I was sentenced to 240 months on November 19th of 2019 and to me when that sentenced was passed down, I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. It beat me up really bad at the beginning of my time. As time went on I met positive influences and continued to seek out those that would help me to change my mindset. I was charged with conspiracy to distribute 13.5 kilos of fentanyl. I was not caught with physical drugs but charged with ghost dope by my co-conspirators. They have all been sent home for cooperation. That made me very bitter at the onset of my sentence but since then I have spoken with and verbally forgiven each one of them because I needed to move past that. It’s been four years since then and my sentence and thinking have changed dramatically. I didn’t get the First Step Act at first but time has passed and things have changed. I am now getting those 15 days a month towards early release. I am tutoring inmates to pass their GED exams now everyday. It has helped me to have a much more positive outlook on life. Helping others has in turn begun to help me in a way that I never thought possible. Giving someone else some hope has given me hope. It’s amazing how life works. This is a journey that will not last forever. I know that what you put in is what you get out of it. I have owned a few businesses and I know the meaning of hard work and persistence. Everyday I am working to help someone be a better person and in turn, it’s making me better. I see all of the mistakes were made by me and not by those that sentenced me. It took a long time for me to change this way of thinking but I thank God that it has happened because without that I could not change. I am sharing with you all who are in this same situation because maybe these words will allow you to see that you are not alone in this journey.
