31,000 in our jails here in Georgia we have over 53,000 in our prisons here in
have over 53,000 in our prisons here in
have over 53,000 in our prisons here in Georgia we have over a hundred 67,000
Georgia we have over a hundred 67,000
Georgia we have over a hundred 67,000 people that’s under some former
people that’s under some former
people that’s under some former community supervision here in our state
community supervision here in our state
community supervision here in our state we have a hundred and eighty nine
we have a hundred and eighty nine
we have a hundred and eighty nine thousand kids that are trapped in
thousand kids that are trapped in
thousand kids that are trapped in failing schools in our state your theme
failing schools in our state your theme
failing schools in our state your theme is do you believe in magic I’m telling
is do you believe in magic I’m telling
is do you believe in magic I’m telling you that if we don’t believe in magic
you that if we don’t believe in magic
you that if we don’t believe in magic then we’re going to have those numbers
then we’re going to have those numbers
then we’re going to have those numbers going to be so huge that we’ll never be
going to be so huge that we’ll never be
going to be so huge that we’ll never be able to keep up with them all across our
able to keep up with them all across our
able to keep up with them all across our country we see mass incarceration we’re
country we see mass incarceration we’re
country we see mass incarceration we’re starting to see how veterans inside our
starting to see how veterans inside our
starting to see how veterans inside our prisons veterans who fought in Iraq
prisons veterans who fought in Iraq
prisons veterans who fought in Iraq Afghanistan come home end up in our
Afghanistan come home end up in our
Afghanistan come home end up in our prisons and Georgia is so bad we have
prisons and Georgia is so bad we have
prisons and Georgia is so bad we have what we call veteran dorms have we
what we call veteran dorms have we
what we call veteran dorms have we become a country that we allow those who
become a country that we allow those who
become a country that we allow those who fight for our freedoms that we have just
fight for our freedoms that we have just
fight for our freedoms that we have just to be the stand and talk and then when
to be the stand and talk and then when
to be the stand and talk and then when they come home
they come home
they come home they can’t find good health care they
they can’t find good health care they
they can’t find good health care they can’t find education they get out of the
can’t find education they get out of the
can’t find education they get out of the military and can’t find good skills and
military and can’t find good skills and
military and can’t find good skills and then they end up in our prisons because
then they end up in our prisons because
then they end up in our prisons because they are addicted to drugs or on the
they are addicted to drugs or on the
they are addicted to drugs or on the streets failing schools throughout our
streets failing schools throughout our
streets failing schools throughout our state that 189 kids that I talked about
state that 189 kids that I talked about
state that 189 kids that I talked about some of those schools have been failing
some of those schools have been failing
some of those schools have been failing for 16 years in a row some of the
for 16 years in a row some of the
for 16 years in a row some of the schools in our rural communities have
schools in our rural communities have
schools in our rural communities have schools where the elementary has been
schools where the elementary has been
schools where the elementary has been failing for 12 years in a row the middle
failing for 12 years in a row the middle
failing for 12 years in a row the middle schools may fail in for 12 years in a
schools may fail in for 12 years in a
schools may fail in for 12 years in a row and the high school has been failing
row and the high school has been failing
row and the high school has been failing for 12 years in a row and we know that
for 12 years in a row and we know that
for 12 years in a row and we know that when a child can’t read above grade
when a child can’t read above grade
when a child can’t read above grade level they end up in our prisons my
level they end up in our prisons my
level they end up in our prisons my question to you students who are here at
question to you students who are here at
question to you students who are here at Emory University how long do we continue
Emory University how long do we continue
Emory University how long do we continue this path that will allow our working
this path that will allow our working
this path that will allow our working class to become disposable into our
class to become disposable into our
class to become disposable into our prisons our children who are growing up
prisons our children who are growing up
prisons our children who are growing up watching Sesame Street ending up in our
watching Sesame Street ending up in our
watching Sesame Street ending up in our prison
prison
prison there’s not a person probably in this
there’s not a person probably in this
there’s not a person probably in this audience that has not been affected by
audience that has not been affected by
audience that has not been affected by mass incarceration in somewhere that you
mass incarceration in somewhere that you
mass incarceration in somewhere that you know somebody that’s inside our prisons
know somebody that’s inside our prisons
know somebody that’s inside our prisons let me tell you some of the great things
let me tell you some of the great things
