by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | More Than My Mugshot
I know who I am as a person. Everyday I strive to be a better person in total. I’m loving, caring, I listen to people. I don’t let the past keep me down. I have drive. I have ambition. I have a love for mankind. And I have no...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | More Than My Mugshot
Because of my record, I was denied the clearance necessary to teach yoga at a women’s recovery home. I’m an attorney. How is it I am trusted to shepherd clients through some of the most complicated, consequential, and terrifying matters in their lives, but not teach a...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | More Than My Mugshot
My true, heart-felt life-long passion and love is for people. I’ve always loved people. I’m Irish, Cherokee, and Black; I have Hispanic family members. I get along with everyone and I’m a talker. I’m from a town where racism is in your face. Here, it’s under the...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | More Than My Mugshot
I dropped out of high school, picked up a DUI, possession of marijuana, and possession of a firearm in commission of an offense. Oh my god, it’s affected my life. Housing? Automatic disqualification. Jobs? I’m qualified—but unless I can find employment that doesn’t...
by waac | Aug 30, 2024 | More Than My Mugshot
I did not wake up one morning and decide I want to be a drug addict and an alcoholic, and I didn’t go to sleep on night hoping I’d wake up with bi-polar. But life can be unkind. T was a bad boy, but with his blue eyes and blonde hair, he was the most beautiful human...