Riley Perez

There are guys there with life sentences, 40-year sentences. So, you know, there's very few Boy Scouts just walking around. And daily violence exists.

There are guys there with life sentences, 40-year sentences. So, you know, there's very few Boy Scouts just walking around. And daily violence exists.

Comical. I mean, yeah, he's fish out of water and he realizes that the life he had, even with him just being in a city jail that he was in initially, that probably made his skin crawl. Yeah, I know the feeling, Joe, but just, you know, just adapt, buddy. You expect him to be running up the walls, trying to control the narrative initially, trying to hold on to folks that he's associated with.

Comical. I mean, yeah, he's fish out of water and he realizes that the life he had, even with him just being in a city jail that he was in initially, that probably made his skin crawl. Yeah, I know the feeling, Joe, but just, you know, just adapt, buddy. You expect him to be running up the walls, trying to control the narrative initially, trying to hold on to folks that he's associated with.

You know, I'm innocent. I tell you, I'm innocent. So I understand. At that point, it's sink or swim. I guess the biggest thing is you don't want to lose yourself in there. But how do I maintain my individuality in a place where everything is uniformed and rules are set? Long way before I ever came here, rules are set. How do I keep my individuality?

You know, I'm innocent. I tell you, I'm innocent. So I understand. At that point, it's sink or swim. I guess the biggest thing is you don't want to lose yourself in there. But how do I maintain my individuality in a place where everything is uniformed and rules are set? Long way before I ever came here, rules are set. How do I keep my individuality?

How do I keep my humanity and not just turn into some ogre? And that's a balancing act. What you're doing inside is what you're going to be doing when you come out. There are dudes that hit the yard and they're just slinging dope and the gambling, the this, the that. Okay, well, you're conditioned. You've conditioned yourself. He's such a bad guy. I did a good thing. I never thought in that way.

How do I keep my humanity and not just turn into some ogre? And that's a balancing act. What you're doing inside is what you're going to be doing when you come out. There are dudes that hit the yard and they're just slinging dope and the gambling, the this, the that. Okay, well, you're conditioned. You've conditioned yourself. He's such a bad guy. I did a good thing. I never thought in that way.

I still don't. He was my victim. I was the perpetrator.

I still don't. He was my victim. I was the perpetrator.

So, from the street level, you really can't see it. There's only five houses on that street.

So, from the street level, you really can't see it. There's only five houses on that street.

Across the street is Quincy Jones. He's at 1110 Bel Air.

Across the street is Quincy Jones. He's at 1110 Bel Air.

I don't hear any chimes for the alarm, so it's all good. I go to look at the alarm keypad and I see that, you know, I didn't trip any alarms.

I don't hear any chimes for the alarm, so it's all good. I go to look at the alarm keypad and I see that, you know, I didn't trip any alarms.

Two bedrooms upstairs, two downstairs with a big office. It's a house for partying.

Two bedrooms upstairs, two downstairs with a big office. It's a house for partying.

This was payback. This is something that had to happen. This was something I was going to enjoy doing. There wasn't much to consider, you know, will I or won't I? It was just a matter at that point of when will I do it?

This was payback. This is something that had to happen. This was something I was going to enjoy doing. There wasn't much to consider, you know, will I or won't I? It was just a matter at that point of when will I do it?