let me tell you some of the great things that Georgia is doing one of the things
that Georgia is doing one of the things
that Georgia is doing one of the things we’ve done with Banda Box here in
we’ve done with Banda Box here in
we’ve done with Banda Box here in Georgia which means that if you do your
Georgia which means that if you do your
Georgia which means that if you do your time and you give the government
time and you give the government
time and you give the government everything that you’re supposed to give
everything that you’re supposed to give
everything that you’re supposed to give then we allow you to apply for a state
then we allow you to apply for a state
then we allow you to apply for a state job but more importantly we are trying
job but more importantly we are trying
job but more importantly we are trying to eat train them inside our prisons
to eat train them inside our prisons
to eat train them inside our prisons we’re doing welding and heating and air
we’re doing welding and heating and air
we’re doing welding and heating and air and inside our prisons we’ve had to put
and inside our prisons we’ve had to put
and inside our prisons we’ve had to put charter schools inside our prisons
charter schools inside our prisons
charter schools inside our prisons imagine that I went to a charter school
imagine that I went to a charter school
imagine that I went to a charter school graduation we had a young lady who’s the
graduation we had a young lady who’s the
graduation we had a young lady who’s the valedictorian and in her speech she
valedictorian and in her speech she
valedictorian and in her speech she talked about that when she came to
talked about that when she came to
talked about that when she came to prison she had no credits for middle
prison she had no credits for middle
prison she had no credits for middle school when she had no credits from high
school when she had no credits from high
school when she had no credits from high school and she graduated valedictorian
school and she graduated valedictorian
school and she graduated valedictorian inside the prison we have children that
inside the prison we have children that
inside the prison we have children that are being born inside our prisons we now
are being born inside our prisons we now
are being born inside our prisons we now in Georgia we have drug courts veteran
in Georgia we have drug courts veteran
in Georgia we have drug courts veteran courts mental health courts because we
courts mental health courts because we
courts mental health courts because we were locking up those who are suffering
were locking up those who are suffering
were locking up those who are suffering from mental illness we’ve been
from mental illness we’ve been
from mental illness we’ve been incarcerated those who have addiction
incarcerated those who have addiction
incarcerated those who have addiction problems with drugs and alcohol and our
problems with drugs and alcohol and our
problems with drugs and alcohol and our prisons are being overrun it’s a sad day
prisons are being overrun it’s a sad day
prisons are being overrun it’s a sad day when the state budget ended up almost as
when the state budget ended up almost as
when the state budget ended up almost as the prison budgeted up almost as big as
the prison budgeted up almost as big as
the prison budgeted up almost as big as the education budget in some places
the education budget in some places
the education budget in some places across the country we have to do better
across the country we have to do better
across the country we have to do better not just for a budget crisis but we have
not just for a budget crisis but we have
not just for a budget crisis but we have to do it because that’s our work force
to do it because that’s our work force
to do it because that’s our work force that we’re developing we cannot talk
that we’re developing we cannot talk
that we’re developing we cannot talk about bringing jobs home if we don’t
about bringing jobs home if we don’t
about bringing jobs home if we don’t take care of those here at home and have
take care of those here at home and have
take care of those here at home and have a well-equipped work for us one of the
a well-equipped work for us one of the
a well-equipped work for us one of the things that was big issue that we have
things that was big issue that we have
things that was big issue that we have in our prisons across America is that
in our prisons across America is that
in our prisons across America is that when you get out of prison you’re on
when you get out of prison you’re on
when you get out of prison you’re on zero we remove you from everything and I
zero we remove you from everything and I
zero we remove you from everything and I don’t do we remove you from everything
don’t do we remove you from everything
don’t do we remove you from everything well we take everything from you when
well we take everything from you when
well we take everything from you when you get out we give you a bag with your
you get out we give you a bag with your
you get out we give you a bag with your closing a debit card with $25 on and
closing a debit card with $25 on and
closing a debit card with $25 on and then we send you back to the same
then we send you back to the same
then we send you back to the same neighborhood
neighborhood
neighborhood after 25 years after 30 years after 50
after 25 years after 30 years after 50
after 25 years after 30 years after 50 years being incarcerated you go in on a
years being incarcerated you go in on a
years being incarcerated you go in on a flip phone when you come out on a smart
flip phone when you come out on a smart
flip phone when you come out on a smart phone we got to do better than that as a
