I would like to share some feelings and thoughts
how this place makes me feel. This is a very cold and dark
environment for anyone to live in. Due to the circumstances I
find myself
in at the moment, I have no option about where I am living.
I took the wrong side of the street, doing things I shouldn’t
have done like sell drugs. At first I liked the excitement
and danger. After that I couldn’t live a normal live.
We all read and hear about the system from people that have
never been on the other side and don’t know the real
deal. The public defenders have too many clients and don’t
do a proper job. They are saying that they don’t get
paid enough. A judge recently said that they are getting paid
what they are worth. I got sentences of 25 to 65 years. My
case isn’t violent. It’s only drugs, but because
I didn’t want to take a deal the judge took this
personally with me.
I am trying to turn my life in a positive direction. When
I arrived at M.C.I. Shirley I had a difficult time with my
English specially reading and writing. I started going to
school and I struggled but the teachers are giving me the encouragement
that I need. They make sure when we are doing out work at
school
we understand the issues and knowledge we need for success.
It’s not easy to deal with all this, especially in the
environment that we are living. I am trying to escape all the
negative things that go around me on a daily basis by going
to school and learning all the issues that I need for improvement.
Thanks to all the teachers because without them we will be
nowhere. That’s why I’m so grateful to them.
They are the greatest teachers. School is the tool we need
to success.
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