George Martorano was a low level “pot” dealer in the 70’s-he was approched by “agents”, and supposedly led a 3 year, 75 MILLION dollar, drug smuggling ring-after 3 years of “agent orchastrated” drug deals that George could have never done WITHOUT them, he was arrested, plead guilty, and was given a LIFE NO PAROLE sentence. A LIFE NO PAROLE SENTENCE??? ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Noriega was “freed”, Manson gets parole hearings. I gotta ask again- ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? While I have been asked, and stated before, “did George need to face punishment for his crimes?? OF COURSE.” But to have all hope ripped away for a non-violent “orchastrated” 1st time offense is absurd. George has spent 26 years in federal prison-he has paid his debt for his crimes-enough is enough.
George’s “Commutation of Sentence” petition was denied by the “out-going” George Bush on Nov 24th-they waited until his birthday on Dec 21st to tell him-hmmm, coincidence, or arrorgance-you decide. George will not give up-neither will I. Someone has to see that ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. What good does it do, to keep someone like George locked up any longer?? 26 years, I DO THINK HE HAS LEARNED HIS LESSON. Is it personal??? Does someone really hate this man enough to MAKE SURE HE NEVER GETS OUT?? This is crazy folks-our prisons are full. WHY??? because of craziness like this.
Hopefully this year will be the year-the year that somebody in Washington takes notice that we have a real problem within our courts and prisons-while the crime rates have dropped, inmate populations just keep rising-something is wrong with that. WHY IS THERE NO FEDERAL PAROLE??? Great question, still no valid answer. WHY DO WE BUILD NEW PRISONS THAT WE CAN’T FUND and NOT SCHOOLS??? Another great question, still no valid answer. Prison and Sentencing Reform really need to be issues this “CHANGE” administration look at- AND SOON.
We, George and I, will continue to persue “avenues” of relief-after all, we do live in country that founded upon a “Second Chance”. We can only hope and pray that President Obama does make change-that he does give hope to people like George-that he gives George that “Second Chance”. While we have to wait till Nov to re-submit George’s Plea for a Commutation to the White House, we do not have to wait to encourage the President to make change, bring federal parole back, and release the NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS that have been locked up way too long.

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