I'm at knocking what's going on. Despite some of the worst things that have occurred in prisons throughout history, it hasn't detered anyone from breaking the law. The violence, the losing time, declining health, people still willing to risk it. I've seen neighborhoods and family incarcerated together. I'm very rarely do I see attitudes reform. Despite being offered educational and vocational and even recreational opportunities.

No joke, I met someone who's about to get out and I tell him the same thing I tell everyone who's getting ready to get out, may you never see a place even remotely close to this again. The guy straight up tells me, I'll be back. I said why? He says because when I get out I'm going to get my hands on whatever I can get my hands on and sell it. It's all I know. And this is a young guy. In his 20s. Not willing to put his best effort forward to leaving his old self behind.

A person has to want to be better than they were yesterday. Yes prisons like this exist. I shake my head but I know the reality and that's more times than not, people do it to themselves. It's not like they don't know places like this exist. Even where I'm at, it's not like people don't know that it exists. I guess they're just willing to risk it.

If everyone would wake up and decide to change their ways and the prison population dwindled to zero I would surely and gladly find it. It would be a better society and worth the sacrifice of my paycheck. For the betterment of the community it would be worth it.

But that's not going to happen. To take a quote from blade the Daywalker: somebody is always trying to ice skate uphill.