I was arrested in September of 1997 for the possession of 1.31 grams of rock cocaine and sentenced to 25 years to LIFE for this non-violent crime. I had been using drugs since the early 70s and have been in and out of prison since 1983 on numerous parole violations resulting from drug use. Not once did the parole board, parole agent, or the courts require me to go through drug treatment as opposed to .. 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.
