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Eventually, Andy is assigned to work in the prison library, under the supervision of a long-term inmate named Brooks Halten. He begins to expand the resources available to inmates, writing letters weekly to solicit funding from the state for library enhancement, finally seeing success after years of persistence. His efforts to rehabilitate fellow inmates through education anoint him as a beacon of hope within the dreary walls of Shawshank.
However, the darker side of prison life continues to haunt Andy. Brooks, having spent fifty years incarcerated, dramatically loses his sense of purpose upon release, culminating in a tragic act of desperation that underscores the long-term effects of institutionalization.