From our Archive: Teenager Matthew was a quiet young man who found himself in juvenile prison after his first offense: stealing a car and crashing it into a ditch, which led to charges of grand theft auto. After a year behind bars, our crew met him as he was preparing to go before the release committee to explain why he felt he was more than ready to be released from prison. As we learned during the hearing, Matthew was confused and angry after recently reconnecting with his mother... a mom he had barely known his entire childhood. Prior to the hearing, we talked with Matthew in a holding cell where he and a few other teens were all nervously awaiting their hearings. Matthew talked about how difficult the year had been, and how serving time was much harder than he ever imagined. As he prepared for the biggest day of his life, he hoped that the Release Committee would see the good he had done while locked up and give him the second chance he was looking for.

Update: Matthew was granted his release. Following release, he had no other brushes with the law and has not been back in the system.

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