"It was never easy being a kid and going straight to prison..."
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"This is slavery."
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"Then he raped me. My mom didn’t believe me. "
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"I've never really had a father."
Let facilities take root in our neighborhoods
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"You gotta stay humble."
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"We were too scarred."
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Children of the Abyss
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"They're giving me another chance."
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"It is a battlefield out there sometimes for kids."
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Call Me Mandi
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"When you lead this life . . ."
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