situation has changed. 10 years is a long time to be away from the world. They don't know how things are anymore and how people will treat them. Not that i have had experience lol, but that is my opinion.
2006-11-20 12:47:43 · answer #8 · answered by lianna066 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prison life is the only life they know.
ANd it is the only life that gave them the disipline they needed in their kaotic lifestyle.
2006-11-20 12:46:15 · answer #9 · answered by go4itgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah...watch shawshank redemption...this guy actually kills himself after being released
2006-11-20 14:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by Spiderpig 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