Why Did Carlos Grow Up In Jail Summary

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Carlos was twenty two years old and sitting in a jail cell when he started to think about all the poor decision he had made that took him to that jail cell. He recall how he first let his cousin move in with him even though knew he was a drung dealer. How he agreed to be his cousins "bank" knowing that could bring him trouble. Somehow being in that jail cell also brought the memories of that person he dream to be when he grow up, clearly it wasn't to be an inmate in a prison. That day he made a promise to himself, at sonnets he gets out from jail he will become the person he once dream to be. He knew it wasn't going to be easy especially with criminal record, but he was going to try his best. He was only handling the money, so he was able to get out with probation only. Five years of probation where he had to report to an officer every month, go thru drug tests, he need it to provide an address, he also need it to find a job and provide all the information to his probation officer. He was forced to move back with his grandma's house because with all the legal expenses he couldn't afford to be living by himself. After looking for several months for a job one of his cousins got him a job in a electrical company that worked with different hospitals of the city. Several months after working there he realized he actually enjoy working there, he …show more content…
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