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my oldest brother, who is 13 years old than me, started his "prison career" by the time he was 12 for drug abuse and stealing. i call it a career because he's been in and out of the system ever since. he's 41 now and is due to be released in August from his latest 5 year sentence.
i have never known my brother because the short times that he was out he would get high, steal, and get arrested again. my memories of him from growing up involve fights with the family and my mom crying.
what i find heartbreaking (besides the fact that i don't know him) is that the time that he spends in prison is the only time that he is clean from drugs. i am constantly asking myself... is it better for him to be in prison and be clean or out on the street smoking meth & crack, asking people of spare change, and stealing from the neighbors?


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