“I was a school bus driver for more than 10 years. Driving, I had no problems. The hardest part was taking care of the kids behind me. Some of them, they get ants in their pants and think they don’t have to sit down. But … Continue readingHe earns the respect of those he serves
“It’s an ugly story, man. I’ve been in prison three times. I went for my first time when I was 17. Ted Poe sent me there because I was driving a friend of mine’s car, and he stole some stuff. “It was the same year … Continue reading‘It was obvious I was not a normal kind of guy’
“I hung out with people who used to do a lot of dope, sell a lot of dope. That’s why I left from down here back in the ‘80s. It was too fast. I was getting in trouble and just kept staying in trouble, so … Continue reading‘I was into the addiction part of the money’
“I just did five years in the penitentiary. I got out a few days ago. Now I’m on my hands and knees, asking grown men to please give my kids something to eat. I’m not feeling sorry for myself. I can go without. But I … Continue readingOut of prison, he’s looking for a break
“When I was younger, I had some uncles who got into a lot of trouble and were incarcerated. The prisons would allow them to draw on envelopes and stuff like that. So I grew up watching those envelopes come through the mail with all sorts … Continue reading‘Wherever my heart takes me, that’s where I go’
“I’m a changed person. I used to do messed-up things, get in trouble, break the law. But when I woke up in jail and was looking at 10 years, I knew it was time to grow up, to man up. “It started my second semester … Continue readingPrison life convinces him to change his ways