In 2011 with the assistance of the National Clemency Project I filed a petition to commute my Life without Parole Sentence. I was convicted for abetting in a 1993 Jacksonville, Florida Burglary/Robbery no Victim Injury. My sentence was enhanced from a 7 year guideline sentence to Life without […]
Every day I see stories about people objecting to a prisoner being released. Just this morning I saw where that actor who attacked his girlfriend was being paroled after serving 8 years. They were bashing the system, all up in arms over the release. How much punishment do […]
This article is related to my post of March 4th, April 11th and 17h of this year. The fact that Florida’s prison budget exceeds the revenue of it’s Citrus Crops and Tourism trade doesn’t seem to resonate on anyone but prisoners. The prison budget exceeds $2.3 billion annually. […]
In the U.S., we enjoy many freedoms not available in most countries. It’s not prefect, but it’s far better than most places. Choice, choice is the most precious freedom we have. We have the choice of where and how we live. The problem here in the U.S. is, […]
When is the world going to stop blaming these senseless school shootings on the guns? It’s obvious to me there’s more to the problem! Do I believe the age to purchase or possess a pistol or semiautomatic rifle should be 21? Yes, yes I do. Do I believe […]
While I sit here in my cell fixing my umpteenth ramen noodle concoction. I realize how pathetic my life has become. The loneliness, most of my few friends are gone. Family, passing on. Prison allows us one major thing. “Time”, time for reflection. I have given my lifes […]
When are the Governor’s in this country going to realize that they can’t just appoint friends and political supporters to run agencies with out any oversight? Take parole boards for example. Here, in the Commonwealth we’ve seen how bad the lack of oversight can be! Just compare the […]
I suffer from a legal conundrum which the courts have refused to address. In that situation, I’m not alone. I’ve discussed my situation in previous post, “Life over a Bounced Check” & ” Florida Life w/out Parole Capitol”. The average middle class citizen believes the courts are fair […]
The quest for criminal justice reform has been a decades long failure. It continues to fail because it remains just a political stump hot topic. Everyone wants to start “a conversation” about prison reform. The sad reality is, it never gets past the conversation. The truth is, criminal […]
This is for you Sacramento!!!!! A menace to Democracy and Liberty has arisen in Twenty First Century America. The acceptance of unfettered Police powers, mass incarceration and our government’s diminishing reguard for personal civil liberties, due process, equal protection and Freedom. The rights guaranteed to the individual citizen […]
Hello blogosphere:) My name is Gerald. I’m 56 years young. I’m from Virginia, but serving a Florida sentence. I’ve been incarcerated since 1993. I abetted in a robbery no victim injury. I had never been in any serious trouble, nor ever in prison. One of Florida’s most notoriously […]
Florida has the third largest prison system, but has the largest number of prisoners serving life without parole, (LWOP), in the United States. Nearly 10,000. More than California and Texas. I’m one of them. One of the reasons that Florida is the LWOP capital, is that between 1983 […]
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