PETITIONS
MS- Evelyn Smith; 32 Years in Prison-https://www.change.org/p/release-80-year-old-aging-evelyn-smith-mamae-from-ms-mdoc-cmcf-prison-now?redirect=false
NB-Ed Poindexter; 42 Years in Prison-https://www.change.org/p/nebraska-board-of-pardons-free-ed-poindexter-from-prison-now
FL-Michael B. Edwards; 27 Years in Prison-https://www.change.org/p/florida-clemency-board-give-michael-edwards-his-life-back
MD-Kenny Collins; 33 Years in Prison-https://www.thepetitionsite.com/990/321/719/free-kenny-collins-an-innocent-man-imprisoned-for-30-years/
NY- Michelle West-https://www.change.org/p/president-biden-clemency-for-michelle-west-serving-life-without-parole?redirect=false
PA-Carl Sheldon Daniels; 32 Years in Prison-https://www.change.org/su/p/prison-lifer-s-before-and-after-free-the-sincere-one-carl-sheldon-daniels/f
GA-CIVIL RIGHTS ICON -H. Rap Brown/Imam Jamil Al-Amin; 20 Years in Prison-https://www.change.org/p/fulton-county-district-attorney-paul-howard-new-trial-for-imam-jamil-al-amin-fka-h-rap-brown
MI- Horrace Peterson; 48 Years in Prison- https://www.change.org/p/gretchen-whitmer-free-horace-peterson-michigan-man-serves-life-in-prison-for-murder-he-didn-t-commit
MS-Mark Sumrell; 17 Years in Prison-https://www.change.org/p/kroger-kroger-should-support-clemency-for-mark-sumrell?redirect=false ---- https://theappeal.org/as-decriminalization-drives-reforms-for-marijuana-convictions-activists-see-others-serving-time-left-behind/
DE-527 YEARS-https://www.change.org/p/governor-carney-life-plus-527-years-sentence-the-unjustified-senten?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=eca63af0-b428-11ea-9b00-8df35aa4f6f7
VA-Terrence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne Have Been Wrongfully Incarcerated For 20+ Years-https://www.change.org/p/sussex-county-commonwealth-attorney-terrence-richardson-and-ferrone-claiborne-have-been-wrongfully-incarcerated-for-20-years-801c7893.
NEWS
MD-Supporters push for reform of Maryland’s medical, geriatric parole system-https://www.marylandmatters.org/2023/02/09/supporters-push-for-reform-of-marylands-medical-geriatric-parole-system/. February 9, 2023.
CA-What a 74-year-old’s death in prison says about California’s elderly parole program-https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/02/elderly-parole-prison-criminal-justice/. February 9, 2023.
LA (Boast Laster)-The Perplexing Case of Florida's Longest-Serving Inmate | Part 1: No Way Out-https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/boast-laster-florida-longest-serving-prison-inmate-innocent-rape-16273990.February 8, 2023.
Leonard Peltier-Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier in plea for clemency after 47 years in jail-https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/06/leonard-peltier-interview-prison-48-years. February 6, 2023.
VA-Bill to limit early release for elderly prisoners passes Virginia House gatekeepers-https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/bill-to-limit-early-release-for-elderly-prisoners-passes-house-gatekeepers/article_c70e5440-a308-11ed-9429-e39bb3dc428c.html. February 2, 2023.
OR-In Oregon’s Prisons, Terminally Ill People Are Left with Little Recourse-https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/02/01/46329589/in-oregons-prisons-terminally-ill-people-are-left-with-little-recourse. February 1, 2023.
MD-Maryland among the ‘worst’ states for releasing aging or sick prisoners. Is reform coming?-https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/criminal-justice/compassionate-release-maryland-GWHUHTCF45AWPOENEITOPUAOEQ/. January 30, 2023.
KS-Prisoner who maintained innocence in KCK murder and sued over treatment dies of cancer- https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article271652547.html#storylink=cpy. February 26, 2023
HI-Ian Schweitzer Exonerated of Murder After 25 Years in Hawaii-https://innocenceproject.org/ian-schweitzers-exonerated-murder-25-years-hawaii/-January 24, 2023.
NY- The People Left Behind: Advocates renew push to pass parole reform- https://queenseagle.com/all/2023/1/24/the-people-left-behind-advocates-renew-push-to-pass-parole-reform. January 24, 2023.
Fed-Federal Inmates Suffering From Unconstitutional Medical Neglect Could Get Relief Under Rule Change-https://reason.com/2023/01/23/federal-inmates-suffering-from-unconstitutional-medical-neglect-could-get-relief-under-rule-change/. January 23, 2023.
