Spent 10 years incarcerated for having marijuana in the trunk in Louisiana.
My Philosophy
We are all equal...everybody makes mistakes...everone deserves a second chance...no one is perfect! We should all try to help the other in whatever mean we are able. How else can we move forward as a country and a people?
What Gives Me Hope
See change come about.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
Afford offenders who are incarcerated the chance to prove how their incarceration has changed them into better people. I would give them the opportunity to back in front the the sentencing court for an amendment of sentence if they can meet the stringent criteria that I would put in place. This would give incentive and hope to offenders. Prisons would not be so over-populated with offenders who are not longer a risk to society and the cost of incarceration would be better maintained. It's a "win-win" situation!
What/who changed my life and why
No one book or movie has changed my life but I think the move "Seven Pounds" tell a wonderful story.