SEEKING JUSTICE

I am an inmate currently incarcerated at the Marion County Jail, where I
have been for five months now. I found my way in here by means of a dirty
urinalysis that violated my probation. I was placed on probation in January
2005 for a minor marijuana charge. Upon receiving probation, I was given a
30-day window to rid my body of the drug. I was tested after 37 days and
traces of the drug were still found.

Prior to this I have never been in trouble as an adult or a child.

During my time in jail I have seen child molesters, violent offenders,
people with gun charges and big-time drug dealers go home with a slap on
the wrist. I am looking at a two-year prison sentence for my mistake. Where
is the justice in that?

I am not asking for a free ride. I am simply asking these judges to look at
the facts and be fair. How long can this go on?

Dustin M. Toraya

Ocala