This is my last week working as an investigator with the Public Defender Service, I will sorely miss it. The life lessons that I have learned in a mere four months are enough to change my life forever. I recall when we met with the English trial attorney and he said that working here will change our whole outlook on life, mine has. Witnessing first hand the tragedies of our criminal justice system, getting to personally know clients, seeing the devastating effects of poverty and drugs, and meeting passionate young people like me committed to fighting these inequalities has been an experience of a lifetime. With the risk of sounding trite, I couldn’t have asked for anything more.
Looking back I met one very awe inspiring individual, Janis. Janis is HIV positive, lives in an half-way home, and is a recovering drug addict. However every time we met with her, her positive attitude was infectious and she would readily share with us her life’s adventures. I leave PDS hoping to keep Janis’s spirit alive, staying positive and strong in the face of adversity.
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