Tonesa Welch

Those are the moments that when you're in prison yet you realize hey, you gotta do something about this Yeah, and I had a Prison counselor and I have to tell this story. It was um, I went I was I was called out custody So at the end of my prison term I could go out and work in the you know in the city the round surrounding city so it's called out custody and

Those are the moments that when you're in prison yet you realize hey, you gotta do something about this Yeah, and I had a Prison counselor and I have to tell this story. It was um, I went I was I was called out custody So at the end of my prison term I could go out and work in the you know in the city the round surrounding city so it's called out custody and

So when they told me that my father had passed, the chaplain had came and told my father had passed. And he told me I was able, you know, I could go home to the funeral, but I had to go make the arrangements with my counselor. I had a hard time with my counselor.

So when they told me that my father had passed, the chaplain had came and told my father had passed. And he told me I was able, you know, I could go home to the funeral, but I had to go make the arrangements with my counselor. I had a hard time with my counselor.

Um, so when I went to tell, I said, Hey, I know you heard that my dad died. I want to go home to the funeral, go to the funeral. She said, can I curse?

Um, so when I went to tell, I said, Hey, I know you heard that my dad died. I want to go home to the funeral, go to the funeral. She said, can I curse?

No, we caused up a storm here. Fuck you, bitch. Fuck your family, fuck your dad, fuck your mama, and fuck your motherfucking kids. You shouldn't have came to prison, bitch. Now get the fuck out my office. And this woman is a counselor? A counselor in the prison. When I first went to this prison, I went to two different prisons. Yeah. And you think, OK, I'm here to be a rehabilitative.

No, we caused up a storm here. Fuck you, bitch. Fuck your family, fuck your dad, fuck your mama, and fuck your motherfucking kids. You shouldn't have came to prison, bitch. Now get the fuck out my office. And this woman is a counselor? A counselor in the prison. When I first went to this prison, I went to two different prisons. Yeah. And you think, OK, I'm here to be a rehabilitative.

But she gave me such a hard time when I first went on the prison grounds. I was walking a yard. It's called the yard, you know, trying to just figure out like what's going on in my world here. And one of the guards came up to me, said, you're new here. Right. And I said, yeah. So you don't have a hard time.

But she gave me such a hard time when I first went on the prison grounds. I was walking a yard. It's called the yard, you know, trying to just figure out like what's going on in my world here. And one of the guards came up to me, said, you're new here. Right. And I said, yeah. So you don't have a hard time.

You know, I didn't have a fear of the women that wasn't, you know, I had been in the streets forever. So I'm not scared of the women. I've been in more danger than this. I can handle this. And he said, no, you're going to, he said, who's your counselor? I told him, I said, her name is Ms. Stockings. I reached out to her since I've been home and just to ask her why.

You know, I didn't have a fear of the women that wasn't, you know, I had been in the streets forever. So I'm not scared of the women. I've been in more danger than this. I can handle this. And he said, no, you're going to, he said, who's your counselor? I told him, I said, her name is Ms. Stockings. I reached out to her since I've been home and just to ask her why.

And he says, she's going to give you a hard time. You're a nice looking woman and she's going to give you a hard time. And when I tell you, the last part of my bit was the hardest time of my life. By her saying that, that was almost coming home, but I had to deal with her for like 18 months straight. Taking my visits, taking my commissary, taking my phone calls. It was just madness all the time.

And he says, she's going to give you a hard time. You're a nice looking woman and she's going to give you a hard time. And when I tell you, the last part of my bit was the hardest time of my life. By her saying that, that was almost coming home, but I had to deal with her for like 18 months straight. Taking my visits, taking my commissary, taking my phone calls. It was just madness all the time.

Oh no, it was, it was the heart. And I used to pray all the time. I met an older lady had did. And by the time we met, she had already been down like 20 something years. And she would always tell me, she said, don't let her see you cry. Don't let her see you break. I'm like, I'm not going to cry. That's what I'm not going to do. But she's like, whatever you do.

Oh no, it was, it was the heart. And I used to pray all the time. I met an older lady had did. And by the time we met, she had already been down like 20 something years. And she would always tell me, she said, don't let her see you cry. Don't let her see you break. I'm like, I'm not going to cry. That's what I'm not going to do. But she's like, whatever you do.

And so every time something would happen, she was like, let's go in the yard. And she would walk and pray with me. Like, you're going to get through this. You're going to get through this. But every day, can you imagine like, oh, I'm not going to make it through this. I'm not going to make it through this. I don't make it through the battles of the street. Right.

And so every time something would happen, she was like, let's go in the yard. And she would walk and pray with me. Like, you're going to get through this. You're going to get through this. But every day, can you imagine like, oh, I'm not going to make it through this. I'm not going to make it through this. I don't make it through the battles of the street. Right.

But here I come here and I'm feeling like you've got to fight your way through it every day. You know, not even a good night's sleep because you don't know when you're going to become. She's going to come wake you up out of your sleep or you have. I have sons who she took away my phone privileges. I can't even call home to see how they're doing.

But here I come here and I'm feeling like you've got to fight your way through it every day. You know, not even a good night's sleep because you don't know when you're going to become. She's going to come wake you up out of your sleep or you have. I have sons who she took away my phone privileges. I can't even call home to see how they're doing.