This is why I do what I do! The state wanted to send my 17-year-old client to prison for a long time. I fought and fought and had hearing after hearing, convincing the judge to give my client a chance. She did! Instead of prison, my client went to a boys home for a few months and he got his GED, welding certificates and some counseling. Now he is working as a welder and thinking about applying to college. He can be anything he wants in life!!!