Prison Open, By George W. Bush - 2234 Words

George W. Bush once said â€Å"America is the land of the second chance and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to better life.â€Å" The concept of his quote was pure, wholesome and is viewed as truth about the persona of America, but is this quote realistic? Realistic in some point’s because the path after prison should lead to better life. When you analyze the part that says â€Å"land of second chances,† that phrase in a lot of cases doesn’t exactly fit this country in some ways. Are men and women who are released from prison actually given a second chance at life or do they face extreme difficulty trying to live the American dream that is advertised as the milestone of living? Prison life forces individuals to change their†¦show more content†¦That doesn’t mean an ex-con can’t make it to the top of that mountain. Once released from prison, what are the first things that ex-cons have to do? They make time to go devour a nice meal since they spent years eating that horrendous prison food, maybe hook up with their significant other since they haven’t had sexual relations in a long time with the opposite sex or sex in general. When that is all over with the now released convict has to find a job. The path to a successful life after prison starts with how one would obtain money so they are less tempted to go back to their old ways. Trying to obtain a decent job is a must because with constant work and constant flow of money from their occupation, this will keep them busy and their thoughts away from the streets so they don’t think about what they could rather be doing. Acquiring a job though isn’t easy as it once was in the earlier years. According to the United States Bureau of Labor statistics showed that â€Å"in the year of 2010 the unemployment rate was at a high of 9.8% In the United States but back in 1989 that rate was about 5.4% and if you go back even furthe r to 1953 the unemployment rate was 2.9% (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014).† The increase in population of the country contributed to rate rising because with more people looking for jobs and there isn’t an