15 facing life
Chapter 9 Part 1
Dre Luna
Husband, father,friend Focused on criminal and juvenile justice reform advocacy A voice for those in prison who deserve a second chance
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Chapter 8 Part 2
This memoir is a collection of memories, stories, and experiences that have shaped my transformation from a 15 year old boy navigating life and death in the streets of my hometown, to finding hope in a maximum security adult prison with a life without parole sentence, and building a life of freedom beyond prison walls.
15 facing life
Chapter 8 Part 1
Chapter 7 Part 2
Everyone else has slowly begun to ghost me after I was convicted.
15 Facing Life
Chapter 7 Part 1
'I looked over and almost all of them were looking right at me. I hurried and looked away. I was so nervous that I was shaking. I couldn't control it no matter how hard I tried. It was overwhelming.'
15 Facing Life Chapter 6 Part 5
'I looked up - the two of them were staring at me. They had a mixture of sadness and curiosity on their faces... wondering how I could be so calm and unfazed when I was seriously in jeopardy..'
Chapter 6 Part 4
"What happened next shocked and disappointed me. So much I almost cursed out loud."
15 Facing Life Chapter 6 Part 3
Chapter 6 Part 2
“He threw the first punch.
15 facing life
March 13, 2012
15 facing life
Chapter 5 Part 2
I kept telling myself to relax, that I was good. None of that s*** helped.
The only thing that helped was to shut everything in my mind out as I went into a state of fearlessness and stoicism. It worked.
I almost felt safe enough to tell him. I wanted to tell him, but felt like if I did then I would be sealed with that murder conviction and spend the rest of my life in prison.
He asked me one more time if I wanted to tell my side of the story.
I turned the shower on and the water hit me... ice cold. I couldn’t believe it!
That was the beginning of a shift in my mental state... all I could feel in the moment was anger.
She knew what I had done, and she also knew that I wasn’t going home anytime soon, if ever again.
Everyone was told to go to their cells. Everyone except me.
I sat in the back seat of the police car feeling numb. I didn't even care that I was being arrested for the gun. That was nothing to me at that moment.
15 facing life Chapter 3 - Part 1
She told me to put my hands on my head and began searching me for weapons.
I was scared but I didn’t run. I knew I had a gun and if I made the wrong move I would have been shot.
It’s almost as if I was trying to run from the truth of what I’ve done, and being in the house made me feel boxed in.
I needed space and room to think.
I didn’t stop to think that maybe they were just coming in peace to see if everything was all good.
I didn’t think of any of that. I just reacted on impulse.
You could feel the tension beginning to build
In dice, the momentum can shift at any moment and a lot of money could be exchanged in a matter of minutes.