My name is Thomas Marston and I am serving a Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP). This is my story. At a young age I was easily influenced by my older siblings and their friends. We travelled all the time due to our father. We moved to different states every...
My name is Steven Drew Allee. I’m 37 years old and I’ve been sentenced to LWOP, plus a consecutive 25 to life, plus 8 years to serve first. During the month of May 2015, my drug use combined with the surrounding circumstances of my life at the time caused me to lose...
Greetings, my name is Samuel Thomas McCauley, Jr. In 2006, when I was 22 years old, I perpetrated a vicious crime spree where I shot 3 men during 2 separate robberies over the course of 2 days. This resulted in 2 men losing their lives and a 3rd being permanently...
My name is Ruhani Bustamante. By the age of eleven, I experienced incarceration; throughout my teens Juvenile Hall had become my home, although occasionally I came home, one month here, two months there. Freedom as a teenager as far as I can recall are snapshot...
I’ve been in a prison for 43 years with a sentence of life without the Possibility of Parole/LWOP. In 1978 at the young age of 22, I made a terrible, life altering mistake. In believing I was protecting my home from intruders, I shot and killed an undercover,...
I am Rollin Denem. I ‘m putting a little bit of my story on paper because I want you all out there to know not only who I was, but who I am today. I am originally from South Central, LA. At the time of the crime I am incarcerated for; I was 18 years old. None of my...
My name is Susan Clevenger and in August 2000, I was sentenced to three Life Sentences without the possibility of Parole(LWOP) for attempted kidnapping and murder of Bradley St. Clair. I was not there when my co-defendant/boyfriend killed Brad. I do not say that to...
My name is Peter Carmorlinga; I’m a 39-year-old high school graduate, and the youngest of three. I come from a loving family and was highly regarded by my peers, teachers, and my community. Then, in 2000 I was convicted of first-degree murder and received a sentence...
I am sitting down today and write a letter to FUEL & others in order to portray the life of an inmate with a sentence of LWOP, a sentence where the word hope does not exist and the light at the end of the tunnel is hard to see. A condemnation signifying one cannot...
I made a tragic decision in 1995, involving a drug deal negotiation gone wrong. It ended in a tragic incident and a human being losing his life. I was blind to see how my poor decisions would not only cost someone his life; those decisions would severely affect his...
My name is Lester La Mount Polk I am serving Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP). I have now been incarcerated for 26 years. I was arrested 2 days after my high school graduation for a senseless crime motivated by greed, anger and my reckless impulsivity....
My name is Kajuana Irving. I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. During my early years my father was incarcerated and my parents eventually divorced. I lived with my mother, my eldest sister, and my two younger brothers. Life got rough because by the age...
My name is Julian Gonzalez. I was born and raised in Visalia and am 27 years old, I have been incarcerated since I was 18 years old. I am serving a LWOP sentence for my part in a gang related murder. Although my bullets were not the ones that killed the victim, I was...
I am Malinda Jones, a 65-year-old Grandmother with an LWOP Sentence. I live with a mountain of regrets and a heart full of remorse, but I can’t change the fact that a young man lost his life. What I can do is explain the “WHY” of that horrible night. None of what I am...
My name is Virgil Clarke III. I’m serving a sentence of life with no possibility of parole plus 6 years for aiding and abetting in the murder of Mrs. Catherine Tucker. Even before this, I felt so guilty for my actions leading up to this senseless act. I’ll be the...
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...
My Name is Jennifer Henderson. I’ve been in prison since April 2005 serving two consecutive LWOP sentences for taking the lives of Thomas & Jackie Hawks. I cannot deny the gravity of the callous, heartless manner in which two lives were taken. I've been in prison...
My name is Henry Inocencio I am a human who was brought into a world of amazement. As a kid I was happy, loved, and blessed to have the opportunity to explore this unlimited frontier we call life. But soon, the winds of the street were molding my character. As my...
My name is Joseph Johnny Portillo, and this is a little bit of my story. At a young age I was a victim of divorce, I remember feeling angry at my mom and abandoned by my dad. I didn’t know how to deal with those feelings at that young age, so I buried them; as I got...
My name is Eugene Jones. I take full responsibility for the victims I created in the community when I was 19. Today, I’m 45 and not the person I was at 19 when I committed a horrible crime that would change lives forever. While I’m not seeking to make excuses, a...
Eugene Cate Lifers with Optimistic Progress Personal Profile My name is Eugene Robert Cate, J-74185. I am currently serving a prison term of Life Without Parole (LWOP). I am located in Central California at CHCF in Stockton and have been incarcerated since March of...
My name is Edgar Silva and I am 32 years old. I grew up in a small town called Temecula. Today, I’m in Calipatria State Prison serving a sentence of Life without the Possibility of Parole for the murder of Chanel Corrales. As I came to grips with the impact of what my...
My name is Dortell Williams In 1992, I was arrested for Conspiracy to Commit Murder. At the age of 23, I knew everything! I had never even read a book, yet you couldn't tell me a thing. The one thing that did stick, when I desperately approached my high school...
Thank you for sharing your valuable time. Hello, my name is Joseph Philip Navarrete. H-54194. I am 55 years old. For the last 28 years I have spent having remorse and accepting responsibility for my actions. I humbly ask you to sign after reading this letter. If you...
My name is Jemal Bernard and I am currently serving a sentence of Life Without the Possibility of Parole. I am a 48 year-old African-American male, a first termer, who has spent over half of my life in state prison. Unlike many of those who end up in the state prison...