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Accountability
My being in prison is no one's fault but my own. At an early age, rather than taking the advice of those who wanted good things for me, I rebelled. Quickly, my life spiraled out of control and I was on the streets engaging in gang activities, heavily involved in criminal activity. My reckless lifestyle and continuous poor decision making caused jail to be a revolving door in my life.
I'm ten years into my second adult incarceration and daily I ask, "What did you do to your life?" The truth is I've destroyed it up to this point, and I'm ashamed of that. However, I don't have to destroy it anymore. So my objective is to leave this place different than when I came in.
Since being in prison, I've completed programming in anger management, criminal thinking, AODA, vocational trades, and college courses. Change has not come easy for me, but I'm learning most things in life takes hard work.
The center point of change to me is holding yourself accountable, and I know I put me in here. In the process, a lot of people's lives were impacted and I'm truly sorry for that.
As I move forward with my life, I ask for everyone's forgiveness and prayers. I'm excited about living a healthy lifestyle outside these walls. In the meantime, I have a lot of work to do.
Questions:
Do you believe in change?
What change have you had to make in your life?
Comment or write me directly at:
Marcus T. Rogers Jr. 377571
WSPF
P.O. Box 9900
Boscobel, WI 53805
"Forgive those who have hurt you."
—Les Brown
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