Indeed, on his return, the man found himself almost without anything: “You literally start again to zero. For people like me who have returned home after five and a half years, we really don’t have much. No more house, no more job, no more health insurance”. Beyond his post-traumatic stress, Paul Whelan, says he has developed new allergies because of his long absence: “It took me a little time to feel comfortable driving in the streets, going to the park or doing the things I did before. I was doing routine things that I hadn’t done for five and a half years, six years and it took me a few months to get back to it. “
Many companies refusing to employ people who have done prison, the former detainee has not yet found a job: “Most people understand the problem of unjustified detention. They don’t know what to do. This does not necessarily correspond to their policies or procedures. “
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Asked about his way of celebrating this first year since his release, Paul Whelan said: “I have a special bottle of tape that I will probably open, and I think I have a box of cigars lying around. “
