when paula ras gets ti at the orange county jail in california, she usually spends ione, punchg a basketball. i m a fighter. i use my fists, you know. i used to go to the boxing gym out there. you have to be solid as a rock in here, and nobody wants to see nobody cry in here. that s the first thing we tell them. don t cry. don t shed a tear. man up. face the glass. it s been very hard for me to manage. rivas has spent most of the last ten years locked up on various drug-related charges, but this time it s different. while she s here, her son lorenzo has been serving as a marine in afghanistan. i didn t want him to be hurt or injured in any way, you know. he s seen a lot. i know he has. but he s lost a few friends, i know that. today lorenzo is not only safe but home from his deployment. he has just arrived with his grandmother for a visit. i haven t seen her in about nine months. to see my mom in jail it s really hard on me.
good luck. thanks. the judge s ruling is good news for rivas. he s decided that because of the time she s already served in orange county, she can transfer to a drug rehabilitation program rather than prison. i remember when it wasn t this way. right? yeah. with all my priors, i ve always went upstate, so it s something different for me, something new, and for me it s the last time i m going to come back. you out of here? i m out of here, bunky. yes, ma am. yes, ma am. bye, paula. bye, paula. thank you. bye-bye. good luck. as soon as i touched down downstairs, i m going to call the program. do what i ve got to do, for myself, my family. my son.