Every day, crimes and accidents are reported on the news. However, not many people know how inmates who have been arrested and sentenced return to society. This time, three released inmates who have completed their sentences told us their future stories in front of the camera. After the news. "What is life after prison?" ____________________________________________ March. On this day, one man was released on parole. Takashi, 64 years old. Due to a past traffic accident, he cannot move his left side well. His crime was theft. He was in financial difficulty and stole two massage machines and sold them for cash. The director of the facility said, "From now on, it's really up to you to be independent. After talking with our doctors, you can live properly. You can start over." The person who came to pick up Takashi was Hoshika Kaoru. He is the director of the rehabilitation facility. Although he was released from prison, Takashi has no relatives and no home to return to. Rehabilitation facilities take in such people and help them to reintegrate into society. Director: "I think that the world thinks that being in prison equals being scary, but there are also people who are not like that, and I want people to understand that we are a place that guides them and makes an effort to change so that they will not commit crimes." Rehabilitation facilities are private non-profit organizations with 102 locations nationwide. At the Fukuoka Yayoi Dormitory in Fukuoka City, six probation officers support about 20 people in their 20s to 70s. Director: "What do you do with your futon?" Dormitory student: "I fix it." Director: "So do you fold it and put it back when you wake up?" This is a man who has been in the facility for two months. Director: "Oh, I keep it tidy and tidy, you're great, everyone leaves it lying around." Dormitory student: "I'm the director's son, after all." Director: "He's a good parent." In addition to providing this kind of lifestyle guidance, they also provide employment support for reintegration into society. Rehabilitation facilities are operated with government subsidies. The period that students can stay at this facility is set at six months. Just six months after being released, they must be able to live independently. Facility Director: "Sorry, can I come in?" Takashi served three years in Fukuoka Prison for theft. It has been two weeks since he entered this facility. He shares a room with 58-year-old Kazuhiko, who entered a week earlier. Kazuhiko's crime was theft, just like Takashi's. He was short of money and stole a lunch box worth about 1,000 yen. Kazuhiko: "I hadn't eaten for three or four days. To be honest, I couldn't stand the hunger." Kazuhiko: "I'm a timid person, so I couldn't rob or anything like that, and I'm not good at talking, so I was always alone." He also had trouble with relationships at work, so he changed jobs frequently. He says he hadn't seen his parents or siblings for nearly 30 years and had no friends he could talk to. Hoshika says, "Looking at the dorm residents so far, they all seem to be lonely. The people who come here are the ones who do strange things because they thought on their own or acted with people who thought the same, so I think the best thing to do is to listen to their stories. That's also the job of a probation officer."He is currently continuing working at a factory that was introduced to him by his probation officer. Kazuhiko: "I can cut apples without talking to anyone, and if there's something I don't understand, I ask the women (at work) and they teach me. It's completely different from the work I've done up until now, so it's interesting and fun to go to work." Takashi: "If you're listening to what I'm saying, should I talk to the women at work?" Kazuhiko: "Uh, yeah." Takashi: "I'm not listening." Kazuhiko: "Well, when I say talk, she's only speaking broken Japanese. She's a Vietnamese woman, after all." Takashi: "Maybe I should go too." Reporter: "What do you want to do after you leave Yayoi Dormitory?" Kazuhiko: "A normal life. Go to work and get paid. I don't need to have any luxuries. That's the kind of life I want to live. I've never had anything like that before." ____________________________________________ 5:00 a.m. A day at Yayoi Dormitory begins before dawn. The residents gather in the dining hall. They quickly finish their breakfast before heading to work. Naoki, who served three years in prison for violating the Stimulants Control Law, was released on parole last December. He started using drugs when he was still a high school student. He was 17 years old. It all started when he was invited by a senior at school. He used st