My name is Torie Chisholm, inmate number 1018519, housed in the Virginia Department of Corrections. I'm an ex-gang member turned mentor and activist, and my goal is to be an excellent role model for my kids, siblings, and the youth, be a great husband to my wife, make my mother proud, and be a productive citizen when I'm blessed to be able to be released from prison. I've been incarcerated since 2003 when I was 15 years old for robberies, and I'm 33 years old now. I received 47 years. I'm truly sorry for my actions. Coming into prison as a young juvenile, I turned to gangs for protection, and I created an image in order to survive a dangerous atmosphere. That lifestyle did protect me, but it caused me to get in a lot of trouble. And I realized that my family and freedom is way more important. I could- I completed a program called Second Chance Quest and became a tutor and mentor in the program. It's a nonprofit organization and they helped me realize that I deserved a second chance. Governor Ralph Northam officially made [inaudible] Virginia, and we are doing the social media takeover in April, so please go to Second Chance Quest on IG. You can also go to YouTube to see my interview with [inaudible] and sign my petition for my parole called Free Torie Chisholm 1018519. Thanks to everyone for making a difference like Senator David Marsh, Jennifer McLean, Mark Pete, Jeffrey Campbell, Lee [inaudible], and Vivian Watts, Senator Scott Surovell in Fairfax, Virginia, the Virginia Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, Jaina White to lead the turn of the staff and mentor at Second Chance Quest, [inaudible], and Life of a Life podcast, my legal legal team, Johnny  My legal team, Johnny [inaudible], my mother, kids, and beautiful wife, and governor Ralph Northam by changing the narrative of Virginia and being pro-prison reform. This is Torie Chisholm, god bless. These commentaries are recorded by Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio.