Justice for Jay Jackson , Help Bring Him Home. #JUSTICEFORJAYJACKSON
The Issue
For a supposed crime that should take 6 months or less term; Jay was sentenced to 17 years without parole, It has been six years and we want to get him out.
Why? His 6th Amendment constitutional rights were violated, meaning he did not receive a fair trial through it all; Violations of his 6th Amendment also includes; “partial and bias jury”, “complicit counsel” and many more. See US Supreme Court ruling on 6th amendments
Brewer.,v.Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977)&Blakely,.v.Washington, 542 U.S. 296(2004)
During a sting operation outside of rural Fort Worth, Jay was caught in the middle; Jay was spotted "by plain clothes officers" sleeping inside his car in a parking lot and that was his journey towards a seventeen (17) year jail term that should never have been.
It’s been six years now and still counting, Jay’s story;
On January 25th, 2013, Jay and a lady were called respectively to a location that was set up for a sting operation. The lady went inside, she was arrested and detained in the building. He was unaware and decided to get some sleep.
Officers and detectives began to search the parking lot not knowing what car she got out of and when they noticed Jay was inside the car sleeping; they got him to open the door while pointing their tasers and guns at him. He became confused, extremely terrified and he eventually opened the door.
They violently pulled him out, horribly slammed him into the next car, manhandled him, said racial slurs toward him, dehumanized and profiled him racially. They questioned his nationality and referred to him as an alien. All these happened in Parker County near Fort Worth, Texas. It’s obvious they said all those nasty words because of his skin color.
They couldn’t tell what he was doing on the parking lot or why he was there, the detectives violated him, ransacked his car and body; going inside of his pants and harassing him all to get some evidence. This is a crime because they had no warrant or legal right and never provided any.
However, Jay was in possession of a small baggie with 0.08 grams of heroin in liquid form; this is literally a very small amount, but enough to get one high one time. He was handcuffed, hauled off to jail, charged with a “non-aggravated crime” that normally would invoke a lenient sentence.
Jay was jailed but got out on bond; he was homeless, battled his long addiction, left in survival mode and continued to use drugs.
Though Jay has a prior criminal history with time served, but things changed on February 18, 2014; Jay went back to his family, after seeing his son he decided he would never use drugs or abuse substances again.
Detox Journey
On February 19, 2014; for the first time without being cajoled, Jay walked inside the office of the Narcotic Anonymous and also checked into a detox center. After some weeks, he checked into a local shelter, so that he could get a housing program. Jay was healing fast, volunteered with the NA and was reaching out to young people struggling with addictions all within a six (6) month time frame.
We all saw his honest determination to change his entire narrative and help his son grow to become a better man. Accordingly, Jay once told me; "I am in the process of putting my life together and experiencing it in a way that is all new to me". But all of these expectations were cut short.
Let’s cut to the chase;
August 25th, 2014 all of his signs of progress were truncated. He got a call and was informed of his trial by the appointed court attorney; the attorney informed Jay that he was scheduled to start trial on August 28 , 2014. We all rallied around Jay, gathered the facilitators, caseworkers who he had built a relationship with, those who were proud of his progress and were willing to testify.
Jay went to trial and by August 30th 2014, he was convicted and sentenced by nearly an all-white courtroom to a seventeen (17) year term for which it usually has a 6-month sentence.
The jury was deaf to all the respected fellows, social workers and facilitator who came to testify concerning his transition. The court denied him parole.
They found him guilty, but how they arrived at 17 years is mind-boggling. Jay was looking forward to helping substance abusers maintain sobriety. Jay was “racially profiled and all the signs of progress came crashing in. This judgement caused great emotional distress to his young son and our mom.
President Barrack Obama & the VIP Salutation
Although Jay went to prison with a sixth-grade education, He has earned a GED and Jay made history as the 1st Texas inmate to publicly speak at a graduation which resulted in a standing ovation.
More!... He is currently in college earning an Associate’s Degree in Business and looking forward to becoming a Chemical Dependency Counselor. Additionally, he has earned hours toward an Associate Degree in Theological studies.
