THE INITIATIVE
Our Legal Defense Initiative is necessary and has multiple goals. The primary purpose is to represent under-represented defendants in criminal and civil courts throughout America. This includes but is not limited to innocence projects, bail assistance, challenging wrongful convictions, reduction and eradication of prison deaths, crime prevention measures and judicial recalls. We work to increase the awareness of the disparity and participate in the meaningful reformation, eradication and reduction of mass incarceration.
Kathryn Johnston
Atlanta-92 year old Kathryn Johnston was shot at 39 times by police in a raid on her home. She was alone. An arrested drug dealer made up an address and it happened to be Kathryn Johnston’s home. Police said that she yielded a gun and shot at them with an old pistol. Police say that they were executing a no-knock warrant. They allowed her to bleed to death on her own floor.
Crystal Mason
Crystal Mason was sentenced to 3-5 years in prison for voting in Texas. She was on supervised probationary release and voted in good faith. This is an example of non-violent alleged crimes committed that lead to mass incarceration.
Death of Woman in Police Custody
Death of Woman in Police Custody Ruled as a Homicide. In-custody deaths and prison deaths are more common in the USA.
Citizen shot when retrieving his license
Citizen shot when retrieving his license which he was actually asked to retrieve.
It is reported that up to 39% of the state prison population is non-violent and Federally, it’s more than 80%. Approximately 25% of prisoners are practically all low-level, non-violent offenders.
In addition to the 2.3 Million incarcerated, 7 Million American Citizens are in the Probationary System. Probation limits freedom to travel, ability to secure credit, movement within the United States and work options.
Convicted Felons cannot receive food stamps or Federal or State Grants. They also cannot live in public housing or receive federal cash assistance. In addition, ex-Felons cannot serve on a jury, the jury pool comes from the voting population and ex-felons are not included in that pool.