Opinion: My college experience gave me a second chance after going to prison and battling addiction [Opinion]
On May 9, 2021, I was released from custody and then flown to a San Diego halfway house. I received a compassionate release from the halfway house, and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor while serving out the remainder of my sentence. I had so many barriers and challenges with the conditions of my supervision, including mandatory drug testing at the most inconvenient times. Another condition was to find employment within 30 days of my release.
I am now in my second year majoring in sociology. I have a 4.0 grade point average and received a number of scholarships including the Fred and Louise Krivoski Endowed Scholarship, the MiraCosta College Foundation Endowed Scholarship and the Brother Benno Foundation EOPS Scholarship. I am a member of Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Chi Lambda chapter, an honors society established in 1918 to acknowledge and promote the academic achievements of two-year college students.
My plan is to go to law school, then my focus will be post-conviction relief and parole suitability hearings. My faith in God gives me the strength to get through every challenge I face. I spend many hours networking on Zoom with other criminal justice reformers through the Awakening Exchange, an online monthly meeting of nationwide practitioners, that focuses on the fields of criminal justice, prison reform and building better humanity.
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