Juvenile offender Dontavien Harrison was a teenager lost and made mistakes.
Now, 24 years later Dontavien is a man with goals, dreams, and aspirations. Read Dontaviens brief story....
I fall under juvenile parole and my current date for my next parole hearing is on September 12,2024
Hi ,how yall doing??my name is Dontavien Harrison,& I'm an inmate at state farm correctional center. I've been incarcerated since May of 2000, which I was only 17years old at the time of my offense.. Throughout my incarceration I've attended numerous programs, classes and seminars ..I've taken and completed every class that has been guideline for me to do in my treatment plan and I've also taken extra steps to insure that I'm growing and learning from these programs, such as victim impact, thinking for a change ,restorative justice and cognitive behavior interventions for substance abuse , I've been an teacher aide in DCE, as well as I've been in numerous vocational trades and have just recently completed electrical. I've been turned down on 3 separate occasions and the most common reason for denial is.. I need to serve more time and I need, longer stable adjustment. which I've been charged free for over 3 years. At the time my home plan is pending because as a grown man and as someone who has spent his entire life incarcerated, my plan is to go to an transitional house upon release instead of going with any family members because its so many things and responsibilities that I have to learn on my own. Life as I once knew has changed a lot, so overall my plan is to use the tools that I've learnt over the years to show my growth and hopefully one day soon, I'll get a chance to be a productive citizen back into society.