Efrain
Perez
I'm here being accused of something very bad. I was thrown in Death Row along with four other guys from the same case (we're all on Death Row). There are a lot of things that I would like to write about, some which would then be impossible to fit...the American system, society, my childhood, my life...things that I don't even know you want to read about. Maybe all that is required is my like's and dislike's, my height and weight, that I'm humorous and a bit sensitive. At any rate, it is however, the consciousness that I have gained throughout the years that I'm about to unleash.
I know to some, where I am is somewhat of a mystery, to others it's stereotype for us to be monsters. For me to tell you that I 1ived the life of a Saint would be a lie...for them to say that I'm so beyond rehabilitation, so evil and inhuman that I must die, is also a lie. I believe it's safe to say that those are political words. That in a country where politics have become a very cynical, marketable, and manipulating thing, a person like me as a kid is marked as being so beyond rehabilitation without the slightest effort.
I say it's safe because I know a lot of you understand what is going on and that many of you see that no matter how many thousands are being sent to prison, (or that the Death Penalty is a deterrent to crime-as they claim) you see that the only prospect is an endless cycle of crime and punishment. I say those are political words because it keeps the angered citizen focused on the damage only, concealing the failures of the American system.
But enough of that.
I'm now 27 years old. I'm a Mexican born in Texas. I come from a poor community that most of us Mexicans like to call The Barrio. It's surreal and sad to say that it is here in this 6x9 cell where I grew up. It is where I changed, improved, got smart, and found a new way of thinking on my own. That here in prison is where I came to attack my ignorance. Literally you might say I was deaf, dumb, and blind.
I have come a very long way, and as much as I would like to say that it has been a smooth ride...I can't. To the contrary, I'm sure you can imagine that throughout the years I have been overwhelmed with trials and tribulations. In a way I'm grateful for that because it has made me a strong person, enough to take what's coming- if meant to be...
I'm grateful that I have a family who has been by my side since day one.
This is just a glimpse of my person. I can appreciate a good friend from here to wherever I may end. I hope you decide to contact me.
Sincerely,
Efrain Perez
Efrain Perez # 999132
Polunsky Unit D.R.
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston, Texas
77351 USA
His
family has set up a legal defense fund, please contribute ASAP:
The Efrain Perez Defense Fund
PO Box 30251
Houston, Texas
77249 USA
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