Tonesa Welch

But after talking to him, I said, hey, I'm going to tell my story. And he said, you should. And I said, I'm going to have to tell you that you should. He said, women should know that this can happen to them. He said, I'm not that person no more. And he apologized so like he told me stories that I had never heard about him. And the apology that he gave me, it was so receiving to me.

But after talking to him, I said, hey, I'm going to tell my story. And he said, you should. And I said, I'm going to have to tell you that you should. He said, women should know that this can happen to them. He said, I'm not that person no more. And he apologized so like he told me stories that I had never heard about him. And the apology that he gave me, it was so receiving to me.

You know how people say, you don't need that apology. You never get the apology. You don't need it. You're okay. I thought that. But once I got it from him, this most sincere apology behind the story, you should tell your story. I'm no longer that person. I'm not shame. You know, I can talk about it. Anything that you, if you need me for it, just let me know.

You know how people say, you don't need that apology. You never get the apology. You don't need it. You're okay. I thought that. But once I got it from him, this most sincere apology behind the story, you should tell your story. I'm no longer that person. I'm not shame. You know, I can talk about it. Anything that you, if you need me for it, just let me know.

You know, I want to show men that they, he said he was in prison and he would hear the stories and he would just be embarrassed and his body would cringe. And like, how did I do that to somebody I love so much? You know, he said, I loved you so much. And he said, I couldn't understand why I did that to you all the time. But he said, well, I was sick. I grew up in it.

You know, I want to show men that they, he said he was in prison and he would hear the stories and he would just be embarrassed and his body would cringe. And like, how did I do that to somebody I love so much? You know, he said, I loved you so much. And he said, I couldn't understand why I did that to you all the time. But he said, well, I was sick. I grew up in it.

My father did it to my mother and I thought I was OK. And then it was the cycle that I did it to you. And after I got that apology, it was just like, OK, at first I'm like it changed something in me.

My father did it to my mother and I thought I was OK. And then it was the cycle that I did it to you. And after I got that apology, it was just like, OK, at first I'm like it changed something in me.

with him yeah you know at first i just would talk to him but i i wouldn't still want to be around him i couldn't have that conversation but after that apology and the explanation and telling me gave me the freedom to speak about it wow i felt it i felt the relief a real relief

with him yeah you know at first i just would talk to him but i i wouldn't still want to be around him i couldn't have that conversation but after that apology and the explanation and telling me gave me the freedom to speak about it wow i felt it i felt the relief a real relief

My nephew, one of my nephews got eight years, one got nine years, one got 11 and one got 13. And yeah, and Terry got 30 years. But he came home on the CARES Act, so he's home. But Demetrius is not home.

My nephew, one of my nephews got eight years, one got nine years, one got 11 and one got 13. And yeah, and Terry got 30 years. But he came home on the CARES Act, so he's home. But Demetrius is not home.

That's your lowest. I mean, it felt like, you know, I end up working in a prison chapel. I don't know how that happened. You know, the counselor, you know, the first counselor, you know, end up working in a chapel. In federal prison, everybody has to have a job. And it was only one out of 600 women. It was one job, one person for one job at the chapel. And it was given to me.

That's your lowest. I mean, it felt like, you know, I end up working in a prison chapel. I don't know how that happened. You know, the counselor, you know, the first counselor, you know, end up working in a chapel. In federal prison, everybody has to have a job. And it was only one out of 600 women. It was one job, one person for one job at the chapel. And it was given to me.

So I thought that was God putting me on a path. I was in the middle of the desert. I was in prison, like in Victorville prison. And if anybody know about Victorville prison, it's in the middle of the desert. I grew up in Vegas.

So I thought that was God putting me on a path. I was in the middle of the desert. I was in prison, like in Victorville prison. And if anybody know about Victorville prison, it's in the middle of the desert. I grew up in Vegas.

And I felt like that this was I was stripped, like I said, stripped of everything. This is my time to reflect on how did I get here? I walked on that yard. I was in the middle of the first night. I was in the middle of a sandstorm. And I looked up at the sky and I told God, please help me. Why am I here? Please change me. Let me figure out why I'm here. So when I got the job.

And I felt like that this was I was stripped, like I said, stripped of everything. This is my time to reflect on how did I get here? I walked on that yard. I was in the middle of the first night. I was in the middle of a sandstorm. And I looked up at the sky and I told God, please help me. Why am I here? Please change me. Let me figure out why I'm here. So when I got the job.

In the chapel, I was around. I knew God. We called on God all the time. You know, when you're in the streets, you probably, God, let me get through this. Okay, God, I'm about, you know.

In the chapel, I was around. I knew God. We called on God all the time. You know, when you're in the streets, you probably, God, let me get through this. Okay, God, I'm about, you know.