From the series Uncuffed:
Andrew Peralta spent two decades in some of California’s most dangerous prisons -- including time in solitary confinement, known as the “SHU.”
Inside, he was confident. But when he was released back into the free world, fear and confusion gripped him like an icy blizzard. Peralta spoke with Uncuffed producer b.f. thames, about some of the things that intimidated him about freedom, and how his difficulty adjusting led him on a path back to incarceration.
“It seemed like no one paid attention. There was no civility. At every moment, if something happened people would just turn; they could get violent.”Andrew Peralta
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