Wayne
I am the father of four children and my youngest son Robert, who is now 18 and in the Navy, was living with me when I received a citation for DUI. I was issued a ticket and told to appear in court which I did. A jury found me guilty, but, based on two robbery counts from 1981/82 which I had served concurrently, I was handed a 25 year to LIFE sentence. Because of this traffic violation I can never have a family visit for the rest of my natural life. My son Robert is .. more >>
Desperate families supported by FACTS
FACTS has been fighting many years against the cruelty and unfairness of the Three Strikes Law and organizes the families who have lost their loved ones to its cruelty:
In 2004 reporter Max Westerman made a report about Californian Three Strikers for Dutch Television:
FACTS 11th Annual Awards Dinner
March 20, 2010
Reception: 6 p.m. - Dinner: 7 p.m. CalState Dominguez Hills Loker Student Union Ballroom Carson, CA 90747
FACTS 11th Annual Awards Dinner Will Honor:
The Wally Marks “Pursuit of Change” Awardee:
CSPGCenter for the Study of Political Graphics
Carole Wells, Director Prison Nation Exhibit - Mary Sutton
Todd Irving, Principal School of Global Studies - Rebecca Flynn
Mesereau Legal Clinic Tom Mesereau & Sophia Harris
Also the Leon Shirley Activist Awardee:
Annette Summers
Director of Northern California FACTS
FACTS Assembly at Manual Arts High School
Our Manual Arts High School interns prepared and presented an assembly on September 30, 2009. The theme was how the reform of the Three Strikes Law could benefit education in the State of California by saving up to $1.2 BILLION a year from the prison budget for use in educational and social programs. The prison budget was increased by 1.7% while all other programs were cut back! There were nearly 300 students who elected to attend this event which included speakers from FACTS and a showing of the film "Under Three Strikes." The questions and comments from the students were very thoughtful, constructive, and showed a real grasp of the situation as it affects their education and community.