Notably; In 2016 President Barrack Obama, acknowledged his outstanding educational excellence. Indeed, Jay was 1 of 3 recipients from more than 100,000 Texas inmates to receive this honor and the certificate is currently in the care of our mom.
Earlier in January 2016, Jay received a letter from the Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Education, and he was recognized as a 2016 President's Education Award Recipient.
Five Times Denied Parole Why?
Our reasons for pointing these out to you are because even though he has accomplished a lot, he has been denied parole five times. In spite of how much he has changed his life before coming to prison. He was still sentenced unjustly.
Grand Curiosity
Why wasn’t he sentenced to a drug rehabilitation program and treated for his addiction? Why wasn’t he sentenced to a work-release program? Why wasn’t he given probation? Why didn’t his court-appointed lawyer help him fight when he knew the case was handled wrongly? We will tell you why.
First, the three strike law was used for Jay and this is a law that has significantly contributed to the problem of overpopulated prisons. Former President Bill Clinton who authored the bill, once said during an interview with CNN “The problem is the way it was written and implemented. We have too cast too wide a net. We have too many people in prison. And we wound up… putting so many people in prison that there wasn’t enough money left to educate them, train them for new jobs and increase the chances when they came out that they could live productive lives”.
Former President Obama once said this about the law. “The criminal justice system needs to distinguish between young people who make mistakes and those who are truly dangerous”. The big question is that why was this law used for a man that was charged for a non aggravated crime? Time shall tell!
Secondly; It is the same reason why we as African Americans makeup 13% of the entire US population, African Americans make up 38% population in prison.
The State fails to convict us rightly, thwart reasonable efforts at proving our innocence, display bias or injustice and all to create a desert of injustice.
What Do We Need?
African American men are under-represented and they don’t have a voice in this bias system. In spite of what Jay has done to get here. They wouldn't let him breathe. The prison is a part of the plan. We must hold the Justice system accountable as evidence of #BlackLivesMatter.
Our family needs your help to bring him home
Respectfully,
The Jackson Family
Petition Closed
The Issue
For a supposed crime that should take 6 months or less term; Jay was sentenced to 17 years without parole, It has been six years and we want to get him out.
Why? His 6th Amendment constitutional rights were violated, meaning he did not receive a fair trial through it all; Violations of his 6th Amendment also includes; “partial and bias jury”, “complicit counsel” and many more. See US Supreme Court ruling on 6th amendments
Brewer.,v.Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977)&Blakely,.v.Washington, 542 U.S. 296(2004)
During a sting operation outside of rural Fort Worth, Jay was caught in the middle; Jay was spotted "by plain clothes officers" sleeping inside his car in a parking lot and that was his journey towards a seventeen (17) year jail term that should never have been.
It’s been six years now and still counting, Jay’s story;
On January 25th, 2013, Jay and a lady were called respectively to a location that was set up for a sting operation. The lady went inside, she was arrested and detained in the building. He was unaware and decided to get some sleep.
Officers and detectives began to search the parking lot not knowing what car she got out of and when they noticed Jay was inside the car sleeping; they got him to open the door while pointing their tasers and guns at him. He became confused, extremely terrified and he eventually opened the door.
They violently pulled him out, horribly slammed him into the next car, manhandled him, said racial slurs toward him, dehumanized and profiled him racially. They questioned his nationality and referred to him as an alien. All these happened in Parker County near Fort Worth, Texas. It’s obvious they said all those nasty words because of his skin color.
They couldn’t tell what he was doing on the parking lot or why he was there, the detectives violated him, ransacked his car and body; going inside of his pants and harassing him all to get some evidence. This is a crime because they had no warrant or legal right and never provided any.
However, Jay was in possession of a small baggie with 0.08 grams of heroin in liquid form; this is literally a very small amount, but enough to get one high one time. He was handcuffed, hauled off to jail, charged with a “non-aggravated crime” that normally would invoke a lenient sentence.
Jay was jailed but got out on bond; he was homeless, battled his long addiction, left in survival mode and continued to use drugs.
