ICYMI: 'All that is here is bad memories,' Joe told WS_DianeCrocker of his plans once his share of the settlement comes in 'and I just want to start a new life with a clean slate. Just anywhere that’s away from my past and the people in it.”
The Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court building in St. John’s. - SaltWire Network fileST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Joe hasn't talked much about what happened to him while he was a resident at government-run youth facilities in the province while growing up in the 1980s.“I never really did have anybody. Anybody that I did have in relationships was abusive,” said Joe.
“Unfortunately, I got born in a road where there was no role models. All there was, was violence, alcohol, drugs. That’s all I seen.”His juvenile record spans from the age of 12 to 17. His crimes first saw him end up in open custody in homes in St. John’s and Gambo. Eventually, he was sent to Whitbourne.The abuses he’s suffered are too difficult to talk about and continue to haunt him, and repressing them doesn’t work, he said.
“I’m after doing 2 or 3 months at a time in the hole down there,” said Joe, who also claims he was tortured by prison guards.About 15 years ago, Joe quit drinking.“So they could have a better life. Because of my name. I’m glad they don’t have to follow my name.” “It will get me out of this city. All that is here is bad memories, and I just want to start a new life with a clean slate. Just anywhere that’s away from my past and the people in it.”
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