Jennifer Reba Edwards, also known as Jennifer Emmi, currently resides in Fluvanna Women's Correctional Center in Virginia. She has numerous and complex health issues that cannot be treated properly by the facility housing her — and her attorneys, doctors, friends and family worry she will die in prison due to a lack of adequate medical care.

She has now completed one-third of her sentence, which means she is eligible for executive clemency. Her attorneys submitted this request due to Ms. Emmi’s poor medical treatment and life-threatening conditions behind bars. Jennifer was originally in a Colorado facility but was abruptly transferred to a Virginia women’s prison following her reported sexual assault by a Colorado guard at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility.

At the time of Ms. Emmi's transfer, she was suffering a variety of serious medical conditions, including Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, Unclassified Connective Tissue Disease, Lupus, and Hypercoagulation defects. These conditions appear to have dramatically worsened during her tenure at Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) — a facility with a documented history of rendering constitutionally deficient medical care to inmates. FCCW staff appear to have manipulated her medical records to misrepresent Ms. Emmi's responses to the treatment offered by the facility. According to her attorney's letter, Jennifer is “in imminent danger of a catastrophic health collapse” and cannot receive proper medical treatment behind bars. 

It is ultimately under Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ discretion to commute Jennifer’s sentence and get the medical care she needs. Please sign this petition to help save Jennifer's life.