CONVICTED of Attempted Murder & Sent to RIKERS ISLAND at 16 yrs old | Melvin Acevedo
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Show Notes
Raised in the Bronx by his mother after his father is sentenced to prison, teenage Melvin starts down a path of crime. It doesn't take long for Melvin to get in over his head and find himself facing second degree attempted m*rder charges. Sentenced to spend jail time at the infamous Rikers Island, we learn how Melvin navigated the system and what he had to do in order to survive.
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00:00 Intro
01:06 Growing up in The Bronx
09:00 Arrested in 10th grade
20:18 Gangs of New York
23:02 Arrested continued
26:48 Rikers Island
31:31 Sentencing
36:04 Prison Hustles
44:00 Prison Stories
48:47 Thoughts on life after prison
1:02:11 Message to be Positive
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