Jay Dawg Speech

Some of you may know me as Jason Sklar, but since I’ve been locked up, I only go by the name of Jay Dawg. I graduated from high school which has allowed me the opportunity to take online classes at Clark College. I’m currently residing in Larch Correctional facility because of some mistakes I made in the past. To be honest, I don’t think I belong here; sure I might’ve snuck my way into a few homes, allegedly. I wouldn’t be here now if one of the unlucky homeowners hadn’t waken up and cornered me in the master bath. There was a scuffle that occurred which I’m not proud of, but I’m trying to change my ways. Because of security reasons, I can’t be on this field trip in person. I have the honors of listening to the video option provided by the
It was a radical difference from never having a run in with the law to portraying someone convicted of a crime. In addition, I realize now how much I take my freedom for granted. It became clearly how much others are missing out on because they’re trapped in a jail cell while civilization continues on without them. The video only contained audio and lacked video which left much up to my imagination. Many people get the chance to experience at least two of the senses while I was left to wander how the garden smelt, felt, and looked
There are situations I would be considered a target, I am female as well as having a lack of religion, especially spending nearly all of my life living it the South has caused some tension from others. My stance on environmental justice would qualify me a target because there are many agents in place attempting to deny climate change and even destroy sacred land with the DAPL in the Dakotas. On the other hand, being a white American of Western European heritage from the middle class as allowed me to be an agent and easily strive in the oppressive society we live in today. For Jay Dawg, I believe that in most situations he would’ve been an agent but he fell down a dark path that caused him to become a target. He and many other prisoners aren’t given the option to experience nature in their own way since they must always be supervised. Even though I may be young, I believe that I hold at least some or more than people my age and older. Taking on the role of someone nearly the complete opposite of me was both exciting and a learning experience. As someone who will never have to face the inside of a jail cell, it led to to a few conclusions. I’ve seen many television shows with prisoners and seeing what they face everyday seems unimaginable. This experience gave me the ability to see how fortunate I am to not have to be trapped in a cage and I have the freedom to experience