First off I'd like to say I'm very sorry that you were treated this way. We all take chances when we do illegal things and eventually they catch up with us. What you went through was unfair punishment when compared to the reason you were imprisoned.
With that being said, you sound like a rather well adjusted person even with all you've been through. Wishing you the best of luck on your return to "polite" society, and I'm looking forward to more posts.
Thank you for your kind words. I look forward to sharing because it's kind of a therapy for me. It gives me an outlet to share without necessarily being criticized.
I too believe that I was treated unfairly considering I had a non-violent drug offense, but our experiences only tend to make us more interesting people. I have much more compassion now for my fellow man as I've seen them at their lowest. I met people, good people that were on death row. Since the state has abolished the death penalty they are in with general population. I see the good in these people regardless of the choices they made. They are inspiration to me because 99% of them wake up every day happy and they have hope. Yes, thank you on my return to our "polite" society. I hope to post some good things very soon.