(intense music)
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- Today I'm going to Clark Country Correctional Facility
to speak with some of the women.
I want to walk out knowing I made one woman believe
that they are worth a better life
and they don't ever have to go back
to Clark County Facility again.
- Unfortunately, we have a revolving door of drug offenders
in the Clark County Jail.
I wanted Alexis to come to the jail
because nobody understands what an addict's going through
better than someone that's been there before.
If we can get these women into recovery
then we can help cut out the cartels
because they won't have the customers.
(buzzer hums)
(door clicks)
- [Alexis] Hi.
- Hi!
- Good day.
- I am super blessed to come in
and speak to you guys.
- I hope the women will think that recovery is possible
after they hear Alexis's story.
- I was a raging heroine and crack addict.
I've been to prison seven times.
I've overdosed seven times.
I've died twice.
And that's why I wanted to come in here and talk to you.
If you will please,
just tell me what you're in here for.
How about you?
- I'm Jenny.
I'm not a user but was hanging out with the users.
- That's cool. Welcome.
(Laughter)
- That's not cool. (mumbles)
I was excited when Alexis came into the pod.
I was shocked.
But she's the perfect one to talk to them.
- Would you guys think that your first 24 hours
of being released here are the most critical for you?
- Yes, most definitely.
- Definitely.
- Whoever comes and gets you is where, you know?
- Right.
- And then my family is
scattered all around the world.
So, the only places I do have to go when I leave here
is the dope house.
You know I do ...
I got a couch there especially when you're released,
they're like
"Hey, you're out. Come on!"
- Welcome back!
I missed you.
- Right!
Girl you know I love you, here.
Stick this in your arm.
- I have the same problem.
My mom's in Tennessee
and the one house I have to go back to
is where I lived the entire time I worked at a club.
The entire time I was doing everything.
It was in and out, in and out.
And they're like
"Hey, you can come back here."
So, I mean I got to figure out how to get to Tennessee
from Indiana.
- What would you think would be your biggest
problem?
- Mine is not having nowhere to go.
- Just nowhere to go?
- Just nowhere to go.
Nowhere to go to where I could focus
on my recovery
and staying focused on what's important these days and not
trying to hide behind my feelings.
That's one of my biggest ones.
- Yeah.
Imagine a person being thrown into a hole
and they try and climb out.
You're putting these people right back
where they came from
and it's not right, it's not fair.
- [Sarah] Hey.
- Hi.
- My name is Sarah.
My drug of choice is meth and heroine.
I'm actually going to be going to a halfway house.
- That's amazing.
- I'm going to be going to Breakaway.
So I'm going to be going there on Wednesday.
- Is that where you're going?
Breakaway?
- Yeah. I've been so, so blessed.
- I'll be seeing you at Breakaway.
I do a lot of volunteering there.
- Awesome.
- It is very exciting for me to know that Sarah's
getting released into the Breakaway House
because it gives me an opportunity to see her
in the recovery home.
Maybe just guide her a little bit.
You can transform.
It's going to be hard as (beep) in the beginning
but you can do it.
And life is so much better.
I wish all you women good luck.
- It's beautiful.
It's an awesome program.
Sarah is my way of seeing an hearing how
the cycle of addiction plays out
and I think Sarah's going to give me the chance
to break that cycle.
Don't just ...
- I'm like really, really starting over
as in, like, losing family.
Like everything.
- Yep.
They know that.
You're going to be okay.
- It was really nice meeting you.
- [Alexis] Thank you.
- Congratulations.
(muffled talking)
- [Jenny] I think that they were happy that she came in.
Especially Sarah.
- [Inmate] Thank you so much.
- Okay
You're welcome.
Bye.
Today was really motivating.
This is the epitome of my mission.
To take away as many customers as I can from the cartel.
If I can help somebody get sober and off the street,
that means the cartel is directly effected.