Boyd and Lucinda Radio Show with Kevon Gully

Kevon Gulley, who admits that he has rejection issues after being left to fend for himself at the young age of 10 in Watts’ Imperial Courts while his mom was addicted to heroin. The middle of three children, Kevon was left alone for almost three months after his brother and sister were taken by their relatives to be cared for. With only a neighbor, Mrs. Biddle, to care for him the best she could, when she could. It wasn’t until his grandmother found out about his situation and moved him in with her in Compton that he finally felt like he was wanted. But that feeling soon faded when his grandmother passed away and he became a ward of the State of California, being placed in numerous group homes and foster homes until he was finally emancipated. As a former Centennial High School student, Kevon was sentenced to ten years as a juvenile in California’s Youth Authority for carjacking and kidnapping. When he was released in 2000, he once again tried to get his life together by taking classes at Santa Monica College and working at an Arco in Victorville. But just three years later found himself facing 150 years that was eventually plead down to 8 years because all his crimes to date had been as a juvenile. Having spent the majority of his youth behind bars.
I learned you have to hit rock bottom before you can begin to make the changes that will improve your life. I had two (2) strikes as a juvenile, and I got nailed on a three (3) strikes case. My rock bottom was hearing a judge tell me he planned to sentence me to 150 years in prison with no plea bargain.
The opportunity for me to write came when my friends and I had a “disagreement” with the Correctional Officers. Because of this “disagreement” we were ordered to go to the “Hole” which is called Administrative Segregation. In this unit there are a total of thirty (30) cells, and I was placed in unit number nine (9). I chose to write the personal stories of living my life in Los Angeles... my hood, Compton.