We're all just trying to live in a better world. That's our one thing in common. If one of us is deprived of justice, none of us can be assured of justice, so if we seem off topic in the close-up shot, we are all on topic in the bigger picture. It's all tied together. With that in mind, we're going to throw ourselves on your mercy and ask for help. You know, there's so little citizens can do in unjust encounters with authority, but if, after reading our story, you want to help, there is a petition we'd like to present to the authorities urging every one involved to look very closely at this case. We know petitions hold no legal weight, but we need a large number of signatures to let the system know that the situation below has the public's attention. Our only request is that they conduct themselves accordingly, be very thorough, and honestly seek the truth. That's all they should need to clear Jeff Ferris' name.
Please read the article, sign the petition and pass this email along. DUE PROCESS FOR JEFFREY FERRIS http://www.gopetition.com/online/10104.html WHEN A CELLMATE IS NOT AN ACCOMPLICE By Joanna Ferris and Kay Lee Here's another story of a quiet peaceful man who has been falsely accused of a very violent crime. The big difference in this case is, Jeff Ferris was already a prisoner - although he should have been paroled years ago - but that's another story. Mr. Ferris went to prison long long ago for the non-violent theft of $40. Even though his prison record is clean and indicates he is not the kind of person to seek out trouble; he is being charged with being involved in a violent murder of another inmate. Certain members of the Florida Department of 'Corrections' have apparently decided that Inmate Ferris went from being a witness to a participant by virtue solely of briefly being cellmates with the murderer. Here's the story... Innocent Man Charged With Crime FDOC Knows He Did Not Commit On February 5, 2005 in Lake Correctional Facility in Clermont Florida, Inmate Jeffrey Ferris was an eyewitness to an inmate on inmate murder committed by his new cellmate, RAUL ROQUE. Inmate Miguel Griffin, 37, died after being stabbed during a fight with Inmate Roque. Inmate Ferris was simply an eye-witness. In newspaper articles written the next day, it was stated that Roque, FDOC Number M13610, an inmate serving life for murder, had confessed to being the sole perpetrator of this crime, and in his statement he took full responsibility for the murder. The article also noted that this matter was gang related. Inmate Ferris, a non-violent prisoner in good status, along with his cell-mate, the killer of Inmate Griffin, were both transported the night of the murder to FSP while the 'investigation' into this crime was conduced. A few months into the investigation, Mrs. Ferris (wife to Inmate Ferris) was told by Asst Warden Dixon that the state attorney's office had found that inmate Ferris was in no way involved and was pending transfer to a different facility. While Inmate Ferris was being held at FSP, he found out that Asst Warden Greg William at Polk CI is related to the dead inmate and had been reported as stating that he would see to it that Inmate Ferris, as well as Inmate Raul Roque, would pay for the murder of Inmate Griffin. A few days later Inmate Ferris was transferred to the Everglades facility. This is where the abuse began in earnest. Major Barfield, Capt Forrest and an unnamed Sgt began abusing Inmate Ferris in an apparent effort to come up with something to pin on him. They first wrote Inmate Ferris a DR for contraband, which didn’t work because the 'contraband' was eyeglasses which were state issued. The officers' next effort was in the form of spoken threats. The accusations were lies but they managed to hold fast. An investigation was launched into the abuse on Inmate Ferris, which was reported by his wife. That investigation was handed over to Deputy Secretary of Corrections Laura Bedard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ms Bedard must have found some merit to the complain about abuse because suddenly Inmate Ferris was transferred back to Martin Correctional, where all of this began. Inmate Ferris was then placed in protective management but someone saw fit to remove the paperwork that reported his status from his jacket file. Inmate Ferris remained at Martin Correctional for months without incident. Then one day in October 2005, FDLE paid Inmate Ferris a visit. They told him that Inmate Roque had changed his story. They claimed Inmate Roque was now saying Inmate Ferris was involved. Inmate Ferris told FDLE that Inmate Roque was lying and that Inmate Ferris would testify to that. A few days later Inmate Ferris was served with an arrest warrant for Inmate Roque's crime. On January 31st, 2007, Inmate Ferris was taken to Lake County Jail and arrested on the warrant. My question is this: How can an inmate believably confess to a crime that he and only he has committed and then months later change his story to include someone else, who, up to this point was only an eyewitness to the crime? Inmate Roque is in prison for murder and is an INS inmate to go along with it. Now, despite one being innocent, both inmates are being held at the Lake County Jail. We have grave concerns about the two inmates being held together in this Jail. There are too many set-ups and too many kickbacks and too many arrests of high officials for us not to wonder what the hell is going on in the state of Florida. Is this the only way that they can keep their paychecks coming? Has corruption gotten that bad and gone that high up that it can’t be controlled? Along with the fact that innocent people are being set-up to take the fall for others, how much longer are people in this country going to watch this continue? Are we going to sit by and see one more inmate being set-up without doing anything to change the path of truth and justice? Are we going to let Florida DOC continue to set their own rules to fit their own needs? So many man and women have been charged with crimes which they have not committed. Although figures differ, from 123 to more than 190 prison inmates have been freed from death row with DNA evidence of their innocence since 1989, including at least six in Florida. Will Inmate Ferris, another innocent man, be forced by a perverse justice system to take one of their places? These are the questions that should be asked and answered. February 4, 2007 Contact Mrs. Ferris for further information. Prison Reform Activist Joanna Ferris 510 Washington Ave Waterbury CT 06708 203-573-8799 Personal Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Making The Walls Transparent-Connecticut http://ct-mtwt.50megs.com ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`° Kay Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Making The Walls Transparent-Florida www.angelfire.com/fl3/starke
