About 30.2% of Hispanics are incarcerated, that is about 47, 935 Hispanic inmates in the United States. From a young age, I witnessed my loved ones go in and out of prison, from court dates, and jail visitations to meetings with lawyers. As I got older I witnessed my childhood friends and cousins go in and out of jail. They followed the footsteps of our loved ones because it was all they knew, they didn't know any better. On the other hand, I wanted to break the stereotype. I wanted to be more than just another statistic in our criminal justice system. When I was about two years old my father was incarcerated and sentenced to 4 years in prison, this was his third time being incarcerated. He served his sentences in another state so I never got to see him due to my single mother not having the resources to take us. After his 4-year sentence was served he was deported back to our home country, Mexico. For that reason, I never had the chance to have a relationship with my father. Later on, when I was about 6 my grandfather and grandmother were both incarcerated and served their 5-year sentences in another state as well. I rarely got to see them as well due to not having the resources to go visit them. When they were incarcerated I felt like my world was collapsing in the palms of my hands. My mother was a single mother and our support system was my grandparents. These were just a few of my loved ones that were incarcerated. Witnessing my grandparents be ripped from my life made me realize that I had to be better. I had to overcome all this for my mother and my future family, I would never want my future family to experience seeing their loved ones incarcerated and taken out of their lives. All because I followed in their footsteps as it is all I've ever known. As I got older I realized I didn't want that for myself, I wanted to be someone big. I wanted to be a doctor and help all those I could. Incarceration ripped the most important people out of my life all because they made the wrong decisions. And because of all I have experienced growing up I want to be different. I want to help others in any way I can and help them make smart decisions. I feel as though by becoming a doctor I can have an immensely positive impact on other lives.