Background
Contreraz witnessed the death of his father, who was a victim of mistaken identity in a drive-by shooting. After this incident, he began to decline academically, and had gotten into trouble for shoplifting. After going for a joyride in a stolen car, a Sacramento County judge told Contreraz and his family that the Arizona Boys Ranch was his last opportunity to avoid going to California juvenile prison. He had been optimistic about attending, and was supposedly going to be able to earn high school credit while there.
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