Going to Prison a Teenage Boy
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This book is to educate, enlighten, empower, motivate, and cultivate. It is a motivational book of the path that a teenage boy from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio, was walking, until that path led him to prison. He received an 18-year prison sentence for Aggravated Robbery, and that changed his entire perspective on life. It made him aware of ho
Antonio Stowes
The author is a rehabilitated and reinvented black man from Cleveland, Ohio. He is the only child of his mother, Ms. Antonia (Ms. Ann) Stowes. Being in the streets since the age of about 13, lead to run-ins with the law. He was incarcerated at the age of 17 for Aggravated Robbery and sentenced to an 18-year prison sentence. Upon entering prison, after a rocky start in the beginning of his bid, he eventually ceased his association and affiliation with any gang, street lifestyle, or mentality. Once he became conscious, he desired more and better results for his life. He started facilitating inmate led programs. He enrolled in Ashland University, where he maintained a 3.0 GPA each semester. He is CPR certified, a certified Ohio school tutor and has consistently put in the proper work to prepare himself for society and freedom. Being incarcerated since he was a teenager has motivated and fueled him to show true resiliency.
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Going to Prison a Teenage Boy - Antonio Stowes
Introduction
My name is Antonio Buckey Lo
Stowes. I was born February, 7th, 1994 in Cleveland, Ohio, St. Luke’s hospital. The struggle has been real for me, right from birth. Being born in the 90's meant a lot of us were, quote on quote
crack babies. My mother Antonia Ann
Stowes was battling an addiction to cover up all the hurt and pain she had endured and experienced in the course of her life (She eventually won the battle and has been sober ever since, I'm so proud of her & your life was spared because you could have easily been killed by the hands of Anthony Sowell, like several of your other friends, R.I.P to all the women involved). Another alarming statistic, my father was unknown and very absent and that's a forever ongoing battle and struggle in the black households and communities! If it wasn't for Henry Rigsby
(1933-2020), known as grandfather, taking me in at the hospital, I would of for sure been lost in the foster care system. Being the only child, I had to walk this crazy journey called life by myself. You can only imagine without the proper support and guidance what my future life would lead too!? The streets, violence, womanizing, let downs, pain, struggle, and the inevitable it seems like PRISON
! This Cycle has to come to a halt and in my era and generation, I will do much as I can to make a difference. This is my whole mission and purpose of writing a book to speak for so many young black men, who can relate to my upbringing and who also may have so much in common with my upbringing and journey. Please take the time to read this book from cover to cover!
Chapter 1
A Disadvantage from the Start
The year 2020 sparked a fire in me something so fierce! History of blacks being mistreated and targeted, repeated itself but we became fed up after the George Floyd killing, by a police officer.
Like a lot of young African American kids growing up are always naive or oblivious to the unfairness, injustice, or inequality. You think the ghettos and hoods we're growing up in are okay and acceptable. We become a product of our environment and the violence, drugs, death, prison, lack of education and absent strong male black fathers become normal. This really made me feel some type of way.
A black woman judge sentenced me to 18 years, my first adult offense for Aggravated robbery that I committed at the age of 17. The simple fact that I robbed white individuals is my strong belief because I received a for sure disproportionate prison sentence. I appealed my Sentence, it was reversed and remanded back because the courts admitted they strayed drastically
away from the sentence guidelines. Unfortunately, I was resentenced to the same exact 18-year prison term to quote on quote
, protect the public from future crimes I could
possibly commit. Needless to say, to my people who may be reading this book please
don't never lay down or stop fighting the system. Always fight the justice