every day is a good day for me now. now that i m out of that shu, now that i m out of that shu, every day is a good day for me now. and i m not taking it for granted. while trotter recently completed a decade in the stark solitary existence that comes with life in the secured confinement unit, demetrius burks has only begun his 15-month stay there. another day, another dollar. it is the consequence he will pay for assaulting a corrections officer. but it was the murder of an innocent man that brought him to prison. when you re out there living that life, you re really not thinking about the consequences until they occur. but burks had a regular reminder of the consequences of crime. he grew up in the shadow of indiana state prison, home of the state s death row. the neighborhood i m from is right on the same street as the prison. it s like i always seen it.
i don t understand why it couldn t have been like a sign like don t go here. you know what i mean? coming up it brought me to tears. my heart wept with pride as i opened each fold of that quilt. the mother of a slain soldier expresses gratitude. and demetrius? yes, sir. i m tom hanks. i m a detective with the indiana state police. this is going to be your copy. demetrius burks gets more bad news. managing blood sugar is a series of smart choices. and when you replace one meal.
custody of the facility. demetrius? yes, sir. i m tom hanks. i m a detective with the indiana state police. this is your copy. i m going to give to it this officer. i m going to read this to you. arrest warrant, the state of indiana, authorized the warrant on demetrius burks, no social security number listed. count one, battery, resulting in bodily injury, class d felony. if this is set for initial hearing, the warrant does not expire. that s a d felony, sir. it s going to be count one, battery resulting in bodily injury, class d felony, correct. okay? yes, sir. all right. thank you. he got an initial hearing i think video conferencing that will be conducted with the
still my baby. hey, baby. how you doing? what s up, man? what s up with y all? how are you doing? i m fine. okay. white boy specifically said tell mamma meech i said what s up. what s up, dog? how are you feeling? chilling, man, chilling. you looking good. look fit and strong. stand up. let me look at you. stand up, turn around. let me see. you all right? okay. burks has not seen his mother since he assaulted officer manuel. but he told her about the incident over the phone. when will you be able to sign up for school again? probably after all this is said and done and whatnot. after this is settled? okay. you know we want you to get back in your classes and make sure
proud of. then your quilt arrived. it brought me to tears. my heart wept with pride as i opened each fold of that quilt. i want you to know you made this mamma look up that day and thank god for wonderful people such as yourselves. a lot of us are here because we messed up our freedoms and for people are over there fighting for those. and to support them in this right here, it s awesome to be a part of something like that. it s too early to tell if demetrius burks will have such a revelation. but six years into a 55-year sentence for murder, burks has a history of testing authority. burks has a lengthy conduct history for drugs, threatening, intimidation, tobacco. but he went too far when he assaulted officer james manuel. before i could get security, he turned around and punched me. i hit him in his face. he hit me a couple of more times with the handcuffs since he had one loose hanging on the