phone we got to do better than that as a
phone we got to do better than that as a society we have to educate in our
society we have to educate in our
society we have to educate in our communities we have to be intentional
communities we have to be intentional
communities we have to be intentional with a blended education now we have
with a blended education now we have
with a blended education now we have meth and crack cocaine and heroin that
meth and crack cocaine and heroin that
meth and crack cocaine and heroin that is ripping through our communities not
is ripping through our communities not
is ripping through our communities not just in inner cities but both in a role
just in inner cities but both in a role
just in inner cities but both in a role in inner cities children not too far
in inner cities children not too far
in inner cities children not too far from here in TIF I had an opportunity to
from here in TIF I had an opportunity to
from here in TIF I had an opportunity to go down to TIF Tifton and they call it
go down to TIF Tifton and they call it
go down to TIF Tifton and they call it not fit that’s Tifton spelled backwards
not fit that’s Tifton spelled backwards
not fit that’s Tifton spelled backwards because they have no hope of making it
because they have no hope of making it
because they have no hope of making it have we built a society where we have
have we built a society where we have
have we built a society where we have generations that don’t believe they
generations that don’t believe they
generations that don’t believe they can’t make it it breaks my heart I know
can’t make it it breaks my heart I know
can’t make it it breaks my heart I know this was Sesame Street but it breaks my
this was Sesame Street but it breaks my
this was Sesame Street but it breaks my heart going up and down the state when
heart going up and down the state when
heart going up and down the state when you asked children what they want to be
you asked children what they want to be
you asked children what they want to be and I said I don’t know it breaks my
and I said I don’t know it breaks my
and I said I don’t know it breaks my heart where our school systems are more
heart where our school systems are more
heart where our school systems are more like our prisons now where when a child
like our prisons now where when a child
like our prisons now where when a child gets in trouble in school they get
gets in trouble in school they get
gets in trouble in school they get suspended in to catch a case with the
suspended in to catch a case with the
suspended in to catch a case with the district attorney so Damon if I was
district attorney so Damon if I was
district attorney so Damon if I was pushing you and you pushed me in the
pushing you and you pushed me in the
pushing you and you pushed me in the locker room because we were liking what
locker room because we were liking what
locker room because we were liking what my wife don’t like my wife but we were
my wife don’t like my wife but we were
my wife don’t like my wife but we were pushing each other in the school and we
pushing each other in the school and we
pushing each other in the school and we catch a case because of the district
catch a case because of the district
catch a case because of the district attorney instead of dealing with over
attorney instead of dealing with over
attorney instead of dealing with over local level every day on a Friday
local level every day on a Friday
local level every day on a Friday throughout our state we have juveniles
throughout our state we have juveniles
throughout our state we have juveniles catching cases with our district
catching cases with our district
catching cases with our district attorneys things that we used to handle
attorneys things that we used to handle
attorneys things that we used to handle at the local level now I’m telling you
at the local level now I’m telling you
at the local level now I’m telling you if you believe in magic then we need to
if you believe in magic then we need to
if you believe in magic then we need to get back to what we used to do the
get back to what we used to do the
get back to what we used to do the basics that we need to get back to being
basics that we need to get back to being
basics that we need to get back to being able to educate our children and deal
able to educate our children and deal
able to educate our children and deal with the small disruptive behaviors in
with the small disruptive behaviors in
with the small disruptive behaviors in those communities and that we need to do
those communities and that we need to do
those communities and that we need to do whatever we can to help our prisoners
whatever we can to help our prisoners
whatever we can to help our prisoners become what we call returning citizens
become what we call returning citizens
become what we call returning citizens see because that’s what they are 97% of
see because that’s what they are 97% of
see because that’s what they are 97% of the people that’s inside our prisons
the people that’s inside our prisons
the people that’s inside our prisons will come home one day and you have to
will come home one day and you have to
will come home one day and you have to ask yourself the question how do you
ask yourself the question how do you
ask yourself the question how do you want them to come home do you want them
want them to come home do you want them
want them to come home do you want them to be
to be
to be a person that is still desperate that we
a person that is still desperate that we
a person that is still desperate that we haven’t changed their playground we
haven’t changed their playground we
haven’t changed their playground we haven’t changed their playmates and we
