My brother, Kofi M. Ajabu, now 52 years old, has been imprisoned for over 31 years for murders he did not commit. We have exhausted all legal opportunities including appeals and are at the step of asking for clemency from the Mike Braun, Governor of Indiana.

Your signature below says you support clemency for Kofi M. Ajabu.  

Shortly after turning 21, home in-between his sophomore and junior years of college, Kofi found himself at the scene of a gruesome crime. Thinking he and a couple of friends were going to smoke some weed, the day instead ended with three young people being murdered by one of the other co-defendants. Before trial, the prosecution offered Kofi a plea deal that would result in 20 years served. He refused to plead guilty to the murders because he had not killed anyone. He was convicted of all 10 felonies despite there being no forensic evidence to support his involvement in the murders. He was sentenced to life without parole. On appeal, the Supreme Court found that the prosecution had not proven Kofi had killed anyone, and as such, could not sentence him to life. In response, the judge did not vacate the murder conviction but instead changed the sentence to be 240 years.

At this point, had Kofi taken the plea deal, he would have served the entire required time. Instead, because he would not confess to a crime he did not commit, he is faced with spending the rest of his life in prison - a punishment for exercising his right to a fair trial and for refusing to admit to murders he did not commit.  He has made the best of his time in prison, becoming masterful at meditation, yoga and energy-balancing practices, developing conversational skill in five languages including Spanish, Twi, Putongua, Vietnamese and French, and earning his Bacheor’s degree in General Studies from Ball State University. 

Advocating for justice for my brother has become a three decade fight for our family -- one that in which we are now asking for your help with. Because clemency is a political decision, we need the Governor to know that there is support in the community for him to show forgiveness, mercy, and justice by granting Kofi clemency.

Thank you in advance for your support,
-Nzinga A. Harrison, M.D. on behalf of my brother Kofi and the rest of our family and friends