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June 2005

Out of the Gate

Prison was the only home he knew. He didn't have a clue how to live without drinking outside.

I grew up in a home filled with alcohol and drugs. We moved every other month because there was no money to pay the rent; all the money was spent on alcohol. I never met my father, and my various stepfathers weren't much to speak of. Needless to say, I didn't like to stay home much.

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