Count your blessings that you have never been to prison. What do you think inmates think of their future? I suppose it would depend on their sentence and situation. The lifers I know, always, always have hope they will be released. And lo and behold, I've seen it happen. Two were given compassion release, and lived a few good years, after. More eventually had their cases overturned; thanks to the Innocence Project and current DNA testing. Then there's the Mattis cases. Quite a few of my "cloistered brothers" are free, due to the Mattis decision. There was also evidence tampering in the chemistry scandal in MA. Another former inmate had his case overturned when his accuser admitted lying!
There's always hope. The future may be bleak, but no one gives up hope.
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