My name is Breanna Marie Garcia. I am 36 years old. I was 33 when I caught my federal charge. I pled guilty on 11-23-21 to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine and 50 grams of actual pure methamphetamine CT-1. Since my federal incarceration, I have taken many steps to prepare for my success not only upon my release but during my incarceration as well. These steps include: immediate employment 1 month after walking through the Aliceville gate, multiple bible correspondence courses, 10 classes as of 08-06-23 where I’ve received certificates upon completion, maintained a daily routine of working at my job 8 hours daily followed up by working out 6 days a week 1-2 hours at a time. To date, I have lost 36 lbs.’. Also concerning my health, I was treated for Hepatitis C and have successfully completed treatment, Praise God! During my incarceration, I have maintained professional interactions with staff members and developed good repour with my bosses from both jobs I have been employed at. This is paramount for me as I know when I am released I desire a career where my employer can depend on me to be reliable, consistent, and trustworthy. During my incarceration, I have deepened relationships with those involved in prison reform. I am continuing to create and maintain ties with the community including, tithing to my home church monthly from my financial earnings. While on my journey I have learned to parent from the inside. One of the most valuable lessons I have learned from my incarceration is that nothing is more important than my daughter and family. The only way I can make up for lost time is to show my daughter and family I can be successful going forward and I will let nothing stop me from being a better mother and productive member of society. My personal definition of success is measured by the steps I take to better myself achieve more and grow further. I have learned to Love and forgive myself. In the process of my learning, I have acquired strength, humility, discipline, self-sufficiency, proactivity, and productivity. I have found a deeper meaning in my faith in Jesus Christ and an astonishing amount of self-worth all the while maintaining my sobriety. Goals that I have achieved started off small and simple. For example, losing weight and saving money to send home for myself. Then my goals grew to send money home for my daughter’s college fund, to tithing monthly to my home church, maintaining employment at Unicor and receiving 500 hours programming hours for the length of that specific employment, to receive the best job on the compound working for commissary, to applying to Blackstone Institution to begin my paralegal certification. This first certification through Blackstone is a 2-year course that I am beginning. My goals have gradually grown from short-term to long-term goals. I am planning on using the certifications from classes I’ve completed throughout the prison and through Blackstone toward a future career. While learning my strengths and what interests me, I have discovered certain weaknesses that I have begun to work through. Even if it’s little by little I am still gaining ground and building a better me for my future. I have developed a system of keeping a planner and journaling. I have chosen to use my time wisely by reading and educating myself with prison reform literature, self-help, and spiritual books, along with daily devotionals and studying the Holy Bible. I dedicate my Saturdays and Sundays to organizing my paperwork and working on my folder for future court motions and a Compassionate Release. Now and going forward I plan to take advantage of any opportunity for advancement. I have come to the realization that every choice I make comes with either a reward or reprocaution. I continue to keep this realization in the forefront of my mind daily and throughout my interactions with the prison population and those on the outside.
