Complex sentence: Jeff Jones was raised in the gang dominated streets of Los Angeles's Compton and South Central neighborhoods and then had to move around Southern California from the San Fernando Valley to Palmdale to Riverside due to his mother's battle with drug addiction.
Split into simpler sentences: Jeff Jones was raised in the gang dominated streets of Los Angeles's Compton and South Central neighborhoods. He moved around Southern California from the San Fernando Valley to Palmdale and finally Riverside due to his mother's battle with drug addiction.