“After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of imprisonment in the United States more than quadrupled during the last four decades. The U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world. Just under one-quarter of the world 's prisoners are held in American prisons. The U.S. rate of incarceration, with nearly 1 out of every 100 adults in prison or jail, is 5 to …show more content…
Also, it depends on how long the ex-offender has been incarcerated. If a former inmate has been locked away for a long period of time the first obstacle to get over is just being free in the outside world. It can be a frightening experience for some. For example, if a person been away for more than a decade a lot of thing have changed. There is a popular movie called, ‘Shawshank Redemption’ with Morgan Freeman. It depicts an old man who had spent most of adult life behind bars. Eventually, he was released and thrusted out into society as a senior citizen. He tried to adapt, but he had been so institutionalize that he decided to commit suicide. That was a very sad scene, but a very true