The Gladiator School

At age 18, I was arrested and sent to Deuel Vocational Institution in 1992. Prisoners called it Tracy or “The Gladiator School.” It was my first time in prison. I didn’t know anyone there. I was scared. The established prisoners came up to me and asked, “Where you from? What’s your name? What gang you in?” Although I answered every question, I didn’t really fit in anywhere, and I felt like I had to. Since then, I’ve been to many prisons and hung out with different people. And, at every new prison, I was asked the same questions all over … [Read more...] about A chance to change is always welcomed