Once a prison yard shot caller with fifty men under his command, Johnny has since chosen a path away from the Los Carnales gang and into a welding job in Denver. He explains that the turning point in his life came when a public tour of his prison took place and "the people looked at us like caged animals." Now, he drives two hours to work every day. Finding employment as a convict took him years, but he feels that he owes it to the next felon to work hard and not burn those who have given him a chance. “I am proof that it is possible.”