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Welcome to the new vision of the National Lifers of America, Inc
Our new vision for the National Lifers of America, Inc. (NLA) is to legitimize the organization becoming an influential voice in Michigan for criminal justice reform and social justice work. With the launch of our new Social Media Platform we are introducing the NLA and the work we do to society. We are a voice from behind the barbed wire fences of the Michigan prison system. We are educated men and women who are rehabilitated and who are contributing viable solutions to end mass incarceration in Michigan by fixing a broken, antiquated criminal justice system that keeps so many of us in prison for decades and until death.
As a person who is sentenced to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), I have served over 30 years in prison, since the age of 19, for a conviction of aiding and abetting felony murder in 1993. In my case, the principal defendant, who fired the fatal shot, was convicted of a lesser included offense and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
(Click here and here to read retired Judge Sharon Tevis Finch's 2 page letter to the Michigan Governor and Parole Board asking for Jamie Meade's release.)
I am just one example of a fundamentally unfair sentence in Michigan. There are hundreds of men and women who have served 20, 30, 40, and even 50 years in prison. Keeping men and women in prison for decades, or until they die, does not make society safer, in fact, it is more harmful.
This is why we in the NLA are supporting Second Look Sentencing, Ending JLWOP, and Good Time legislation in Michigan. Please join us in our efforts to change Michigan's broken and antiquated criminal justice system finally bringing an end to mass incarceration in our Great State.
Jamie MeadeNational Board of Directors Vice-ChairmanNational Resource Director
National Lifers of America, Inc. Vice Chairman and National Resources Director's welcome message.
Criminal justice reform: Supporting individuals, sharing stories, and forming a community for families and friends of the incarcerated - all pathways to transformative change at Village Second Chance.
Village Second Chance
Are you passionate about criminal justice reform? You want to help redeem incarcerated people to become productive citizens? Then join us at Village Second Chance! We are building a place for family members of incarcerated people to connect, support each other, and get updates on efforts to reform our criminal justice system. Every second Monday of the month.
National Lifers of America,Inc
At the National Lifers of America, Inc., our mission is to help individuals succeed both inside and outside of prison. We provide educational and personal development resources to encourage a deeper understanding of criminal justice issues and positive solutions for reform and the release of incarcerated persons. We are committed to upholding our mission statement and corporate purpose by avoiding any activities that go against our values and beliefs.
To provide assistance to those who need it, these include audio/visual resources, community service opportunities, data and legal research, media and communications, our newsletter, special projects, and more. We're committed to equal opportunities for all incarcerated persons, no matter their age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, or disability.
To provide assistance to those who need it, these include audio/visual resources, community service opportunities, data and legal research, media and communications, our newsletter, special projects, and more. We're committed to equal opportunities for all incarcerated persons, no matter their age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, or disability.
Paula Kensu is a Prison Rights Advocate and this video is from April 19 2023 in regards to the 'treatment' of Krystal Clark #435064 at WHV Prison.
Helpful Links
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PRISON ACTIVIST RESOURCE DIRECTORIES
You can click PARC's logo above and it will take you to the download page of the 2022 Directory.
The Prison Activist Resource Center (PARC} is now, and has been, offering FREE National Prisoner Resource Directories to prisoners nationwide to assist them in finding or locating information and contacts they may need. Examples: Innocence Projects or Clinics, basic principles, books, education, food guiding principles, to name a few.To obtain your free copy of the PARC Directory, write to:Prison Activist Resource Center P. O. Box 70447Oakland , CA 946 1 2The materials contained in the Resource Directory are presented to aid in the rehabilitation of prisoners, as per federal and state laws. It is a 24-page Directory.