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In my commentary entitled "My Life Is Worth Just As Much As Yours" I spoke about a 21-year-old young man I took under the wing because of how bad he wanted to change and better himself. He was doing good until members of his former gang forced him back into the gang. I was ready to step in to help him get out, but he was afraid. None of you know how delicate such a situation can be. This is a perfect example of the research that shows how vulnerable young prisoners are to the negative and corrupt influences of the adult prison environment. This kid wouldn't have rejoined the gang if not for the fact DOCCS has no gang intervention program that works. As I said before, the gangs run the prison yard. But when prisons like- prisoners like me who know how to deal with these guys propose programs like UFD, DOCCS opposes us. I have warned prison officials what might happen to this young man if nobody intervenes, but nobody listened. Yesterday he was involved in a gang fight.  What pisses me off is how Governor Cuomo