(clap)
Thank you for coming to this conference today.
The subject I will be talking about today will be essentially about the bridge that connects
Prison inmates with staff and people in general.
The faces you see here today are the faces you will see in the future.
I wanted to talk to you and tell you a little more about myself.
So how did you become a reformist officer?
My father and mother put me in circumstances that prepared me to become successful,
I have always been raised by that.
You have to strive to be the best every day.
I started my career
He is about 16 years old in armed security
Within housing projects within the Gulf region:
(Akorn) and (Oakland) and Towers (Geneva)
(San Francisco), Jones Street, Cross Park,
And (Richmond), to name a few.
I started doing this when I was a kid
Willing to become part of some law enforcement departments.
Today I have achieved this by joining the California Reforms Section.
I learned a lot in the 14 years I spent here.
When I arrived here I thought I would see “worst worst”
Of all the guests I have seen here, so I came here with this look.
They have nothing to offer and I will not give them anything.
In the end, my job is at stake every day I come here,
My life is in danger every day I come here.
I want to go home as I come to work.
So, I worked everywhere in prison.
Everywhere from AC Prison, and even North Prison to dismiss convicts.
These are all places for those sentenced to death,
They are the worst of the worst, with the exception of the North Prison to dismiss the convicts.
This is like a prison commander who knows how to manage things,
There are no problems.
I am now in the field of education.
I have been working in this field for four years,
Which made me say
I have seen very few people come on the bus.
I was one day receiving and releasing prisoners, working for additional time,
There was a guest walking back and forth in abundance, I was nervous.
He came from the 20-year sentence section and did not know what to expect.
I approached him and asked him, “Hello, are you okay?”
“Yeah, I just want to know what programs you’re offering.”
I told him: “Well, we’ll decide what to do tomorrow, I’m working in education.
Come to me tomorrow,
We’ll see if we can get you back on track. “
The next day came to me.
It came about 1:30, and I come to work about 1:30.
From 1:30 to 9:30, he came early before me.
He stood quite in front of my desk, patiently waiting.
“Hello, you told me yesterday to come to see you, do you remember that?”
“I remember, I have a strong memory.
Let me turn you on someone else. “
On that day, there was a training program for sniffer dogs and Miss Jody was responsible.
So I turned him over to Miss (Judy).
Today he is a successful journalist with news (San Quentin).
(clap)
I want him to stand.
It is (Ross). Stand up (Tommy Ross).
(Applause) (Cheers)
This applause you.
What I want to say is that I got the chance to see these people come,
They work hard.
See them go to the classroom, see them come to inquire how to be better.
I see them working hard to be better.
See them as self-help groups.
See them as working groups.
I’ve seen some of them start programs.
And one of the people who launched programs is here between us called (Troy).
He helped launch the program.
He was also released after being imprisoned for about 20 years.
This indicates that these prisoners can rehabilitate themselves
And put themselves in the places where they make successful people.
Similarly, people did not see me well before I came here.
I had some problems
But life showed me
That everyone has a chance,
You decide to do something of this opportunity.
I am doing my best to do that with all the prisoners I deal with.
I treat every prisoner according to his condition,
I deal with them on an individual basis.
This way, when dealing with a guest you really know where you come from
Because that’s what they’re dealing with: respect.
And appreciate you when you are on your prison.
Do not run them back and give them an answer that is not real.
You know, “Hey, can you tell me what time the class starts?”
Or “Will there be a lesson this evening?”
“No, no, no, I do not know.”
But instead, I tell them: “I do not know now but I’ll ask and tell you.”
They respect it, before you become their leader.
But I want to say
I am here in California prison administration
Fourteen years ago, it enabled me to realize that we had undergone a radical transformation
From the California Corrections Department, to the Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Department.
I see rehabilitation.
(clap)
And again I say, these faces you see today
Will be the faces you see in your community.
I just ask you to extend your hands also when these guys come out
And help them in the search for work and shelter and support themselves,
So they can stay in the community and thus relapse cases go down.
at the end,
When transferred for retirement,
A few years later, perhaps six, seven or eight years from now,
I am still a young man.
(Laughter)
I hope I can build a transitional house
To the prisoners when released and guided them to the right path.
this is my story.
thank you.
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