Ben Owen

And one of the biggest rules in a civil living house is you can't get high. And I did that. And so I knew I was about to go back to jail. So right back to South Memphis I went. I just went on the run. And then I actually had a conversation with Erin that her attorney did that without her knowledge or something. I don't remember what it was.

And one of the biggest rules in a civil living house is you can't get high. And I did that. And so I knew I was about to go back to jail. So right back to South Memphis I went. I just went on the run. And then I actually had a conversation with Erin that her attorney did that without her knowledge or something. I don't remember what it was.

And one of the biggest rules in a civil living house is you can't get high. And I did that. And so I knew I was about to go back to jail. So right back to South Memphis I went. I just went on the run. And then I actually had a conversation with Erin that her attorney did that without her knowledge or something. I don't remember what it was.

And I started realizing how bad I fucked up by going on the run and getting high again. I went and turned myself in. And sure enough, I mean, obviously I went to jail, you know, uh, but the drug court judge was, he's gonna give me another chance. Like he sees this a lot. He expected it, blah, blah, blah. I was banned from that halfway house.

And I started realizing how bad I fucked up by going on the run and getting high again. I went and turned myself in. And sure enough, I mean, obviously I went to jail, you know, uh, but the drug court judge was, he's gonna give me another chance. Like he sees this a lot. He expected it, blah, blah, blah. I was banned from that halfway house.

And I started realizing how bad I fucked up by going on the run and getting high again. I went and turned myself in. And sure enough, I mean, obviously I went to jail, you know, uh, but the drug court judge was, he's gonna give me another chance. Like he sees this a lot. He expected it, blah, blah, blah. I was banned from that halfway house.

Um, and they were like, we're just gonna leave you in jail until we figure out what to do with you. Cause you can't go home. Uh, you can't go back to the halfway house. You know, we don't know what to do with you. And so I spent my birthday or not my birthday. I spent Thanksgiving in jail. They kept me. God, they probably kept me a month that time with no bond. Like there's no hope of getting out.

Um, and they were like, we're just gonna leave you in jail until we figure out what to do with you. Cause you can't go home. Uh, you can't go back to the halfway house. You know, we don't know what to do with you. And so I spent my birthday or not my birthday. I spent Thanksgiving in jail. They kept me. God, they probably kept me a month that time with no bond. Like there's no hope of getting out.

Um, and they were like, we're just gonna leave you in jail until we figure out what to do with you. Cause you can't go home. Uh, you can't go back to the halfway house. You know, we don't know what to do with you. And so I spent my birthday or not my birthday. I spent Thanksgiving in jail. They kept me. God, they probably kept me a month that time with no bond. Like there's no hope of getting out.

You get out when the judge says you can get out. And I pissed the judge off at this point because he took a chance on me. Even though we expected it to happen, he's mad. They finally let me out December 17th. And I'll never forget this. That day in court, because the jail backs up to the courthouse. It's literally like underneath the court kind of. So they took me into the courtroom from jail.

You get out when the judge says you can get out. And I pissed the judge off at this point because he took a chance on me. Even though we expected it to happen, he's mad. They finally let me out December 17th. And I'll never forget this. That day in court, because the jail backs up to the courthouse. It's literally like underneath the court kind of. So they took me into the courtroom from jail.

You get out when the judge says you can get out. And I pissed the judge off at this point because he took a chance on me. Even though we expected it to happen, he's mad. They finally let me out December 17th. And I'll never forget this. That day in court, because the jail backs up to the courthouse. It's literally like underneath the court kind of. So they took me into the courtroom from jail.

And this guy named Brian Owens comes up to me and asked me, he's like, you tired of living like this, dude? I was like, yeah, I'm really tired of living like this. And he looked me in the eye for a minute. He's like, you know, you don't have to. And I don't know why that simple yet incredibly profound statement hit me like a ton of bricks, dude. I started bawling in the middle of the court.

And this guy named Brian Owens comes up to me and asked me, he's like, you tired of living like this, dude? I was like, yeah, I'm really tired of living like this. And he looked me in the eye for a minute. He's like, you know, you don't have to. And I don't know why that simple yet incredibly profound statement hit me like a ton of bricks, dude. I started bawling in the middle of the court.

And this guy named Brian Owens comes up to me and asked me, he's like, you tired of living like this, dude? I was like, yeah, I'm really tired of living like this. And he looked me in the eye for a minute. He's like, you know, you don't have to. And I don't know why that simple yet incredibly profound statement hit me like a ton of bricks, dude. I started bawling in the middle of the court.

It was weird, but it just hit me. Because I could tell by the way he said it. This guy that I'm just now meeting for the first time, in the way he said that, I could tell he's been where I was. He literally where I was. I come to find out later he had been standing on the other side of that wall years ago as a client in drug court, and today he works for that court.

It was weird, but it just hit me. Because I could tell by the way he said it. This guy that I'm just now meeting for the first time, in the way he said that, I could tell he's been where I was. He literally where I was. I come to find out later he had been standing on the other side of that wall years ago as a client in drug court, and today he works for that court.

It was weird, but it just hit me. Because I could tell by the way he said it. This guy that I'm just now meeting for the first time, in the way he said that, I could tell he's been where I was. He literally where I was. I come to find out later he had been standing on the other side of that wall years ago as a client in drug court, and today he works for that court.

But I could tell this guy knew something. He knew a way out of this, you know, and he told me that he was going to get me out of jail that day, and then he wanted me to meet him at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting that night. Now, I'd been to N.A. back in California, but I just used it as a place to pick up chicks. I didn't pay any attention.

But I could tell this guy knew something. He knew a way out of this, you know, and he told me that he was going to get me out of jail that day, and then he wanted me to meet him at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting that night. Now, I'd been to N.A. back in California, but I just used it as a place to pick up chicks. I didn't pay any attention.