Louisa Belle Pensanti

I was on probation in Victorville CA when my boyfriend -who was on on parole - and his friends began dealing drugs. I ended up being arrested with them on drug charges and possession of stolen property and drug charges. Fourteen people were arrested all together and the story was on the news and fron...t page in the paper. In court a "package deal" was offered for all 14 of us but we all had to agree to what was offered and it required that my probation be violated and that I go to prison for 6 years. Ms Pensanti said that she would not send a mother of 3 children to prison and told me not to be afraid. There were at least 20 people in court that day and all of them were angry at her for ruining their deal. One of the attorneys was so mad he was yelling at her in the courtroom. About 60 days later I plead to the Civil Narcotics Offenders Program which sent me to rehab for 6 months and even reversed the felony conviction that I was on probation for when Ms Pensanti figured out it was an illegal sentence. When we were in court the judge didn't know how to take the plea and they had to call another judge in another city to figure it out. All they were used to doing was sending people to prison. I am now reunited with my 3 children, in recovery and I have no record. Thanks Louisa.