Though Jay has a prior criminal history with time served, but things changed on February 18, 2014; Jay went back to his family, after seeing his son he decided he would never use drugs or abuse substances again.
Detox Journey
On February 19, 2014; for the first time without being cajoled, Jay walked inside the office of the Narcotic Anonymous and also checked into a detox center. After some weeks, he checked into a local shelter, so that he could get a housing program. Jay was healing fast, volunteered with the NA and was reaching out to young people struggling with addictions all within a six (6) month time frame.
We all saw his honest determination to change his entire narrative and help his son grow to become a better man. Accordingly, Jay once told me; "I am in the process of putting my life together and experiencing it in a way that is all new to me". But all of these expectations were cut short.
Let’s cut to the chase;
August 25th, 2014 all of his signs of progress were truncated. He got a call and was informed of his trial by the appointed court attorney; the attorney informed Jay that he was scheduled to start trial on August 28 , 2014. We all rallied around Jay, gathered the facilitators, caseworkers who he had built a relationship with, those who were proud of his progress and were willing to testify.
Jay went to trial and by August 30th 2014, he was convicted and sentenced by nearly an all-white courtroom to a seventeen (17) year term for which it usually has a 6-month sentence.
The jury was deaf to all the respected fellows, social workers and facilitator who came to testify concerning his transition. The court denied him parole.
They found him guilty, but how they arrived at 17 years is mind-boggling. Jay was looking forward to helping substance abusers maintain sobriety. Jay was “racially profiled and all the signs of progress came crashing in. This judgement caused great emotional distress to his young son and our mom.
President Barrack Obama & the VIP Salutation
Although Jay went to prison with a sixth-grade education, He has earned a GED and Jay made history as the 1st Texas inmate to publicly speak at a graduation which resulted in a standing ovation.
More!... He is currently in college earning an Associate’s Degree in Business and looking forward to becoming a Chemical Dependency Counselor. Additionally, he has earned hours toward an Associate Degree in Theological studies.
Notably; In 2016 President Barrack Obama, acknowledged his outstanding educational excellence. Indeed, Jay was 1 of 3 recipients from more than 100,000 Texas inmates to receive this honor and the certificate is currently in the care of our mom.
Earlier in January 2016, Jay received a letter from the Acting Secretary of the United States Department of Education, and he was recognized as a 2016 President's Education Award Recipient.
Five Times Denied Parole Why?
Our reasons for pointing these out to you are because even though he has accomplished a lot, he has been denied parole five times. In spite of how much he has changed his life before coming to prison. He was still sentenced unjustly.
Grand Curiosity
Why wasn’t he sentenced to a drug rehabilitation program and treated for his addiction? Why wasn’t he sentenced to a work-release program? Why wasn’t he given probation? Why didn’t his court-appointed lawyer help him fight when he knew the case was handled wrongly? We will tell you why.
First, the three strike law was used for Jay and this is a law that has significantly contributed to the problem of overpopulated prisons. Former President Bill Clinton who authored the bill, once said during an interview with CNN “The problem is the way it was written and implemented. We have too cast too wide a net. We have too many people in prison. And we wound up… putting so many people in prison that there wasn’t enough money left to educate them, train them for new jobs and increase the chances when they came out that they could live productive lives”.
Former President Obama once said this about the law. “The criminal justice system needs to distinguish between young people who make mistakes and those who are truly dangerous”. The big question is that why was this law used for a man that was charged for a non aggravated crime? Time shall tell!
Secondly; It is the same reason why we as African Americans makeup 13% of the entire US population, African Americans make up 38% population in prison.
The State fails to convict us rightly, thwart reasonable efforts at proving our innocence, display bias or injustice and all to create a desert of injustice.
What Do We Need?
African American men are under-represented and they don’t have a voice in this bias system. In spite of what Jay has done to get here. They wouldn't let him breathe. The prison is a part of the plan. We must hold the Justice system accountable as evidence of #BlackLivesMatter.
Our family needs your help to bring him home
Respectfully,
The Jackson Family
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Petition created on July 20, 2020