This week 18 degrees North presents its 10^th episode, entitled 10 Haitian Juveniles Lock-ups part 3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLzLxEE3VaCZcqzMbp9HQPeK2WREH3Gw7m&feature=player_embedded&v=kIbz9diHVVU

            Gangs, violence and discriminantion are afforded for the epidemic where a Hatian demographic under 5% can populate the jail at more than 10%. The discrimination faced also derived from other blacks who saw the Haitians as different. Culture and language barriers are noted also with issues such as low income jobs and parenting methods. Futhermore, even official and administrative attempts to rectify this situation although long implemented have all proved futile. 

            Interviewed Minto Jean, shares his tale of struggles and how he upgraded from fist fights to armed weapons as a means to survival. His mother, a single parent wasn't even aware of these events in his life. His life includes being shot, gun possession and witnessing murders.

            Although, its the issue of  Hatian immigrants to the United States which 18 Degrees North highlights, this is a common story among both internal and external Caribbean migrants. However, is it that all imigrants that face these issues of adaptation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acc9LvFOnJw

        Also in this week's episode of 18  degrees north, they dealt with veterans who served in the US Military being abandoned to foreign countries if they committed  any type of crime. Most of these veterans spent most of their lives in the United States and also most of their lives serving in the US Military, there lives were at risk for their country. If any veteran commits a crime he will be sent to either the country he came from or in some cases a foreign country.

     War affected most of the veterans physically or psychologically as most of them would have been wounded or suffered from mental trauma or become depressed.

 Trailer from Home of the Brave - a show about persons returning from war

     According to an article in the LA Times, an Iraq war veteran who claimed he was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder when he fatally stabbed his girlfriend was convicted Friday of murder.

Many veterans need help as they also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

     If a veteran commits a crime in the US he or she should be indicted and incarcerated in the US. it is definitely harsh to be deported to a foreign country, when you would have lived most of your life in the US.Language and cultural barriers are two main disadvantages of being deported to a foreign country.

      An article in the Washington Post, speaks about a US veteran by the name of Milton Tepeyak. He served eight years in the US Marine where according to the article he later ran a seafood business, drive a BMW and owed a five bedroom house with a pool. His business took a turn for the worse and he participated in a drug deal and got caught by police. He was convicted of felony possession of marijuana. He had lived in the US from the age of 3 and was deported.


    Another story is that of Warren, told by his sister Angela Joseph on BreakthroughTV. Trinbagoian born Warren migrated and served in the US Military. After suffering from Post Traumatic Stresss he subsequently turned to life of crime. The United States however, failed to comprehensively care for him and opted then to deport him.