I can't believe we are on our last 30 days. I am so excited the kids are excited. I just hope that things go well for him at the HWH and that he adjusts to being there. We have no idea what to expect when he arrives there. I believe that he only has to stay there for 25 days or less cause that is when he will be released from the BOP and then his probation period will begin. I'm getting alittle nervous about his return home cause he has been away from us for almost 10 months. I know that is not a very long time but I just hope he can adjust being home. I don't know if inmates have a hard timing adjusting to home life after being away for awhile. Does anyone have and info on if it is difficult for inmates to be back home with their family. Please let me know. Thanks for any info.

First conrads on your time being so short. Now the other thing is the HH time, if he is close enough and your schedule is such you can drive him to job interviews, visit him more often, no prepay or collect calls, just drop quarters in a payphone, he can wear real clothes, many advantages of being half free. The short time he has he might get an 8 hour furlough since you have to work a 40 hour week and pay the 25% to the HH to be eligible for home visits. However he will probably be allowed to go to church and maybe shopping for a few hours. Each house is different in small ways, but most of them are decent. Readjustment now that depends on him, most of us had trouble with crowds, loud noises, sometimes too many choices at stores, but since he was a kind of shorttimer there maybe no issues. Please dont take offense at the term shorttimer, even 1 day in BOP is too many and I do not mean to make light of the hardships it has caused your family. It is just with only 10 months down it should be a easy transformation especially with good family support. Hope the next 30 days fly by and you have a good experience with the HH.

After being in prison for six months two years ago, I had difficulty adjusting to the "real world." It is sort of like culture shock, but the culture shock that you get when you come back to the United States after an extended visit to a third world country. It's a challenge to get used to too many choices in stores, busy street crossings, crowds, cell phones... Also, after walking in circles on the track for six months, I had an incredibly strong urge to walk in a straight line. On occasion, I found myself miles away from home, not sure how I had gone so far.
My job in prison was to pick up the litter. I also did some weeding.
Everywhere I went, all I saw were litter and weeds. That was not a pleasant sight.
I found that it takes a while to re-adjust, even after a short sentence. People who are newly released need to be patient with themselves. Even if they've been away for a short time, they've been through a difficult experience. In my case, it was very difficult because I witnessed someone dying for lack of medical care. I had to work through my feelings and that did take time. Family members also need to be patient because that person who went away is now somewhat different. But it's also an opportunity to get re-acquainted and to explore new dimensions of your relationship.
Well... I hope that helps.
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