Carolyn Arellano

So for me, when I heard that I had a whole nother year to do, I kind of like put my head down. I walked back to my unit and I'm like, you know, I obviously wasn't excited. So they're like, Oh, so parole gave you another, another, a hit. I'm like, yeah. I'm like, of course I left the halfway house.

So for me, when I heard that I had a whole nother year to do, I kind of like put my head down. I walked back to my unit and I'm like, you know, I obviously wasn't excited. So they're like, Oh, so parole gave you another, another, a hit. I'm like, yeah. I'm like, of course I left the halfway house.

So for me, when I heard that I had a whole nother year to do, I kind of like put my head down. I walked back to my unit and I'm like, you know, I obviously wasn't excited. So they're like, Oh, so parole gave you another, another, a hit. I'm like, yeah. I'm like, of course I left the halfway house.

So now I'm sitting there like, Oh fuck, I'm going to be here for a whole year, another year before I can leave. And by the grace of God, um, Within like two days, some program came to see me and they were like, oh, you know, we have this program. It's called Intensive Supervision Program, ISP. We think you'd be a great candidate. Are you interested? I'm like, of course I'm interested.

So now I'm sitting there like, Oh fuck, I'm going to be here for a whole year, another year before I can leave. And by the grace of God, um, Within like two days, some program came to see me and they were like, oh, you know, we have this program. It's called Intensive Supervision Program, ISP. We think you'd be a great candidate. Are you interested? I'm like, of course I'm interested.

So now I'm sitting there like, Oh fuck, I'm going to be here for a whole year, another year before I can leave. And by the grace of God, um, Within like two days, some program came to see me and they were like, oh, you know, we have this program. It's called Intensive Supervision Program, ISP. We think you'd be a great candidate. Are you interested? I'm like, of course I'm interested.

So they ended up picking me up. Thank God. So I didn't have to do that extra year in prison, but I did have to have an ankle bracelet and be home. So I end up leaving at the end of my 18 months, even though that's not what parole wanted. Some outside program picked me up and pretty much I came out of prison. I went back to that apartment that I was in.

So they ended up picking me up. Thank God. So I didn't have to do that extra year in prison, but I did have to have an ankle bracelet and be home. So I end up leaving at the end of my 18 months, even though that's not what parole wanted. Some outside program picked me up and pretty much I came out of prison. I went back to that apartment that I was in.

So they ended up picking me up. Thank God. So I didn't have to do that extra year in prison, but I did have to have an ankle bracelet and be home. So I end up leaving at the end of my 18 months, even though that's not what parole wanted. Some outside program picked me up and pretty much I came out of prison. I went back to that apartment that I was in.

When parole told me no, that I was staying, within two days, three days, ISP came in, interviewed me, approved me, and pulled me out.

When parole told me no, that I was staying, within two days, three days, ISP came in, interviewed me, approved me, and pulled me out.

When parole told me no, that I was staying, within two days, three days, ISP came in, interviewed me, approved me, and pulled me out.

Within a three-day span of parole seeing me and ISP.

Within a three-day span of parole seeing me and ISP.

Within a three-day span of parole seeing me and ISP.

So I went from, oh, my God, I have a whole nother year to you're going home in three days. Get your shit together. But you're going to be on a bracelet and you're going to be in. So I don't care. Yeah. They're like, you're going to be in some kind of drug program and this and that. And I'm like, I don't do drugs. But you sold them. I'm like, OK. I end up going out in the program.

So I went from, oh, my God, I have a whole nother year to you're going home in three days. Get your shit together. But you're going to be on a bracelet and you're going to be in. So I don't care. Yeah. They're like, you're going to be in some kind of drug program and this and that. And I'm like, I don't do drugs. But you sold them. I'm like, OK. I end up going out in the program.

So I went from, oh, my God, I have a whole nother year to you're going home in three days. Get your shit together. But you're going to be on a bracelet and you're going to be in. So I don't care. Yeah. They're like, you're going to be in some kind of drug program and this and that. And I'm like, I don't do drugs. But you sold them. I'm like, OK. I end up going out in the program.

It was, you know, obviously a new experience. I have a bracelet on. I can't leave the house at certain times. I have to go every Saturday and report to this community service. And like, you know, they make sure you're not drinking, make sure you're not drugging, make sure you're looking for a job. So immediately, though, part of that is that you have to get a job right away.

It was, you know, obviously a new experience. I have a bracelet on. I can't leave the house at certain times. I have to go every Saturday and report to this community service. And like, you know, they make sure you're not drinking, make sure you're not drugging, make sure you're looking for a job. So immediately, though, part of that is that you have to get a job right away.