>> say good morning. >> to me it is me being able to not miss a beat on my children. missing time with them is very detrimental, and they really need me. >> being able to make sure the bills are paid. to be able to strategize with my lawyer. you cannot do that behind bars. >> the most important thing in my life right now is change. i am doing pretty good. i have been sober for about a year. thank you. >> i have been affected by having relatives and friends in prison. my mother was incarcerated for a time. so many people are doing these things out of pain and desperation and poverty. everybody has a story like that, so we decide if we want to inflict more harm and punishment or help them heal and grow. >> it is so important. continuing to have this conversation using the language of love and freedom and