Finishing the book, I realized that a lot of these inmates have the capabilities to change. I didn't realize this because they left jail and never came back, some of them did come back, but I realized this from what some of them said. These kids do have things in their life that are more important then breaking the law. Dario who really was a smart kid, found himself in the SHU, which was the "special housing unit, a maximum security isolation block for the worst inmates"(Chura 190). To me this would be the scariest part of the prison. But when David Chura had to go to the SHU to give Dario a english test so he could get his High School diploma if he past, the scariest people there were the workers, not the inmates. These people who were supposed to be the scariest inmates in the jail, were quiet for the hours it took Dario to finish his test. They all wanted him to succeed. One guy named "old Cal" told David Chura, "Smart, too. You tell him I'm gonna keep these guys real quiet for him so he can think"(207). The people in the SHU helped dario pass his test. They worked together like a family. Old Cal saw someone in jail who he didnt believe should be there are he did as much as he can to help get him out and keep him out, because so many of the people in jail could be succesful in the real world. They have the capablities they just need to try their hardest. Some of the inmates are very intellegent and talented that if they used their brains they wouldn't have to be in jail.
I really enjoyed reading this book, because I got the chance to read about real people stories. Real reasons these people are in jail. I learned alot from this book that I would have nevered learned or thought about.
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