haven’t changed their playmates and we
haven’t changed their playmates and we haven’t changed their playthings if I
haven’t changed their playthings if I
haven’t changed their playthings if I get taken away from society please
get taken away from society please
get taken away from society please rehabilitate me give me a tool a skill
rehabilitate me give me a tool a skill
rehabilitate me give me a tool a skill that when I get out I can take care of
that when I get out I can take care of
that when I get out I can take care of my family you know James ogre thought
my family you know James ogre thought
my family you know James ogre thought when the founders of Georgia built
when the founders of Georgia built
when the founders of Georgia built Georgia and protected Georgia by
Georgia and protected Georgia by
Georgia and protected Georgia by recruiting what we now call convicts to
recruiting what we now call convicts to
recruiting what we now call convicts to protect Georgia and built Georgia
protect Georgia and built Georgia
protect Georgia and built Georgia well we flipped it we still got a debtor
well we flipped it we still got a debtor
well we flipped it we still got a debtor of prisons throughout our nation we put
of prisons throughout our nation we put
of prisons throughout our nation we put fathers in prison because they can’t pay
fathers in prison because they can’t pay
fathers in prison because they can’t pay for child support you get a civil action
for child support you get a civil action
for child support you get a civil action you may end up in prison because of
you may end up in prison because of
you may end up in prison because of contempt of court we’ve got to do things
contempt of court we’ve got to do things
contempt of court we’ve got to do things better and when those that we removed
better and when those that we removed
better and when those that we removed from our communities why not teach them
from our communities why not teach them
from our communities why not teach them welding why not teach them how to drive
welding why not teach them how to drive
welding why not teach them how to drive big rigs why not teach them how to do
big rigs why not teach them how to do
big rigs why not teach them how to do data and programming inside our prisons
data and programming inside our prisons
data and programming inside our prisons one of the great things we’ve done here
one of the great things we’ve done here
one of the great things we’ve done here in Georgia is that we put tablets in all
in Georgia is that we put tablets in all
in Georgia is that we put tablets in all 53,000 returning citizens hands inside
53,000 returning citizens hands inside
53,000 returning citizens hands inside the prisons you know how we’ve paid for
the prisons you know how we’ve paid for
the prisons you know how we’ve paid for it not one tax increase through snack
it not one tax increase through snack
it not one tax increase through snack bars and they listen to the music and
bars and they listen to the music and
bars and they listen to the music and they get emails from their loved ones
they get emails from their loved ones
they get emails from their loved ones and we put educational material on their
and we put educational material on their
and we put educational material on their on their tablet and when we did this in
on their tablet and when we did this in
on their tablet and when we did this in the state of Georgia we found out that
the state of Georgia we found out that
the state of Georgia we found out that fights went down inside the prisons
fights went down inside the prisons
fights went down inside the prisons throw overs with drugs and all other
throw overs with drugs and all other
throw overs with drugs and all other types of things thrown over the of the
types of things thrown over the of the
types of things thrown over the of the wire that went down may start getting
wire that went down may start getting
wire that went down may start getting hope again even lifers need hope because
hope again even lifers need hope because
hope again even lifers need hope because as I said before 97 percent of them will
as I said before 97 percent of them will
as I said before 97 percent of them will come home one day and as you saw here on
come home one day and as you saw here on
come home one day and as you saw here on this video where the little boy sat on
this video where the little boy sat on
this video where the little boy sat on the steps and complained about his
the steps and complained about his
the steps and complained about his father being in prison we know the
father being in prison we know the
father being in prison we know the likelihood of a child who has a parent
likelihood of a child who has a parent
likelihood of a child who has a parent that’s incarcerated there’s a likelihood
that’s incarcerated there’s a likelihood
that’s incarcerated there’s a likelihood of that child being incarcerated too
of that child being incarcerated too
of that child being incarcerated too look at the facts our educational system
look at the facts our educational system
look at the facts our educational system is broken in most cases we have our
is broken in most cases we have our
is broken in most cases we have our juveniles filling up our yd C’s we have
juveniles filling up our yd C’s we have
juveniles filling up our yd C’s we have 15,000 in the state of Georgia inside
15,000 in the state of Georgia inside
15,000 in the state of Georgia inside our what we call youth detention centers
our what we call youth detention centers
our what we call youth detention centers you add to 189 its trapped in the
you add to 189 its trapped in the
you add to 189 its trapped in the failing schools and what I mean by
