I’ve known for a long time now when his sentence would max out. But when a recorded phone call informed me of the exact date three weeks away, it hit me hard.
People with outstanding legal debt could literally pay in blood if they were too poor to avoid the fines, and if they were unable or unwilling to do so, they could go directly to jail.
One of the other protesters told me to put my scarf over my mouth and nose in case they used tear gas. My boyfriend looked at me and said, “We’re going to jail.”
I have been in prison for almost 6 months. Most days, I look in the mirror and I don't like what I see.
