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Behind these walls, it all starts overnew rules, new people, new stress, new food, and a new environment. Theres time to think, think about things I didnt before, things I hate, things I need, and the reasons Im here. Im here because of the decisions I and others have made. Im taking the fall for most and doing more time than I ever have and being put down further than I already am. Im taking disrespect, feeling as if I dont belong and never did. With all the stress building up, its hard not to explode. After being in here for so long, I barely know myself. I put on a mask, hiding my emotions and feeling nothing but being alone, unappreciated, unrecognized. Sometimes I think Im becoming a society soldier being formed into someone I dont know. I wake up every morning after sleeping like crap and see the lights that never turn off, the white brick walls, a metal toilet, a door in my favorite color. I sleep on a concrete slab, but I guess its not that bad. Im no stranger to moving. Ive slept on, eaten, and been through worse. Ive been to the point of no return, but that one thought keeps me pushin, and Im glad it has because without it, I might not have been here today. With all Ive learned and continued to learn, Im starting to see a future, and Im starting to plan, to take control, to form my life. With all the time Ive had in here to relax, I find it hard with everything on my mindmy mom, my dad, my future, my failures, and how Im going to change to create myself. One of the hardest things is being away from everything Ive worked formy work, my family, my friends, and my future. And behind these walls, some just dont understand what some of us go through. Some say were just reckless kids or we never should have been born, but what they dont know is that were just lost in an ever-growing world that is always changing and because of one decision, our lives were changed. So my message to you is this: think before every decision because your time and freedom are the most important things in our lives. Dont waste your time and freedom behind any walls besides the ones you built and build.

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Heidi Mendez Harrison (a.k.a. "Rapping Grandma") is a bilingual actor, director, choreographer, and member of SAG-AFTRA and Actors' Equity. She has worked professionally in New York, Mexico City, and Madrid. She has a BA in acting and an MA in directing. Her love for teenagers drove her to receive two teacher's certifications. As a teacher, she is in her dream job at Pioneer High School of the Performing Arts, teaching improv, speech, acting, and playwriting. As an actor, she has most recently been seen as Mrs. Peterson in the TV series Granite Flats. As a director, she returned to the Jackson Hole Playhouse for a production of Steel Magnolias. In August of 2014 and in response to a personal spiritual revelation to her question "Now that I am an empty nester, what am I going to do with the rest of my life?" Heidi started volunteering nine hours a week, doing theater with kids locked up at two Utah detention centers: Slate Canyon in Provo and Salt Lake Valley DT. "I've always had a gift and soft spot for adolescents with an attitude," she says. She encouraged the kids to write autobiographical stories, raps, poems, songs. The first one turned in was titled Behind These Walls. In a year, she has collected over 150 writings. Every week, more are added. Volume 1 is just the tip of the iceberg. "These are not throwaway kids. They are artistic and unique. Their voices need to be heard, and these kids should have a safe place to create when they get out." Heidi Mendez Harrison is CEO and founder of Act Risk No More, a nonprofit youth theater company where teens can write/perform their heartfelt, edgy works. It doesn't matter if they are bipolar, ADD, depressed, OCD, etc. As someone who also deals with ADHD and bipolar issues, Hedi realizes that God has given us weaknesses that will be turned into strengths. To those with drug issues, she preaches that applause is the greatest high. To those who have made bad choices or are suicidal due to abuse or neglect, she points to the arts as a rescue. Heidi often goes to court to convince the judges to allow the kids to do community service hours through Act Risk No More. The nonprofit creates original plays from these writings and performs them for the kids in rehab, DT, O and A programs, work camps, group homes, etc., all over Utah Valley. The dream is that this book will be soon turned into a Broadway musical, all the over 150 writings will be used in a documentary, and the rescue mission of Act Risk No More will become a national institution.