Being in prison is a scary thought, and you are also uncertain about what will be expected. Overcoming your fears and learning from your mistakes is
essential. Your mindset will shift either way; either you adapt to this, or you will end up fighting the system and becoming your own worst enemy. Prison: what It
Prison will not force you to adopt change; the system knows very well that you are an adult, so the choice at the end of the day is entirely up to you.Prison took from me time in my life, time that I will never be able to get back. It left me feeling like a failure and almost entirely hopeless. Judgement came from people who looked up to me and respected me. Being labelled as an ex-offender, still to this very day, has been the most difficult challenge I face.
So even if the stigma and the prison system took from me my label as a man, father, and community member, all was not lost. I decided to permit the change, and it has helped me overcome these challenges I face daily. Sadly, for others, it was a different case, and surely for them, it was a case of what prison took from them.The cold corridors of South Africa’s once-mighty Komati coal-fired power plant have been quiet since its shutdown in 2022.
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