When old man Brooke Hadlin was put up for parole after being in prison for more 40 years he had trouble to adjusting back to normal life. He had become so reliant on the schedule of being told when to eat and sleep. He was overwhelmed by the changes that happen when he was in prison. When he found out he was going to be released he took an inmate hostage and threatened to cut his friend. He had a knife to the guy’s throat. Andy a good friend that he is talked Brooke out of it and made him see it just that Brooke is scared of moving on. He was put into a halfway house right after getting released from prison. Also he was able to get a job as a bagger in a grocery store. He loved his old job back in prison as the librarian. The new bagger sucked he couldn’t keep up with the pace. He was just too old and worn down for that job. He missed the daily routine of prison life. He was tempted to commit another crime in order to get back in the prison but, he said he was too old. He just couldn’t adjust back to regular life so he took a knife and carved his name on the ceiling saying Brooke was here. Then he hung himself and he wished he died in prison instead of the half-way house.
Andy didn’t let himself become to institutionalized he kept his hope about one day being released. He did little stuff that kept him from losing his mind to the endless routine of prison life. One thing was he offered to help one of the guards with his legal issues in order for the guard the keep the