not appropriate, and she is here today to take responsibility for that. since this has occurred, her family has rallied around her and made the adjustments to where if she was to be released on probation she could stay with them immediately. probation is going to hold her accountable. she s not going to be living on the streets. she wants to get as far away from broadway as possible. she s young enough and she s smart enough that if she were given a chance on probation, i think she would succeed. and that s why i think rehabilitation at this point is more proper than imprisonment. thank you, judge. ms. amex, did you want to proceed at this time? thank you. assistant district attorney jennifer amex believes walker should go to prison for the maximum 75 months. sometimes the harm is just too great, judge. prison should be reserved for violent offenders, and in this case that is what ms. walker has in fact become. the prosecution asserts that a dispute over money is what led to
vegas. vegas. kansas is only one of a few states with a violent offender registry, similar to more common sex offender registries. the goal is to protect the public. but they also mark the offender for years beyond their sentence. often making it difficult to find housing or a job. tanya salmon is a friend of walker s and has had her own difficulties on broadway. we re kind of on the same page about some stuff. yeah, it s going to hurt. yeah she s going to cry. but she can t shut herself out like this or it s just going to make it worse. i know how she s feeling and if she closes herself out right now i m scared what is going to happen for her. coming up she had to be forced into handcuffs and then once i was walking her out of the cell door, she tried to jump off mezz level. jail officials put vegas
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i already have a copy, i ripped it up. i m going to get one or the other. it s all up to the judge. either way i hope for the best. i mean, it s going to happen either way. what is? whatever is going to happen. i don t know, you don t know. no, i do know. i have to stay calm. focused. all right. well, i m about to move around. all right. that don t make no sense. though miller knows walker s judge and is convinced she s headed to prison, walker believes faith will set her free. and she s used a bar of soap to fortify that belief. this says bless me and it s a cross. and then i wrote crosses all over my sink. i just, you know, put crosses on everything so i can remind myself why i m trying to change. coming up
i just want another chance at life because i m better than this. all right. thank you. finally, it s time for the judge to hand down the sentence. ms. walker, your situation is regrettable in a great many ways. i ve done what i can to be as informed as i can in looking at what s the appropriate sentence in your case. and the two options here obviously prison or probation. to place you on probation, i would have to consider the risk you would pose outside of this building. and in considering that, i have to look at what you ve got to help you succeed on probation. and right now, that isn t much.