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Far away. >> so you want to go to college with her? >> no. >> you just want her to go to college in there? where are you going to school? do you know? >> not yet. i applied to san francisco state. it had a great support system for like undocumented students. >> so it is a college that is open to undocumented -- >> yeah. >> i would imagine sometimes you might feel like you have to hide the fact that youre undocumented, right? >> yeah. >> i guess i dont know because ive only lived here. i was born...

>> everybody look up to the shooter. other shortys coming up, they like, damn, thats what i want to be. >> the violence that have hit our city in chicago is perplexing. >> -- brings on all of these problems. >> what can we do to make this better? >> if we want to talk about violence in our communities we have to talk about the support system we have. >> the black system is getting way less funding per student. (flourish spray noise) (flourish spray noise) (flourish spray noise) (flourish spray n...

Shades of america." >> what does the phrase blark america mean to you? >> that is a tough which i subject. >> for the younger generation what does that mean for them? >> the first thing you put in your hand is a gun, everybody look up to the shooter. other shorties that come up theyre like thats what i want to be. >> the violence that have hit our city in chicago its perplexing. >> how did we bring on these problems? >> if we want to talk about violence if our community we have to talk about the...

Civic education, what kids are getting in the classroom would make a difference? do you think that it would make more of a difference if young people had the opportunities to volunteer with organizations, to engage in community service? what is it you think that would make the biggest difference in young people saying you know what, if i volunteer for this organization, i might make a difference in my community. or if i participate on this issue? somebody might hear my voice and might actually m...

Civic education, what kids are getting in the classroom would make a difference? do you think that it would make more of a difference if young people had the opportunities to volunteer with organizations, to engage in community service? you know, what is it you think that would make the biggest difference in young people seeing you know what, if i volunteer for this organization, he might make a difference in my community or if i participate on this issue, somebody might hear my voice and might ...

>> we have limited resources. we cant take everybody that wants it. and so we target the sentenced people who we know are being released directly back in our community at the end of that period. we want to make sure that youre going to have enough time to complete the program, and we want to catch you at your tail end of your sentence. >> okay. >> so that you walk out of here in that recovery mode and -- >> right. >> -- hopefully continue that. i dont know your whole history. i know your crimina...

The last couple of years. so seemingly, you were a normal person with a normal life until this addiction hit. >> right. >> its obviously very powerful and its taken over. >> yes. >> you have a pretty good support system. >> very good support system. yeah. >> which is a key element. so if people are there behind you to help support you and youre focused, i think you can do it. it really comes down to -- >> me. >> you. coming up -- >> theyve reduced my -- >> brandy nyp has a chance to leave jail...

Track, and then everything caves in again. >> ive been wanting to get off the streets. and i have every opportunity in the world. i have a big support system. i have a wonderful family. its never the right time to go. but i keep looking for the perfect ending, and theres not going to be a perfect ending. ill be dead before theres a perfect ending. coming up -- >> when i first entered the car, i thought he was a jerk. he was on older white men. most of the gentlemen on the division are older wh...

In again. >> ive been wanting to get off the streets. and i have every opportunity in the world. i have a big support system. i have a wonderful family. its never the right time to go. but i keep looking for the perfect ending, and theres not going to be a perfect ending. ill be dead before theres a perfect ending. coming up -- >> when i first entered the car, i thought he was a jerk. he was on older white men. most of the gentlemen on the division are older white men and they have money. >> b...

Outside. in jail, its difficult to sleep. do you have any information as far as how much longer you might be in jail? >> my lawyer thinks two more years. >> how do you feel about that? >> not good. this place is like limbo. >> i hear that a lot, that its the sitting around and waiting. it sounds like hes got issues of hopelessness. his first time in a disciplinary unit, actually contemplated suicide. it does concern me that he has that type of history. hes somebody well have to follow pretty clo...