CLOSING NOTE

Prior to coming to prison, you may have had difficulties coping with life on the outside.  You may have had financial disadvantages, educational handicaps, or behavioral problems.  Now that you are sentenced to the HDOC, you have the additional hurdle of a “felony conviction” to cope with.  During your time here, you can seize opportunities to reduce or remove those handicaps through program participation.  If you want to achieve or regain a reasonable quality of life, now is the time to prepare.