Hello everyone! <3 

My name is Jhordin.

You may also know me as the youngest daughter of Dawn Jackson, a formerly incarcerated individual of Edna Mahan Correctional Facility whom I advocated and garnered over 15,000 signatures for. <3 

I have created this petition to begin asking for community support with my own voice in leaving behind dysfunctional abuse and living away from it. ((DONAYYTION L!NKS CAN BE FOUND HERE + AND HERE. AS WELL AS MY FUNDZRAISERZ (2​, 3) to support & don8 to help!

At the beginning of January 2025, an older relative/cousin has made it known to me that they feel inappropriately about me. Expressing their desires to be intimate. (No, there has been no physical contact from or with them). When this happened, I naively shrugged it off as this person expressing their frustrations with dealing with their own traumas... I thought me and this person were getting closer, properly bonding, until they began to double down by verbally expressing this to me again in April. then May. Then June. Then July. (I have audio and text evidence to support My statement.)

I've lost count with how many times this person has expressed this harmful, triggering, and traumatic thought to me.

As a survivor of SA myself, it began to dawn on me that keeping my voice quiet in order to protect this person was placing me back into a state of hopelessness and shame that I grappled with as a kid, beginning roughly at the age of 7-8.  I couldn't fail my inner child like that again, so now, I am speaking up. Letting myself be heard. And hoping to connect with other likeminded individuals on the issue of ending generational curses, toxicity, and familial abuse. Me being silent would've only allowed this destructive cycle to pass down and continue on to future generations, and I wholeheartedly refuse to remain unheard on this.

I've advocated for others, even my own mother, and now it is time that I advocate for myself. Protect myself. and Empower myself.
(I am doing all of this by myself to leave behind dysfunctional abuse.)

I'm not exactly sure how others in my family see this issue as some still wrap their arms around this person, but I cannot focus on their enabling ways.

I do recall one person whom has grilled me unfairly for confronting this person, instead of asking this person why they'd see their family (in this case, younger sister) this way. Or why they felt it was okay to say. I've heard, "Did he say it in a joking way?". I've heard, "Why did you stop him to confront him?" I've heard, "Did you...maybe entice him?" from another person as well. 

I still love this person very much, don't get me wrong. I pray they receive the help they deserve and need. (Because saying this to a younger family member, is definitely, not ok by any means.)

But alas, love is not enough to continue acting like everything is peachy keen, or even okay. Love is simply not enough to keep quiet on something so mentally destabilizing and traumatic.

I have no wish to protect their predatory ways...I must protect myself.  If I continue to stay around, I don't know what will occur.

In further triggering detail, this person has unfortunately revealed to me in September of 2025 (aka last month) that the reason they targeted me or spoke to me in this manner, was because they thought I was vulnerable. Isolated. And had no support...

Please, please, please support my dreams in reaching a safe environment away from it. Please help me live a life away from dysfunctional abuse.

If you can, sharing my story helps me so much better than you know! I am eternally grateful to all those who hear me, see me, and more. Bless you infinitely my friend. Thank you again for taking the time to view this issue. To hear my voice, and to value it.

Again, thank you so much for your eyes and visibility on this. I am forever grateful for your care! And I pray that you also, my friend, please take care! ♡