Amika Mota

And it was a new version of me that I had to figure out who I was now.

I always wondered what it was like on that side, because we knew they lived right outside the gate, and so it's kind of this other world.

It's like, where are they?

What are they doing?

It just gave me this picture of what it would look like, and I wanted it.

Working as a firefighter in prison was a very coveted position. It was hard to kind of get accepted.

Working as a firefighter in prison was a very coveted position. It was hard to kind of get accepted.

Working as a firefighter in prison was a very coveted position. It was hard to kind of get accepted.

Our skills are so valued where we are right then. And then we're just, you know, worthless and not recognized as folks that are worthy of maintaining these jobs later down the line when we come home.

Our skills are so valued where we are right then. And then we're just, you know, worthless and not recognized as folks that are worthy of maintaining these jobs later down the line when we come home.

Our skills are so valued where we are right then. And then we're just, you know, worthless and not recognized as folks that are worthy of maintaining these jobs later down the line when we come home.