First off I'd like to say I'm very sorry that you were treated this way. We all take chances when we do illegal things and eventually they catch up with us. What you went through was unfair punishment when compared to the reason you were imprisoned.

With that being said, you sound like a rather well adjusted person even with all you've been through. Wishing you the best of luck on your return to "polite" society, and I'm looking forward to more posts.