"You don’t know how little control you have over things here, when the world was what you owned when you were on the streets... I want to accomplish something. If I don’t have anything to lose—you don’t really have anything."
“I wasn’t on good terms with my Dad. I wasn’t living at home. I was living with my cousin who is about 24—gang member. Member of XXXX gang—so town criminals. One guy who works for probation and counseling tried to help me do things beyond drugs and gangs. I am learning why I do things here. I want to accomplish something. If I don’t have anything to lose—you don’t really have anything. This activity cost me seven months of my life and even more time on a lot of earlier visits. I have a GED. Here because of issues with Marijuana, Alcohol. Parents will pick me up. I hope I can get into Job Corp. I was sentenced to do all my time here”
298 days.