Daniel Blan needs to be able to come home to be the husband and father he wants so desperately to be. He needs to be set free to continue on his journey through life with his loving family.

I relocated to the state of Arizona on October 29, 2013. My child was to accompany me. My dad and stepmom suggested that I leave alone to get a head start and send for my child. I agreed with their suggestion believing they were acting in good faith. I returned to the state of Michigan in June of 2014 to retrieve my child. The guardians were informed of my return and preceded to abduct my child and keep her away from me with a forged "Placement Plan". It was never signed by me; I never agreed to the terms of the Placement Plan.

My son, Mr. Antar Christmas was pointed out by a young boy that had gotten robbed at gunpoint because he had a jacket that fit the description. The first police report stated by the victim and his friend that the two guys that robbed the boy were 2 dark skin males over 6 feet, one with nappy hair the other with dreads. Antar Christmas is 5'10", light skined with good hair. The boy saw Antar Christmas in the library with this jacket and called the police and his mother. Police came and detained Antar Christmas but let him go because the first police report didn't fit Antar Christmas's description. The boy and his mother got upset and went to file another police report that now describes Antar Christmas all because of this jacket. In court, the victim and the friend had two different stories. I feel like the young boy and his mother are just looking for someone to blame. Antar Christmas is a young man that isn't perfect, made stupid mistakes when he was younger and made that clear to two judges but this crime he was no part of. The family can't afford an attorney so had to settle for a public defender. Antar Christmas is focused on working at a great job, helping his mother and little sisters and trying to finish school so he can become a professional business owner.

We want to improve the quality of life for all Norfolk citizens and avoid the social unrest and destruction of property that has occurred in other cities due to incidents involving the actions of police. The conditions for such unrest exist in Norfolk because for years the NPD has operated with a lack of civilian review, independent oversight, accountability, and transparency. This has led to high levels of distrust of the police in certain neighborhoods, and hinders effective crime prevention and apprehension of law breakers. A number of recent deadly force incidents have occurred under questionable circumstances. In these cases, and others where citizens have complained of misconduct, there has been a lack of transparency and accountability by the OPS and other officials regarding the conduct of officers involved. We request the following mechanisms to ensure greater community engagement with NPD: • Create a Civilian Governance Board that represents the citizens and provides input on policies, training, oversight, and ensures bias-free policing • Place a civilian with no connection to NPD as the head of OPS to ensure all complaints are effectively and expeditiously investigated with results publicly reported in all cases • Reform practices and policies regarding search and seizure, use of force, crisis intervention, personnel recruitment, training and ongoing supervision • Install and routinely use body and dash cams in all stops and public interaction with officers • Hire additional police officers and provide race and gender statistics of applicants and new hires. Reference: U.S. Department of Justice consent decree to Cleveland, OH. For more detail on reforms advocated herein see: http://cleconsentdecree.com/ and http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/cleveland-police-reform.

Telephone companies like Global Tel Link and Securus are pocketing millions of dollars from the families of prisoners. Through sky-high phone rates and unreasonable fees, these companies prey on the need from families to stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones. This needs to end — sign our petition.

Some inmates are rehabilitated and should be returned to their community. The aging population of prisoners could be decreased by allowing good time served to be counted toward their sentences.

To ensure that all deputies in Chautauqua County be equipped with body cams and vehicles have dash cams

"Luis is a loving, kind and intelligent man. He has been through a lot and has made his share of mistakes. However, he really is trying to be rehabilitated so he may come home to his family. He and I are planning to marry and start a family once he is paroled and able. He is tired of the prison life, the criminal lifestyle and negative energy from prison administration, guards and other prisoners. He made a mistake but should not have to pay for it with his life. Many of us have made mistakes in life or done things we are ashamed of, the only difference between us and people who are incarcerated is they got caught. Please support this petition so Luis may get the help he needs to be a productive member of society and he can come home to his family."

Ron is someone we love and miss very much. He has a lot to offer, and would like to offer it while he is still able to. He has a promising future, and we would like to see him live it and make future memories with us while he still can. He has been locked away from us all for 40 years! Please sign this petition and help us get this much loved and needed man home to us. Thank you and God Bless!

Our son is a very good person who while on drugs committed this crime, and has paid for it. We stand by him and give him the moral support he needs to stay strong and the wherewithal to do better and prove he is a changed man.

I want justice to be served and all parties involved to be investigated so that this doesn't happen again.

We have all seen the upsetting results of distrust and suspicion--not only in the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, but around the country--brought about by decisions not to indict police officers. More transparency and accountability is needed in this process. Giving the power to the County Prosecutor, rather than the grand jury, is what is needed.