This is definitely a bitter dose of truth. Once someone is in the system it's very difficult to get out of it..especially in the case of felony convictions. I was raised in the inner city and quite a few of the guys I grew up with have spent most of their adult lives cycling in and out of prison. Sometimes all that first felony takes is being in the wrong place at the wrong time and in the inner city there's plenty of opportunities for that. Great post Sult. This is one of the better ones I've read from you.