Supporters: Please sign this petition asking the real estate developer Mr. Douglas Jemal to honor his promise to lease a property. This would be the LAST place in DC that provides a safe and humane transition back home for our returned citizens. D.C. is home to 70,000 returned citizens, roughly 10% of the population, making it the capital of what Michelle Alexander called The New Jim Crow. These returned citizens are our grandmothers, neighbors, cousins, fathers and sons. They deserve a place back in their communities. Join us in defending these Washingtonians who have been ensnared in the criminal justice system and have paid their debts to society. For details and to sign, please visit http://chng.it/bmwQxYW5dx

Also, please come out Thursday for Go-Go 4 Justice Re-Entry musical rally and protest featuring Backyard Band, EU & Sugar Bear, and TOB Band & Show near what should be a state-of-the-art re-entry center for our returning citizens on 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday August 8, 2019 at the intersection of New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE.