The interviewee discusses how difficult the trial process and period was and his refusal to take a deal.

The interviewee describes his relationship with his parents and experiences in the community.

The interviewee's oldest brother became the father figure of the house in terms of financing the family.

The interviewee describes the neighborhoods he grew up in as “bad” and details his family structure, which includes divorce and his need for a male role model.

The interviewee describes his difficult childhood as a child surrounded by neglect, addictions, and a toxic environment.

The interviewee describes making "easy money" when he was a teen runaway.

The interviewee speaks on how important it is to have family support because he says that he didn’t have that while growing up which made him look for it somewhere else.

The interviewee tells a bit of his home as a child as well as his family dynamic. He also speaks a bit of how he turned Pro in boxing.

The interviewee speaks on the loss of his son and his son’s mother and how the pain he felt will always be there no matter if he goes to therapy or not.

The interviewee describes her relationship with her family members. Though her relationship with some people in her family were rocky, she overall appreciates many of them.

Interviewee describes the process of joining a gang in her hometown and how she was very badly beaten in order to join the gang.

The interviewee tries to move forward, leaving her past behind. But eventually, the past catches up to her and gets arrested.

Interviewee recounts the acceptance he felt from being in a gang and how his main job within the gang had him in survival mode.

Interviewee shares about his experience losing his grandfather at a young age.

The interviewee describes some of his challenges around turning his life around on the inside, the loss of his family members, and not receiving proper mental health care.

The interviewee discusses his relationship with his wife, whom he married when he was in prison.

The interviewee describes the tragic circumstances of his young sister’s death.

The interviewee describes how his brothers had limited opportunities in the segregated South and experienced incarceration.

The interviewee describes how siblings experienced community violence and incarceration, as well as the circumstances around one of his sisters’ death.

The interviewee describes growing up in the South in a segregated school system and having to leave school early to support his family.

The interviewee describes the death of a family member from addiction and how that influenced his sobriety.

The interviewee discusses some of the struggles he faced in the United States being a child of immigrants. His parents had to work multiple jobs and were rarely home.

The interviewee discusses his relationships with members of his close and extended family, which are a big part of his life in reentry.