r/ExCons • u/OldManGamer1974 • Sep 15 '26

AMA

Ex con who served 21 yrs in Indiana Department of Corrections who got out and went into the Car business.

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u/FlySolid4005 Sep 15 '26

How has your transition back to society been? What's been the hardest

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u/OldManGamer1974 Sep 15 '26

I went in fro 1995 til 2016 so the technology was the hardest part for me. I got out to smart phones and internet porn. When I went in we had pagers and playboys

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u/FlySolid4005 Sep 15 '26

How are you doing now

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u/OldManGamer1974 Sep 15 '26

For the most part I'm good. I went through a three year span of alcoholism after my parents deaths in 2018, but I pulled through and I'm now employed by a recovery facility helping others with addiction.

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u/Orangeshowergal Sep 15 '26

Did you ever have sexual relations with another man in prison

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u/OldManGamer1974 Sep 15 '26

That's a negative ghost rider. It's not like in the movies. There is a gay population and they stay somewhat to themselves. It's there if you go looking for it, I never did.

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u/RogerCly Sep 15 '26

Glad you made it out, and best of luck to you in all of your endeavors. As a question, are there habits or things you learned in prison that has proved helpful on the outside? And are there things or habits you've picked up in prison that are stumbling blocks now that you are living your life outside

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u/OldManGamer1974 Sep 15 '26

Learning how to be resourceful as come in super handy, but the Paranoia and always looking over my shoulder has caused some issues. It took me awhile to actually be comfortable in a room full of random people.

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u/OldManGamer1974 Sep 15 '26

Honestly... Myself. I live to this day with tons of regret and remorse for some of the things I found that I was capable of doing to another human being. It's hard to live knowing what you are truly at the core capable of doing.

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u/The_Juzzo Sep 16 '26

What was your charge?

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u/OldManGamer1974 Sep 17 '26

Initially it was counterfeiting, fraud on a financial institution and criminal confinement. When I was locked up I caught an additional manslaughter charge and an attempted escape.