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"I can remember thinking, ‘What am I doing here?’"
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"I can remember thinking, ‘What am I doing here?’"

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“I could see from the doctor’s face that it was really bad.”
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“I could see from the doctor’s face that it was really bad.”

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“I called my mom and told her, ‘There’s been a shooting and Alex was in the theater.'"
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“I called my mom and told her, ‘There’s been a shooting and Alex was in the theater.'"

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"I can’t make up for half of your life that I missed."
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"I can’t make up for half of your life that I missed."

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"We see each other every day, every minute of every day."
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"We see each other every day, every minute of every day."

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“He was living the American Dream.”
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“He was living the American Dream.”

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“I want them to remember the warm feeling that they’re safe. But I hope they don’t remember us.”
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“I want them to remember the warm feeling that they’re safe. But I hope they don’t remember us.”

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"She used to always tell me that, as long as she was alive, our son and I would never want for anything."
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"She used to always tell me that, as long as she was alive, our son and I would never want for anything."

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"I’ve learned from the bees patience, respect, and work 'til you die."
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"I’ve learned from the bees patience, respect, and work 'til you die."

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"He was talking about this feeling that he had that he was going to die."
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"He was talking about this feeling that he had that he was going to die."

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“Everybody knew my father but me. I just felt cheated.”
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“Everybody knew my father but me. I just felt cheated.”

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“If you had walked away and left me there, nobody would have looked askance.”
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“If you had walked away and left me there, nobody would have looked askance.”

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"One of the greatest tools that I learned is that I have the ability to truly change someone’s life."
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"One of the greatest tools that I learned is that I have the ability to truly change someone’s life."

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"What is it that people who have never been incarcerated before don’t get?"
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"What is it that people who have never been incarcerated before don’t get?"

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"When you don’t want to be somewhere, you embrace that, so you don’t go back there."
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"When you don’t want to be somewhere, you embrace that, so you don’t go back there."

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"Why are you asking these questions?"
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"Why are you asking these questions?"

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“What were the first few days like in jail?”
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“What were the first few days like in jail?”

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"I live paycheck to paycheck. And if I don’t pay my fines, then I go to jail."
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"I live paycheck to paycheck. And if I don’t pay my fines, then I go to jail."

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"I was looking in the mirror and couldn’t see the pupils in my eyes."
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"I was looking in the mirror and couldn’t see the pupils in my eyes."

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"Have you ever been called the n-word?"
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"Have you ever been called the n-word?"

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