Social norms can be harmful to some individuals or populations who do not comply, by relegating them on the fringe of society or by marginalizing them even more. They can create barriers and constraints for individuals who are trying to « come through » or even to « get off » a so-called deviant and marginal path. In this line of thinking, this paper presents an analysis of the significance of the new normative grammar in regards to the elaboration and the political discourse concerning the social reintegration of individuals who have been incarcerated in Canada. Therefore, this article will show how the process of returning into community, following a period of incarceration, is represented as an ideal time to subject individuals to the new « post-prison » discipline, which mainly aims at self-righting and adaptating to contemporary rules of conduct promoted by society, notably autonomy, initiative-taking and self-accountability. In this regard, we are proposing the idea that the priorities developed by social policies are less focused on promoting the well-being of these individuals than governing the risk of recurrence and promoting the « security » of the public. Thereby, it seems that we are witnessing more of a desire to maintain a more democratic appearance of the judicial system than its actual implementation.