From My Prison cell, I hope that I can Help!

From My Prison Cell, I Hope I can Help!
By Jesse Alan Walker

Freedom is priceless.
The essence of the human spirit.
It took me losing mine to truly understand that!
For the record, I AM NOT ANTI-POLICE nor am I ANTI-PRISON.
I believe in Justice.
I firmly believe in fair punishment.
I am not innocent, nor do I claim to be.
I make the following statement with the uppermost certainty: society needs police, prosecutors, Judges and prisons!
Trust me. I have been reminded of that everyday for going on 8 years now.
Most of the people in here, belong in here. But there are many others who simply made mistakes: errors of judgment that can be attributed to adolescence, drug dependence, alcohol abuse, or a combination of factors.
I place myself in the later of those categories.
After much thought and consideration, I've decided to compose a memoir about my experience and struggles with drug abuse, addiction, the criminal justice system, incarceration and everything that comes with it, and more importantly everything that led to it!