BE ABOUT IT: HONOR TROY DAVIS BY BECOMING ACTIVE

Much of the world is still talking about Troy Davis, the Georgia man who was executed though many, including those in law enforcement, doubted his guilt. My heart goes out to the family of officer MacPhail, the man Davis was convicted of murdering. But I still feel angry that the justice system didn’t allow Davis the opportunity to prove his innocence after witnesses from his original trial recanted their testimonies.

I am honored to serve as an honorary pall bearer at Davis’ funeral this coming Saturday. We must remember that, although his body is no longer, his spirit lives on. We can honor Troy by becoming active and working to free wrongfully convicted men and women.

Visit these organizations to learn more:

The NAACP seeks to reform the justice system in a variety of ways, including calling for a moratorium on the death penalty.

The Innocence Project is a non-profit legal clinic dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.

The Exoneration Initiative of New York provides free legal assistance to wrongfully convicted persons in New York, primarily focusing on the most challenging cases, those that lack DNA evidence.

The Exoneration Project of Chicago represents clients who have been convicted of crimes of which they are innocent.

Amnesty International USA campaigns to abolish the death penalty in the USA by focusing on individual cases of injustice.

THE JUDGE MATHIS SHOW: SEASON 13 – ALL NEW CASES

JUDGE MATHIS GIVES BACK…

Judge Mathis Bio

Judge Mathis is a national figure known for his advocacy campaigns for equal justice. His inspirational life story of a street youth who rose from jail to Judge has provided hope to millions who watch him on the award-winning television court show Judge Mathis each day. In addition, his weekly newspaper column brings social and political insight to readers throughout the country.

Judge Mathis’s public service career began in college where he led Free South Africa and voter registration campaigns on campus. After graduating from college in 1983, he joined the staff of Detroit City councilman Clyde Cleveland and continued to work as an advocate for equal justice with Reverend Jesse Jackson’s PUSH Excel, where he currently serves as Chairman, and also a national board member of the NAACP and the Morehouse School of Medicine.

In his efforts to reach out to youth and ex-offenders both in and outside of the courtroom, Judge Mathis opened a community center in his hometown of Detroit and has assisted thousands of youth with his non-profit agency Young Adults Asserting Themselves (Y.A.A.T.), an agency that provides career, business start-up and job opportunities, as well as job training and college enrollment assistance.

In honor of his years of work and commitment to his hometown of Detroit, the city honored Mathis by naming one of the streets, Mathis Avenue, after him. The street is part of a new housing development, which replaced the housing projects he grew up in.

Judge Mathis has received numerous awards and keys to the city from government officials and is the recipient of Honorary Doctorates from both Florida A&M University and Eastern Michigan University. He has been recognized for his efforts by numerous newspapers, magazines and television networks. He has appeared on such shows as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, Larry King Live, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He currently provides legal and community assistance on his website, www.askjudgemathis.com.

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Judge Greg Mathis Reaching Out to Incarcerated Individuals Throughout the Nation to Motivate Change

March 16, 2010 – TV personality Judge Greg Mathis is launching a Prisoner Initiative entitled PEER standing for Prisoner Empowerment Education and Respect. Through the initiative Judge Mathis will visit jails and prisons throughout the country to encourage inmates to change their lives. Motivated by his own experience as a troubled youth who overcame the challenges of being incarcerated, Judge Mathis will share his personal experiences and offer advice and encouragement to inmates. Read more…clicking here.