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They were only able to send you to prisons that were still open. Tom Temin What transpired to get you from there to Florence? Because that’s where the really tough people go and it’s all day solitary, etc., etc.Įddie Ellis Yeah, well, D.C. Then from Red Onion, I was sent to the supermax in Florence, Colorado. Then I went to Red Onion in Pound, Virginia. They sent us back to Lorton, to the supermax unit where that was still open. Then I was transferred to Youngstown, Ohio, to a privatized prison there. When Lorton was still open in Lorton, Virginia. Tom Temin Now, you went to which prison? Initially?Įddie Ellis Initially, I went to DC jail and I went to Lorton. And I ended up serving 15 years in prison, seven years on parole, and I’ve been home since 2006. Because of the victim impact statement, the judge ended up giving me 22 years instead of like 35, 40 years because the victim impact statement asked the judge to have leniency on us because we were children. Tom Temin And then what happened? Where were you sentenced to?Įddie Ellis I faced 75 years to life, found guilty of manslaughter. Tom Temin That is to say, you were juvenile age, but tried and convicted as an adult.Įddie Ellis Yes. Tom Temin And so you were tried and convicted as a juvenile. In addition, Tom Roeh from ExtraHop will provide an industry perspective. Insight by ExtraHop: In this exclusive webinar edition of Ask the CIO, host Jason Miller and his guest, Kurt DelBene from the Department of Veterans Affairs will dive into zero trust and the future of training and automation at the VA. And as a child, that’s what ended up happening. And sometimes in these situations, hurt people can still hurt people. And as a child, I lost my father to gun violence. But as a 16 year old child, I didn’t understand what was taking place, what was happening.

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And I take full responsibility for what took place that day. Someone pulled a gun on me and I had a gun and I defended myself and they unfortunately lost their life that day. As a young person I was caught up around the wrong things at times, and I ended up getting in trouble at the age of 16. Tom Temin And just give us the brief outlines of your life that led to prison and back out of it.Įddie Ellis Okay. This is a personal, intimate, and instructive interview. He now works for juvenile-sentencing reform. Eddie Ellis was convicted of manslaughter, did part of his sentence in the Florence, Colorado, super-max prison, and returned to society. The Bureau’s stated mission, in part, is, “To provide reentry programs to ensure inmates’ successful return to the community.” The BOP Mission Statement also references “custody and care, not jails and guards.” Federal Drive with Tom Temin takes a look a look at one success. The focus, thus far, has been on the Federal Bureau of Prisons, part of the Justice Department. This interview is sort of postscript to the Federal Drive series, The Worst Place to Work in the Federal Government. The Bureau’s stated mission, in part, is, “To provide reentry programs to ensure inmates’ successful return to the community.” The BOP Mission Statement also references “custody and care, not jails and guards.” Federal Drive with Tom Temin takes.

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