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Understand where they are coming from, but if this is all you know, you know, theres a level of progression in here, too, i guess. like in the streets, you get a promotion doing good and here you get a promotion doing bad. so its sad. but its reality. coming up on "lockup," prison time is ending for scanvinski hymes. >> im a free black man in america. let me live. >> and t.j.s is just beginning. >> you have what i consider a violent felony background. i doubt very sincerely anybody would put y...

>> no. >> you dont have a clue what kind of gun? revolver? automatic? >> automatic, it was automatic. >> was it .9 millimeter? >> i dont know. >> where did you get the gun? how is that? >> where did i get it? >> where did you get it? >> in the backyard. >> let me ask you a question. do you feel youre a risk to the community? >> a risk? >> yeah. a risk to the community. do you know what that means? a risk to the community? >> a threat? >> threat, risk, same thing. >> yes. >> do you think youre a ...

Personally lobbied on behalf of alice johnson and for this legislation and youre the first person released. shes offered to pay five years up front for your rent but youre having a problem getting a place? why? >> they are looking at it from the perspective of i still have a felony background and no credit. i was gone for two decades and therefore my credit report came back with no score, and the fact that i was incarcerated for 22 years, that felony conviction alone bars me for most housing. >>...

Personally lobbied on behalf ofa alice johnson and for this legislation and youre the first person released. shes offered to pay five years up front for your rent but youre having a problem getting a place? why?ro >> they are looking at it from the perspective of i still have a felony background and no credit. i was gone for two decades and therefore my credit report came back with no score, and the fact that i was incarcerated for 22 years, that felony conviction alone bars me for most housing....

Pretty unbelievable. its hard for a lot of people to understand where they are coming from, but if this is all you know, you know, theres a level of progression in here, too, i guess. like in the streets, you get a promotion doing good and here you get a promotion doing bad. so its sad. but its reality. coming up on "lockup," prison time is ending for scanvinski hymes. >> im a free black man in america. let me live. >> and t.j.s is just beginning. >> you have what i consider a violent felony b...

>> you dont have a clue what kind of gun? revolver? automatic? >> automatic, it was automatic. >> was it .9 millimeter? >> i dont know. >> where did you get the gun? how is that? >> where did i get it? >> where did you get it? >> in the backyard. >> let me ask you a question. do you feel youre a risk to the community? >> a risk? >> yeah. a risk to the community. do you know what that means? a risk to the community? >> a threat? >> threat, risk, same thing. >> yes. >> do you think youre a threat ...

From, but if this is all you know, you know, theres a level of progression in here, too, i guess. like in the streets, you get a promotion doing good and here you get a promotion doing bad. so its sad. but its reality. coming up on "lockup," prison time is ending for scanvinski hymes. >> im a free black man in america. let me live. >> and t.j.s is just beginning. >> you have what i consider a violent felony background. i doubt very sincerely anybody would put you on probation with your record.

Pretty unbelievable. its hard for a lot of people to understand where they are coming from, but if this is all you know, you know, theres a level of progression in here, too, i guess. like in the streets, you get a promotion doing good and here you get a promotion doing bad. so its sad. but its reality. coming up on "lockup," prison time is ending for scanvinski hymes. >> im a free black man in america. let me live. >> and t.j.s is just beginning. >> you have what i consider a violent felony b...

Violent felony background. thats what i consider, okay? >> okay. >> my recommendation would probably be to the worse, and that would be coming to prison. looks like they suggested already to you that you have got 16 months that they are going to make a recommendation for, which i think is really mild. however, im pretty sure you probably either get a suspended sentence or come to prison. i doubt very sincerely that anybody would put you on probation with your record. >> okay. >> thats just my re...

Basically, most of your life you have been incarcerated. >> yes. >> you have what i consider a violent felony background. thats what i consider, okay? >> okay. >> my recommendation would probably be to the worse, and that would be coming to prison. looks like they suggested already to you that you have got 16 months that they are going to make a recommendation for, which i think is really mild. however, im pretty sure you probably either get a suspended sentence or come to prison. i doubt very s...