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    Hi, my name is Cindy and I’m 15 years old. It’s my first day in jail, adult jail, and boy am I scared! I was at juvenile jail once and this isn’t anything like that place! I still can’t believe how fast all of this happened. One night I’m out dancing at an after hours club and wham, now I’m in prison for up to 22 1/2 years! I suppose you’d like to know how this happened. Well, I was leaving the after hours club when these three girls from the north side were messing with me. My friends had already left so I was alone. I pulled out my pistol which, by the way, wasn’t even loaded, and pointed it at them and told them to leave me alone. I didn’t mean anything by it. I wasn’t going to shoot them. I just wanted them to leave me alone. But I got arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. (How deadly is a gun with no bullets I asked, but that didn’t mater) Anyway, I guess last July a new law makes it so that kids that get charged with certain crimes have to go to adult jail instead of juvenile jail.  Well, I’m one of them, on my way to adult prison at age 15. I won’t get out of jail until I’m almost 40 years old!"

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    On 10/05/04
    Andreus from Othr said:
    I think it should be obvious to some people that this story is pure fabrication. Perhaps there is a law for which some crimes commited by juveniles can be punishable by adult prison, but you cannot seriously believe that even adults would be punished with a life sentence for aggravated assault - I knew a person who did worse than this (Smacked someone with an unloaded pistol) - who only got six months. He was twenty-two. Come on, people.
    On 10/02/04
    Terry from AL said:
    last year i was in your same position i got a 9 year sentenc for escapeing from a juvy center. You are so right they are so diffrent i did 3 years got 3 out for good put me at my parole hearing and now i have turned a 180 im in the army now and doing good dont think about the bad because me and my crew were worse then evil this is offering you alot of oppritunites Your life may not turn out like you want it but god does everything for a reason i dont know exactly were you are comeing from but you have to live it 1 day at a time because even in there You NEVER know what will come tommorow
    On 09/27/04
    alex from AZ said:
    hey, I was reading threw this site and I heard about what happened with you and the three females. I dont agree with the time you had to be sent to prison I deffinately fell bad, but I dont understand why you had the gun??? just be yourself dont let others push you around if they were bothering you. When you could have just left. sorry again and good luck!!!
    On 09/24/04
    Andy from MI said:
    I think that it was not all your fault. They should not have let you into a nightclub if your fifteen. Secondly, your parents should have been paying closer attention to you. The law that had you placed in an adult prison is wrong. It is not safe for young teens to be in adult jail,even if it is a womens prison. They gave you a sentance as though you actually killed somebody. You should appeal. Until then I would find someone who looked like they weren't affiliated with any gang and beat them up. Do it as soon as possible to get a reputation for being tough.
    On 09/16/04
    Tanisha from NY said:
    OK, first of all you shouldn't have had a gun. Second that should be a lesson, and you deserve to be in jail until you're forty.
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