failing schools and what I mean by
failing schools and what I mean by failing school that means a school that
failing school that means a school that
failing school that means a school that can’t make a sixty point one out of a
can’t make a sixty point one out of a
can’t make a sixty point one out of a hundred I wouldn’t eat at a restaurant
hundred I wouldn’t eat at a restaurant
hundred I wouldn’t eat at a restaurant they can’t make 100 either we’re serious
they can’t make 100 either we’re serious
they can’t make 100 either we’re serious about changing how we do things or we
about changing how we do things or we
about changing how we do things or we stop talking about it stop making those
stop talking about it stop making those
stop talking about it stop making those promises stop dreaming about magic
promises stop dreaming about magic
promises stop dreaming about magic wouldn’t it be great that Emory
wouldn’t it be great that Emory
wouldn’t it be great that Emory University was packed because of the
University was packed because of the
University was packed because of the applications of people coming from all
applications of people coming from all
applications of people coming from all over
over
over ask yourself the question here of there
ask yourself the question here of there
ask yourself the question here of there 189 s kids trapped in failing schools in
189 s kids trapped in failing schools in
189 s kids trapped in failing schools in Georgia that’s more kids
Georgia that’s more kids
Georgia that’s more kids that’s enrolled in Georgia University
that’s enrolled in Georgia University
that’s enrolled in Georgia University Georgia Tech and Georgia universities
Georgia Tech and Georgia universities
Georgia Tech and Georgia universities and state colleges in the state of
and state colleges in the state of
and state colleges in the state of Georgia that my friends is something
Georgia that my friends is something
Georgia that my friends is something that I truly believe has to be
that I truly believe has to be
that I truly believe has to be intentional to deal with we have to
intentional to deal with we have to
intentional to deal with we have to argue for education reform in our state
argue for education reform in our state
argue for education reform in our state and we have to argue for education
and we have to argue for education
and we have to argue for education reform and prison reform that’s working
reform and prison reform that’s working
reform and prison reform that’s working together and some of you may say well
together and some of you may say well
together and some of you may say well I’m not too happy about prison reform
I’m not too happy about prison reform
I’m not too happy about prison reform well let me tell you this here if you’re
well let me tell you this here if you’re
well let me tell you this here if you’re a faith believer this look book I read
a faith believer this look book I read
a faith believer this look book I read call the Bible John wrote that from the
call the Bible John wrote that from the
call the Bible John wrote that from the prison of Revelations Joseph Smith some
prison of Revelations Joseph Smith some
prison of Revelations Joseph Smith some time in prison Shadrach Meshach and
time in prison Shadrach Meshach and
time in prison Shadrach Meshach and Abednego Smith some time in prison even
Abednego Smith some time in prison even
Abednego Smith some time in prison even Jesus spent some time in prison even had
Jesus spent some time in prison even had
Jesus spent some time in prison even had a trial and some Christians believe that
a trial and some Christians believe that
a trial and some Christians believe that since he came back from the dead he too
since he came back from the dead he too
since he came back from the dead he too was a returning citizens
and that’s what we call Georgia now our
and that’s what we call Georgia now our prison inmates we put in prison we
prison inmates we put in prison we
prison inmates we put in prison we called them now returning citizens
called them now returning citizens
called them now returning citizens because we must do the stigma and shame
because we must do the stigma and shame
because we must do the stigma and shame that goes with incarceration it’s like
that goes with incarceration it’s like
that goes with incarceration it’s like putting a reg scholar letter on those
putting a reg scholar letter on those
putting a reg scholar letter on those folks and it goes inside our prisons how
folks and it goes inside our prisons how
folks and it goes inside our prisons how do we look at ways of changing this
do we look at ways of changing this
do we look at ways of changing this thigma that goes with a mass
thigma that goes with a mass
thigma that goes with a mass incarceration and believe I’m not here
incarceration and believe I’m not here
incarceration and believe I’m not here Emory University you know some of you’ve
Emory University you know some of you’ve
Emory University you know some of you’ve been late for class and you were racing
been late for class and you were racing
been late for class and you were racing around you pass a speed limit and you
around you pass a speed limit and you
around you pass a speed limit and you just didn’t get caught a lot of us
just didn’t get caught a lot of us
just didn’t get caught a lot of us didn’t get caught and we should be
didn’t get caught and we should be
didn’t get caught and we should be incarcerated but is this thing called
incarcerated but is this thing called
incarcerated but is this thing called grace and mercy second chances giving
grace and mercy second chances giving
grace and mercy second chances giving people a second chance to restore their
