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My name is Jacque Wilson. I am a Public Defender in San Francisco.
Two of my younger brothers, Neko & Lance, are currently incarcerated.
Lance has asthma, hypertension & has COVID-19.
Neko has asthma.
I need your help to get them out before it’s too late.
This is our story.
Two of my younger brothers, Neko & Lance, are currently incarcerated.
Lance has asthma, hypertension & has COVID-19.
Neko has asthma.
I need your help to get them out before it’s too late.
This is our story.
Neko is currently in jail on an almost two-decade-old marijuana case. Why so long? We had to change the law in CA to get my bro off a murder charge he was innocent of https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/us/california-felony-murder.html),">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/1...
…the Navajo County Court signed a new warrant for Neko’s arrest based on that 18 year-old marijuana charge. Right now, he is being held illegally because they violated his due process rights.
Nevertheless, the judge said he doesn’t have jurisdiction to set bail because we appealed his decision all the way up to the Arizona Supreme Court.
Neko is caged in a 4x12 cell w/another bunkee. It’s not possible to practice social distancing in the cage.
Neko is caged in a 4x12 cell w/another bunkee. It’s not possible to practice social distancing in the cage.
He does not have a mask, gloves or hand sanitizer. Arizona will not tell Neko or anyone in jail whether folks have COVID.
A nurse commented to Neko and others the only way that they are leaving out of jail is in a body bag.
A nurse commented to Neko and others the only way that they are leaving out of jail is in a body bag.
Before covid-19 there were 3 people in that cell 15 hours a day. They’re now starting to put the 3rd person back in because Arizona is going back to business as usual.
When individuals are arrested they are not quarantined.
When individuals are arrested they are not quarantined.
Neko says new inmates arrive hourly. While I was on the phone with him today there was a new arrival. Neko said that person would have to sleep on the floor in a cell because there were no bunks for him.
Here& #39;s a photo of me, Neko, and our 85 yr old father, who& #39;s a Vietnam vet.
Here& #39;s a photo of me, Neko, and our 85 yr old father, who& #39;s a Vietnam vet.
Lance is currently in custody on drug charges. He has asthma, hypertension & Covid-19. He& #39;s in a prison called Terminal Island in SoCal. This prison has more people diagnosed with Covid-19 than all of the state prisons in California combined.
They haven’t taken Lance’s temperature since May 8th. There is no treatment going on for any inmates.
All the folks with COVID-19 are lumped together and left to die.
Here& #39;s Lance with his beautiful daughter.
All the folks with COVID-19 are lumped together and left to die.
Here& #39;s Lance with his beautiful daughter.
The last time Lance was given a mask was two weeks ago. For a two week period they didn’t have hot water. For almost a whole month there was no access to phone calls. Lance was not able to contact me or anyone else to let us know what was happening behind prison walls.
The way I found out Lance had COVID-19 was through a letter he sent me. After receiving that letter I did not know if Lance was dead or alive.
People all around Lance are sick, coughing and not well. Lance told me: “They are begging for help and no one is listening.”
People all around Lance are sick, coughing and not well. Lance told me: “They are begging for help and no one is listening.”
A lawmaker visited the prison last week & said she could hear inmates& #39; death screams and pleas for help.
Lance is a non violent offender. Probation only wanted 48 months. The judge allowed Lance to go to a program. The program alleged Lance had a cell phone and kicked him out.
Lance is a non violent offender. Probation only wanted 48 months. The judge allowed Lance to go to a program. The program alleged Lance had a cell phone and kicked him out.
The judge said he did not want to hear any excuses and despite a cell phone never being found in Lance’s possession, Lance was sentenced to 96 months.
Essentially receiving an additional 48 months for a cell phone.
Essentially receiving an additional 48 months for a cell phone.
Under the CARES Act, because of his underlying condition & because he is a non violent offender Lance can be released to the safety of his family.
Why won& #39;t they just let him go? We have a big, loving family who can put him safely in quarantine if they& #39;d just let him go.
Why won& #39;t they just let him go? We have a big, loving family who can put him safely in quarantine if they& #39;d just let him go.
Today @ACLU sued on behalf of inmates at Lompoc and Terminal Island federal prison, accusing the Bureau of Prisons of “deliberate indifference” for not releasing non-violent criminals.
Lance is a lead plaintiff in this case. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-17/officials-mishandled-lompoc-terminal-island-prison-outbreaks-lawsuit">https://www.latimes.com/californi...
Lance is a lead plaintiff in this case. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-17/officials-mishandled-lompoc-terminal-island-prison-outbreaks-lawsuit">https://www.latimes.com/californi...
This lawsuit states the government is violating the plaintiffs 8th amendment rights against “cruel and unusual punishment,” through a series of “unconscionable delays, blunders and failures to follow officials& #39; guideline”.
My family needs your help.
My brothers are waiting like sitting ducks while the government plays Russian Roulette with their lives.
Marijuana or drug charges should not be a death sentence.
My brothers are waiting like sitting ducks while the government plays Russian Roulette with their lives.
Marijuana or drug charges should not be a death sentence.
Can you help me get them out? The window is closing to save their lives.
To get Neko out in Arizona, email the DA’s office & ask them to set bail. They’re at joel.ruechel@navajocountyaz.gov or call (928) 524-4026. You can also email Judge Robert Higgins at groszak@courts.az.gov
To get Neko out in Arizona, email the DA’s office & ask them to set bail. They’re at joel.ruechel@navajocountyaz.gov or call (928) 524-4026. You can also email Judge Robert Higgins at groszak@courts.az.gov
If you do email, please copy my brother attyjacq@yahoo.com so we can later tell the Judge how many people believe that he should let our brother go.
To get Lance out of Terminal Island, please email the Warden (Felicia Ponce) at "TRM/PREAComplianceManager@bop.gov and Michael Carvajal, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, at BOP-IPP/PublicAffairs@bop.gov
#FreeTheWilsonBrothers
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