-Gabriel, Santa Cruz
I deserve to be home with my family. So far, I’ve been trying my absolute best, but I keep finding myself in situations. I just wanna move on with life and move on with probation.
I’m sad to see myself back here. I was doing so good, almost off probation. I wish I woulda thought about my actions before doing what I did. If I do get released, I wanna engage in sports to keep me occupied with my day and I just wanna prove I can do good and successfully get off probation.
I wish I made different decisions in life. I wanna try getting a job, getting a good education. I really hope you can give me another chance to prove myself to you. I’m tired of living like this. I really just wanna do better and not for you, but for myself and everybody around me.
Also, I been thinking about my family, my little siblings. I really wanna start doing better for them because I don’t want them seeing me grow up like this. I wanna be a good influence instead of a bad one. I wouldn’t want them coming to the hall one day.
If I do get out, I’m gonna put my complete all into this because I’m so tired of this cycle. I have seen stuff like this break apart families and I don’t ever wanna get close to that. I’m ready for a change. I understand it’s been rocky for me, but I know I can pull through. I just need you to believe in me.
I know I’ve had a lot of chances, but please believe in me. I really wanna do better. I wanna get a job. If I do get released, I wanna help my mom with bills and other financial problems. I don’t wanna get sent away. I really don’t wanna have her alone because I know how hard it will be for her to take care of my little siblings alone.
If I do get released, I wanna get into the Aztecas program or the flag football program at new school.