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May 20, 2025 From Inside FUEL Organizer Delfino Muñiz ~ To My Incarcerated Brothers and Sisters My name is Delfino Muniz. I've been incarcerated for over 33 years serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for a tragic choice I made at the age of 18....
by Dana Gray (W76776) "The population of inmates that show the lowest potential for recidivism are seniors and LWOPs who have "aged out" of crime and served 25 or more years. These facts are far from new." Read the full piece here.
by Phillip Sutton The mighty United States of America, in its human rights righteousness, wags its shaming finger at the rest of the world while hiding the fact that it is home to only 5% of the world’s population but a staggering 25% of its prisoners. We have by far...
Welcome to FUEL (Families United to End Life Without Parole): a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for justice and reform in the criminal justice system. Join us in our fight for justice, compassion, and a more equitable future.
FUEL participates in a wide variety of actions that include rallies, caravans, meetings, picnic, webinars, LWOP strategy workshops, and additional activities and events that increase awareness and advocacy to end LWOP. Check out our calendar to be a part of future events!
To end all forms of the death penalty – death by incarceration as well as death by injection. Further, we support incarcerated persons with LWOP sentences and assist families in gaining the skills and knowledge to advocate for the end of LWOP.
We began as a small group making a concerted effort to grow through social media and word of mouth, both inside prison and in the community. In just a few months, the core group expanded their numbers and took on a name that reflected our purpose. The group became known as Families United to End LWOP – FUEL.
Through broad outreach within the criminal justice community, and inside the prisons, within a short period, the group became a source of hope for both women and men serving the “other death penalty”, and an organizing tool for their loved ones in the communities. FUEL partnered with other organizations and joined coalitions which were also engaged in the movement to end LWOP, most significantly, the Drop LWOP coalition.
As the group organized in the community, men and women on the inside began to form Inside FUEL chapters within their facilities, which helped to generate pro-social activity and inspire hope while developing ideas toward ending LWOP. We believe that no one should be defined by their worst decision in life. These motivated men and women raised money for FUEL, as well as funds for charities dedicated to crime survivors. In addition to money, they have donated beautiful handicraft and high valued art that they created. Inside FUEL have also invited coalition members into prisons to create a sense of unity while vigorously organizing.
FUEL members have launched petitions telling their loved one’s story and appealing to the Governor for clemency. The group also launched a petition on behalf of all serving LWOP and delivered it to Governor Brown in November of 2018 during their Seeking Redemption Rally. Material from men and women in prisons throughout the state were part of the packet given to the Governor. Constantly seeking ways to share the humanity of people serving the “other death penalty” has been the motivation to create individual brochures for the men and women. These have given those serving LWOP and their family members a way to tell their story.
FUEL holds rallies in Sacramento and has directed caravans around prison facilities experiencing high incidents of needless covid deaths. The group has participated in numerous panels, led seminars, co-sponsored Town Halls and held workshops on commutations in the communities and within the prison facilities. We are proud to be co-sponsors, with other powerful groups in the state, of SB 300 a piece of legislation challenging the LWOP sentence.
Among our happiest moments was welcoming the husbands of two of our core members home from serving the unforgiving sentence of LWOP. We fight for that to repeat itself until everyone serving the other death penalty is given the opportunity to come hope. The fight continues!
My name is Juan Toscano. I was born in Guerrero Mexico. I am the 2nd of 4 boys and one girl. For all my childhood I lived in Mexico, I came to the United States in the beginning of 1994. When we moved here, I was 13 years old, we were living in South Central LA. At...
My name is Joshua Anthony Blount. I am 35 years old of Hispanic descent and have been incarcerated since I was 22 years old. I am serving an LWOP sentence at Calipatria State Prison. I am housed on the Delta Yard, where many of us lifer’s and inmates are trying to...
Joshua Acosta shares his story, his remorse and his determination to make amends. My name is Joshua C. Acosta, I am currently twenty-three years old and I'm serving out a sentence of Life Without the possibility of Parole. Before the commission of my crime, I achieved...
My name is Joseph Castro. I’m twenty-eight years old, and I am currently in my 8th year of incarceration on a Life Without Parole sentence for murder. I was nineteen years old when the crime occurred and twenty years old when I was arrested. The victim’s name is Kelly...
My name is Jose Ortega. On August 20th, 1996 I participated in the senseless crime that ended Mr. Wilson’s life. At the time of the crime I was 23-year-old immature irresponsible, selfish, and careless gang member criminal and father. I take all responsibility for my...
My name is Jerome Jeter I am a 43 year old first term prisoner sentenced to Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP). In the mid to late 80’s I got involved with the street gangs in the neighborhood. I became a very well-known member of this gang throughout the...