WHY AN AFTER DISMISSAL PROGRAM IS NECESSARY
I was recently approached by two police officers after I walked from car to car through the inside doors. Later, they told me that I had a warrant for my arrest. It turns out that the warrant was for littering. I thought that the police who wrote that ticket would not turn it in. The garbage can was also full at the time when I placed the tray beside it.
I spent an entire day in jail and I was dismissed. Thereafter, I made some mistakes. I went back in the direction that I came while I got arrested. I gave the police a peace of my mind when they continued to follow me. I eluded them and fooled them but it was not worth it.
I wish I had just gone home. I wished that I had a program to report to to get some counseling or therapy and maybe advocacy. I needed to make sense of what happened to me. I needed a plan going forward. I needed to elevate myself.
Since then, I went back to that area again and go into more problems. I fell back on old patterns of behavior that continued to entangle me in problems. I had no outlet. I had no resources. I had no advocate.