Platinum-selling recording artist Jadakiss supports Lorenzo’s innocence and calls for his release

Lorenzo’s mother with his wife, Tazza

In his latest article for the Huffington Post, Lorenzo recounts the story of John Hincapie, who – like Lorenzo – was wrongfully incarcerated.

As Lorenzo writes in his article: “John Hincapie was released from prison on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at around 6:40 in the evening. He said: ‘Shame on those individuals who did this to me. But, I forgive them.'”

Below is a photograph of John Hincapie’s family at a rally calling for his freedom before his recent release. This is a testament to the fact that people on the outside can make a real difference for innocent prisoners.

And that means people like you. Lorenzo appreciates any and all support that he receives – be it kind words or financial contributions.

Read Lorenzo’s entire article on John Hincapie here on this website.

I would like to send my condolences to all the people in France, Nigeria, and Lebanon – among others – whose families are affected by the recent acts of violence.

– Lorenzo

His name is Kenneth Thompson, and you can read about him in Lorenzo’s latest article for The Huffington Post.

Lorenzo writes: “Like many other innocent prisoners, I’ve dreamed of the day when an open-minded prosecutor would review my innocence claims, without bias or unfairness. Innocent prisoners have all types of innocence claims: new evidence, DNA evidence, witness recantation, prosecutorial misconduct, and ineffective counsel claims. The problem is that most of our prosecutors fight us tooth and nail. Rather than trying to see if our claims have merit, they simply want to maintain our wrongful convictions…

I would like to commend Prosecutor Thompson for his work and his stance to get other prosecutors to do what’s right for innocent prisoners. Innocent prisoners as a whole would like to commend all the prosecutors who seek justice and not wrongful convictions.”

Read the entire article here.

The latest from Lorenzo…

My nightmare started a month after I turned 22 years old. Never in a million years would I ever thought I would be charged with conspiracy to commit murder, convicted and sentenced to natural life, and spend decades of my life in State Prison for a crime I never committed.

How could an innocent man get charged and convicted for a crime, when he was not in the state when the crime occurred! That was a question I asked myself for years. It all started when I was arrested for an unrelated charge (that was later dismissed) and I refused to lie and assist a corrupt cop in the framing of a random person for murder…

Read the rest of Lorenzo’s newest statement here.

Every day, Team Lorenzo Johnson receives emails and comments from those who sign the petition to free Lorenzo. And every month, we send this information to Lorenzo so he can read the comments and then reply, writing personal letters to each supporter.

Today, we are sharing some of these comments with you:

“Things like this will not end until we the people take the power back, instead of leaving it in the hands of corrupt politicians, lawyers, and law enforcement… I know one man’s signature may not be much, but maybe it’s just enough.”

“Our justice and law enforcement systems need to be overhauled if innocent people can be convicted so easily.”

“I believe this is an injustice that needs to be corrected. Please help restore my faith in the justice system by righting this wrong and set this man free! Right now there is no deterrence for this unjust behavior and it affects countless lives.”

“An innocent man should be exonerated as soon as possible, yet he is back in prison awaiting evidentiary hearings while lawyers violate protocol, and use up precious time. Enough is enough… he must be set free, permanently, this time, and soon.”

These comments and many others illustrate the compassion of Lorenzo’s supporters and the fierce determination to make a difference. Each and every action you take — whether its signing the petition, making a contribution, or sharing Lorenzo’s story on Twitter — gets us closer to our goal of Lorenzo’s freedom and changing the criminal justice system.

Thank you all for sharing your comments with us and with Lorenzo, and if you haven’t yet, take the time to voice your thoughts.

November 5th was Lorenzo’s 20th birthday spent behind bars.

Together, we can work so it was his last.

Lorenzo and his wife Tazza, 11/5/15

Take a minute to learn how you can help and help spread the word about the Campaign to Free Lorenzo Johnson.

Also, take a minute to read Lorenzo’s latest article for The Huffington Post, entitled “Wrongful Convictions Then and Now: The Tragic Case of George Stinney, Jr.”

Lorenzo writes: “For innocent prisoners like myself, our stories about how the system failed us vary. But one thing that never changes in our cases–whether it’s 70 years ago or today–is the repeated pattern of misconduct.”

It’s up to us to end this pattern of misconduct.

As always, I hope that everyone and your families is in a good place mentally & physically. Thanks for your continued solid support, you wouldn’t believe how much it gets me from day to day. There’s a lot that innocent prisoners go through that’s never mentioned. The 24hrs a day everyday pain, I wouldn’t wish this on the people responsible for me being here.

As of this writing, I am now Certified in Warehousing and Material Handling. I’ve started part 2 of the Trade which is learning how to operate different kinds of forklifts. I will continue to further my education to utilize upon my arrival. On November 5th, it will be the 20th birthday that I’ve spent in this cage for a crime I never committed. I thought I escaped this nightmare when I was briefly freed in 2012, but the people responsible was not finished torturing me, knowing I was innocent, while I was free they fought to get my wrongful conviction reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court, and won.

Read the rest of this letter from Lorenzo on our site here.

Also, as Lorenzo mentions in his letter, his birthday is November 5th.

Send him a birthday card – in a white envelope – to:

Lorenzo Johnson DF1036
SCI Mahanoy
301 Morea Road
Frackville, PA 17932