残酷但并非不寻常(6)

The next time I got out, I was leaving from general population, not solitary, and I had a mental health diagnosis-I am bipolar-so I was able to get some help, although it wasn't easy. The system is stacked against formerly incarcerated people in so many ways, making it nearly impossible to get housing, jobs, or public assistance. If you've been damaged by solitary confinement and can barely function in the free world, then it's even harder.
You never completely recover. You just learn to live with the scars it leaves behind.