people a second chance to restore their
people a second chance to restore their lives I don’t know about you but growing
lives I don’t know about you but growing
lives I don’t know about you but growing up in North Philadelphia one of the
up in North Philadelphia one of the
up in North Philadelphia one of the worst ghettos in America there was a lot
worst ghettos in America there was a lot
worst ghettos in America there was a lot of times I didn’t think I was gonna make
of times I didn’t think I was gonna make
of times I didn’t think I was gonna make it and even now I have a mother who’s
it and even now I have a mother who’s
it and even now I have a mother who’s strung out on drugs
strung out on drugs
strung out on drugs who’s 79 years of age do I give up on
who’s 79 years of age do I give up on
who’s 79 years of age do I give up on her no most of the men in my family that
her no most of the men in my family that
her no most of the men in my family that grew up with that either dead or in jail
grew up with that either dead or in jail
grew up with that either dead or in jail my mother had a seventh grade education
my mother had a seventh grade education
my mother had a seventh grade education in my father at a seventh grade
in my father at a seventh grade
in my father at a seventh grade education but somehow I made it I made
education but somehow I made it I made
education but somehow I made it I made it by having a mentor and we two now in
it by having a mentor and we two now in
it by having a mentor and we two now in the state of Georgia are recruiting and
the state of Georgia are recruiting and
the state of Georgia are recruiting and building mentors for what we now call
building mentors for what we now call
building mentors for what we now call our returning citizens can you imagine
our returning citizens can you imagine
our returning citizens can you imagine being away from your family for 30 years
being away from your family for 30 years
being away from your family for 30 years and they are transient and they move who
and they are transient and they move who
and they are transient and they move who helps you reintegrate back into the
helps you reintegrate back into the
helps you reintegrate back into the community and what we have normally done
community and what we have normally done
community and what we have normally done across America we give them a bus pass a
across America we give them a bus pass a
across America we give them a bus pass a bag of clothes and go find your way and
bag of clothes and go find your way and
bag of clothes and go find your way and they end up either on our streets or
they end up either on our streets or
they end up either on our streets or back in our prisons I’m gonna take you
back in our prisons I’m gonna take you
back in our prisons I’m gonna take you to see love story I met an individual
to see love story I met an individual
to see love story I met an individual who he’s doing 25 years inside of our
who he’s doing 25 years inside of our
who he’s doing 25 years inside of our federal prison here he was telling me
federal prison here he was telling me
federal prison here he was telling me about his son who’s five years old was
about his son who’s five years old was
about his son who’s five years old was expelled expelled from school
expelled expelled from school
expelled expelled from school he was a big-time drug deal in this
he was a big-time drug deal in this
he was a big-time drug deal in this little town here in Georgia
little town here in Georgia
little town here in Georgia and he said PT he called me PT for
and he said PT he called me PT for
and he said PT he called me PT for pasture too he said what should I do to
pasture too he said what should I do to
pasture too he said what should I do to help my son I said you need to advocate
help my son I said you need to advocate
help my son I said you need to advocate from behind the walls for your son if
from behind the walls for your son if
from behind the walls for your son if you don’t he’s gonna end up in the
you don’t he’s gonna end up in the
you don’t he’s gonna end up in the prison so he called his grandmother and
prison so he called his grandmother and
prison so he called his grandmother and said give me the teacher’s name and
said give me the teacher’s name and
said give me the teacher’s name and address cuz I’m gonna write our letter
address cuz I’m gonna write our letter
address cuz I’m gonna write our letter for my son he sat down he wrote that
for my son he sat down he wrote that
for my son he sat down he wrote that letter he said I know you expelled my
letter he said I know you expelled my
letter he said I know you expelled my son he said but my son is a collateral
son he said but my son is a collateral
son he said but my son is a collateral damage because of me I sold drugs
damage because of me I sold drugs
damage because of me I sold drugs his mother is hooked on crack cocaine
his mother is hooked on crack cocaine
his mother is hooked on crack cocaine and his selling herself on the street he
and his selling herself on the street he
and his selling herself on the street he said but the drugs that she’s hooked on
said but the drugs that she’s hooked on
said but the drugs that she’s hooked on I sold them all throughout the community
I sold them all throughout the community
I sold them all throughout the community I did some bad things but I need you to
I did some bad things but I need you to
I did some bad things but I need you to do whatever you can to help my son
do whatever you can to help my son
do whatever you can to help my son because I can’t help him from behind the
because I can’t help him from behind the
