Halfway Page #5

Synopsis: The National Institute of Justice explains that the national inmate population stands at 2.4 million and African-Americans and Hispanics make up two-thirds of that total. This is significant since African-Americans only consist of 12% of the population and the Hispanics population around 16.7%. The National Institute of Justice goes on to point out that the United States has the highest number of people incarcerated than any other democratic nation in the world. Among African American juvenile arrests, the re-incarceration rate averages about three times higher than that of Whites. To compound this, among prisoners released in 30 states in 2005 roughly two-thirds (67.8%) were arrested for a new crime within 3 years with over three-quarters (76.6%) re-arrested within 5 years. It's crystal clear to see there is serious systematic failure within the prison system, where a lack of opportunity for those who have transgressed in their past seems to guarantee a lasting future behind bars. 'Ha
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Ben Caird
  3 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
TV-14
Year:
2017
103 min
38 Views


about 10 minutes ago, did.

He went off fast in

a white Cadillac.

- Sh*t.

- Does Paulie know about this?

- Yeah.

- He playing us, man.

- I still got you.

- Come on, listen.

I just told him

in case this went bad, he

could clean it up for me.

- Looks like he went and

run on you, don't it?

Paulie gonna get fired.

He gonna get fired.

Let's go, man.

Come on.

- Come on, dog.

- I told you, you weren't

cut out for this crime sh*t.

- Thank you.

- You better f***ing talk.

- Okay, I f***ed up.

I shouldn't have brought

him here in the first place.

I thought I'd be

helping everybody out.

- Don't give me that sh*t.

- Aunt Beth.

I had it under control.

- You had nothing under control.

What're you gonna do now?

- You have one unheard message.

- Yo man, you're

gonna be thanking me

when you're not in

jail, all right?

I'm gonna take this sh*t

over to Marquis myself.

Call me back.

- F***.

- What you drawing?

- A monster.

- What kind of monster?

- A silly one.

- Hey.

- I think I should go

before your mom gets back.

- Come on, you're not

going anywhere tonight.

- I was just gonna

get this done.

I'll be gone in the morning.

- Where?

You should stay.

I know the truth now.

I'm so sorry.

If you go, it's

gonna be our loss.

- Been keeping out of trouble?

Good.

- Who is this, then?

- Eliza Larson.

- Hi.

- Oh my, Eliza Larson.

I haven't seen you

in a few years.

That's for sure.

- Yeah.

- I wanted to show her Puppy.

- He'll be happy.

He's in a mood with me

because I haven't paid any

attention to him this morning.

- Hi.

- He was with you for a bit.

- This is one of ours?

- Your daddy knew you'd hate

him for giving him back,

but he got kicked

a couple of times.

He didn't wanna risk

you getting hurt.

What would you do to

protect that one in there.

He told me.

- How'd you get out?

Come on.

Come here.

You're not supposed

to be in here.

How'd you get out?

Come on.

Come on.

Let's get you out.

Let's get that back in there.

All right, in the house you go.

There you go.

Good boy.

I'll try to figure out

how you got out of here.

I'm gonna call you

Trouble Starter.

Nothing for as far

as the eye can see

Looking to be

found so desperately

In between a rock

and a hard place

Sitting on a dark

horse, see the bay

Don't know where to go

Don't know what to say

I'm only halfway

I'm only halfway

Is there any room

in your empty heart

We are so close,

yet worlds apart

Feeling like a

face without a name

Looking at myself,

I am to blame

Don't know where to go

Don't know where to stay

I'm only halfway

I'm only halfway

I had demons I call high

I had love I can't deny

Lift this weight

from off my mind

Forty days and forty nights

How could I have been so blind

Give me time,

I'll make it right

Knowing how we

lost until I'm found

Would've picked

myself up off the ground

In between a rock

and a hard place

Working on myself,

only not to blame

Don't know where to go

Don't know what to say

I'm only halfway

I'm only halfway

I had demons I call high

I had love I can't deny

Lift this weight

from off my mind

Forty days and forty nights

How could I have been so blind

Give me time,

I'll make it right

- What up, man?

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