custody is a way for benny to make a difference in their lives. i ve lived a crazy life. from breaking into houses to supply my family crack to being highest rankin in mississippi. in the face of poverty, lack of opportunity and drugs, there are no easy fixes for mississippi s gang problem. i ve always referred to myself as a product of my environment. so many of the simon city royals i ve met here joined the gang when they were still teenagers. but i finally learned you don t have to be a product of your environment. you can choose to do better. the start of a solution could begin in this room. try not to come back here. just keep your head up, man. and i m going to say a prayer for you, brother, all right? joseph was once a teenager in a room like this. he joined the royals when he was 14 years old. when he was 16, he got his six-point stars. he has believed in their code for the past 14 years.