because I can’t help him from behind the bars and as his principal got this here
bars and as his principal got this here
bars and as his principal got this here letter the grandmother was walking in to
letter the grandmother was walking in to
letter the grandmother was walking in to pick up the homework from the kid who
pick up the homework from the kid who
pick up the homework from the kid who was expelled and immediately the
was expelled and immediately the
was expelled and immediately the principal saw the grandmother walking
principal saw the grandmother walking
principal saw the grandmother walking through the doors and she was had tears
through the doors and she was had tears
through the doors and she was had tears running down her face as she was reading
running down her face as she was reading
running down her face as she was reading this letter and she ran over to the
this letter and she ran over to the
this letter and she ran over to the grandmother and the grandmother said you
grandmother and the grandmother said you
grandmother and the grandmother said you don’t have to kick me I’m just here to
don’t have to kick me I’m just here to
don’t have to kick me I’m just here to pick up the paperwork for my son in the
pick up the paperwork for my son in the
pick up the paperwork for my son in the homework she said no no no no I want you
homework she said no no no no I want you
homework she said no no no no I want you to go home and I want you to grab this
to go home and I want you to grab this
to go home and I want you to grab this boy and bring him back to school and
boy and bring him back to school and
boy and bring him back to school and then she called the newspaper and she
then she called the newspaper and she
then she called the newspaper and she called the pastor and it preaches the
called the pastor and it preaches the
called the pastor and it preaches the local community and before you know it
local community and before you know it
local community and before you know it everyone in this town had rallied around
everyone in this town had rallied around
everyone in this town had rallied around this little boy but more importantly
this little boy but more importantly
this little boy but more importantly this father went on a writing this
this father went on a writing this
this father went on a writing this letter I have changed my life I’ve got
letter I have changed my life I’ve got
letter I have changed my life I’ve got my associate degree in prison I got my
my associate degree in prison I got my
my associate degree in prison I got my BA degree in prison and I’m in a
BA degree in prison and I’m in a
BA degree in prison and I’m in a seminary class here in the federal
seminary class here in the federal
seminary class here in the federal prison
prison
prison and he’s changed his life he’s now
and he’s changed his life he’s now
and he’s changed his life he’s now preaching the gospel inside the prison
preaching the gospel inside the prison
preaching the gospel inside the prison he’s an ordained minister and now the
he’s an ordained minister and now the
he’s an ordained minister and now the whole community is helping this
whole community is helping this
whole community is helping this returning citizen by helping his son
returning citizen by helping his son
returning citizen by helping his son what are we going to do how much magic
what are we going to do how much magic
what are we going to do how much magic are we gonna believe in across this
are we gonna believe in across this
are we gonna believe in across this country what purpose do we have as a
country what purpose do we have as a
country what purpose do we have as a nation as a college as a university to
nation as a college as a university to
nation as a college as a university to change the detractor e of someone else’s
change the detractor e of someone else’s
change the detractor e of someone else’s lies one of the other greatest things
lies one of the other greatest things
lies one of the other greatest things about James Oglethorpe he said nan
about James Oglethorpe he said nan
about James Oglethorpe he said nan Sibley c-elysee which is short means and
Sibley c-elysee which is short means and
Sibley c-elysee which is short means and my Italian may be a little bit butchered
my Italian may be a little bit butchered
my Italian may be a little bit butchered he simply means not herself but for
he simply means not herself but for
he simply means not herself but for others what do you do for others that
others what do you do for others that
others what do you do for others that same book I read says to whom much is
same book I read says to whom much is
same book I read says to whom much is given much is required
given much is required
given much is required we always say yes to the giving when
we always say yes to the giving when
we always say yes to the giving when people give us things or blesses with
people give us things or blesses with
people give us things or blesses with things and we end up having things given
things and we end up having things given
things and we end up having things given to us and we succeed but we never say
to us and we succeed but we never say
to us and we succeed but we never say yes to the requirement we have a
yes to the requirement we have a
yes to the requirement we have a requirement to make this nation better
requirement to make this nation better
requirement to make this nation better by making sure that no one is disposable
by making sure that no one is disposable
by making sure that no one is disposable no more victims I believe in magic thank
no more victims I believe in magic thank
no more victims I believe in magic thank you
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