Michael Briock

hello everyone, my name is Michael Briock, but most call me sketch. i would like to thank everyone out there fighting for us and helping us out, it shows people really do care and that's a amazing feeling knowing that people care, God bless y'all, I'm 35 years old and iv spent 17 of them years in maximums prisons, and have 14 years in Restrictive Housing (solitary confinement), Well I did 12 and half years straight in seg, I use to be a member of Aryan brotherhood of Texas, I no longer am a gang member, for a long long time I was lost and filled with anger and hate, I come to prison at age 17 and was just mad at the world and people, so I put my all in the gang life, and gave it my life, I've been shot 5 times, stabbed, cut, gang wars and gang riots, and life was hell, a living nightmare, but one day I found a lil redhead woman that showed me love and it open my eyes and changed me, changed my heart, and now because of her I love myself and I love my family, and I love life , life it's so amazing and beautiful and wonderful, and if I can change anyone can, people can change, I believe in people and I what the world to know yes I did bad things in my passed but I'm not a bad person, and I what to be a motivated speaker and help others out to change their life, people just need someone to believe in them, and gangs are not the answer, I love making people laugh and smile ,you can change the world with one smile or one laugh, love is so much stronger thin hate. I love drawing, spending time with my best friend my lil redheaded wife, and spending time with my family, my momma and sister and my brother in law, they all give me hope, I like spending time with my fur babies and working ,and watching movie's and enjoying life, and singing, or trying to sing lol,I'm just a simple country boy, and can't wait to go home and show the world, myself, my wife And my family, that I can and will make it in life and I will help others change their life's also ,I'm in the grad program right now and leavening the gang life was one of the best things iv ever done ,the other amazing thing was finding my redheaded soul mate , I love the world and thank all who read this for believing in me and in us ,because I believe in y'all and everyone as well , God is good ,I love all of y'all and thank you to you all ,I can't wait to come home and speak out and help others, always, sincerely, Michael Briock,

Michael Briock