Some prisoners were young when they were sentenced to prison, but are old when released. Chen Ming (alias) who has stayed in prison for seven years used a Nokia mobile phone before entering prison and can only make phone calls or chat on QQ. He has no idea of the popularity of the smartphone. He said, “I thought one smartphone may cost ten thousand yuan, but it was said it only needs one to two thousand yuan.” The police also taught him to use a smartphone with video and told him that people chat online via WeChat.

The training center has seven simulated administrative service windows. Each month, the prison will invite relevant personnel to provide consultation services concerning applying for an ID card (residence permit), tax declaration, employment, etc. and provide necessary guidance.

Transforming oneself positively in prison takes a kind of courage and adapting to the new life also needs courage. Xu Xiangdong, the Deputy Party Secretary and Political Commissar of Chongqing Fuling Prison, said that, “They are members of the society, but not marginalized people, and shall not be abandoned.” (Translated by Ma Shuangshuang, Fathom Language Limited)