Dis-con-nected

It's difficult to find an understanding friend to talk to inside detention. Because the majority of detainees don't stay in one place for a long time, there's no time to build meaningful friendships. Unlike prison, there is more diversity of people and a bigger population for interactions. Therefore, when a friend told me that it's difficult for him to find the same connection with people after he got out of prison, I understood how he felt.

It gets lonely when you can't find someone to connect with and talk to when you're in a confined space for a stretch of time.