The Third Strike Campaign is shedding light on people who've been imprisoned for life for low-level drug offenses
, then you're going to get a three strikes enhancement. There are a whole host of reasons why people don't cooperate: Maybe they have concerns about their own safety or the safety of their family members.I [remember] sitting there in front of the judge and he said, “I have to sentence you to the mandatory statutory life term of imprisonment.” It shook me because I knew at that time that this is a death sentence.
You have to understand, most of us really didn't have a college education. We may have dropped out of high school, may have dropped out of middle school even. So now that you are in prison and they tell you have a year to fix your motions or the courts are going to block you, we're really at a disadvantage. Likeminds had to work together to try to overturn the situation.It's not like everybody wants to sell drugs because it's a dangerous lifestyle. You can lose your life.
MTV News: What do you think about the changing public perception around marijuana as of late — especially considering how many Black and brown people have felonies or are still serving time for drugs?Decriminalization of marijuana is happening on a racially discriminatory level. Some people can smoke marijuana and do so freely without criminal prosecution. Those people are typically not Black people or people of color.
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