What 30 Years of False Imprisonment Taught Bruce Bryan

Why did you do it ? Well , I think in prison you become accustomed to not wanting people behind you , right ? And then I got this scar in prison from behind .

What 30 Years of False Imprisonment Taught Bruce Bryan

You gotta become , you could either do two things , you could become bitter or you could become better . I chose the latter because one of the things I did earlier in my incarceration was make a conscious decision to not serve time , but to have time serve me , I made up my mind that if you were going to have me incarcerated for a crime , I did not commit , then I was gonna take this time and use that cell as if it was an office . I was gonna use that school building as if it was a university and every chance I , I had to just self reflect and engage in introspection and , and , and , and do the things that I needed to do to , to protect my soul .

What 30 Years of False Imprisonment Taught Bruce Bryan

And one of the things that you , you encounter is that , you know , these pri it's not just cold in those areas . A prison is a cold environment and it's up to you to create your own heat . It's a dark environment .

What 30 Years of False Imprisonment Taught Bruce Bryan

Like everybody wanted to hear the story , everybody wanted to talk to you . Everybody was blown away by it and by the the grace that you displayed like the fact that you could be wrongfully accused , spend 30 years of your young life in , in a cage and then come out and just be this wonderful fun guy . Having a good time .

What 30 Years of False Imprisonment Taught Bruce Bryan

Well , I think in prison you become accustomed to not wanting people behind you , right ? And then I got this scar in prison from behind . So you're always conscious of what's behind you .