The father of my child is serving life in federal prison for marijuana charges. He has four children who need him home. He is a non violent offender serving more time then a violent offender. I believe he is a good candidate for clemency.

On January 30, I saw and read an article about a Pennsylvania man who duct taped his dog's muzzle as well as front and back legs. I hear about animal abuse a lot but for some reason this story chilled me to the core. The worst part about this story is the lack of punishment. The judge in this case, Joseph Kameen, is still allowing this cold, heartless man to own another animal because there was no prior history of abuse. This man ultimately wanted to end this dog's life with a firearm. We need to bring nation wide attention to the fact that regardless of history or no history, ANIMALS ARE FAMILY, which means they need to be treated like family! WE ARE their voice. WE ARE their hope. WE ARE their protectors. Please help me to stand up for harsher penalties!

Campus harassment is a gateway crime, and creates a culture where words can escalate to physical contact and other forms of violence, including stalking, assault or rape. According to research by Cornell's ILR Institute, harassment in public space has similar emotional impacts as sexual assault or rape including a sense of self-doubt, low self-esteem/self worth, and possible feelings of despair. This can also reduce students' feelings of safety on campus, impacting their mobility including their use of campus transportation. We believe that everyone should be able to access education safely, without fear of harassment or assault.

The Federal Clemency Advocacy Center is dedicated to reforming the Federal criminal justice system. There are over 215,000 federal prisoners. Approximately 40 percent are in prison for drug related offenses. Many are low level and first time offenders subjected to overly harsh mandatory minimum sentences. This modest proposal will help slow the cost of incarceration and help reduce growing overcrowding. It is only a first step. We must get Commission and Congress to act and make these changes retroactive to help as many people as possible. For more information contact us at www.FederalClemency.org

When the police and legal system who are supposed to be protecting children are the ones causing them to be illegally treated, humiliated, traumatized, coerced to lie and getting their parent taken away from them it is time to speak up! This type of treatment unfortunately can happen to anyone - that is why we are asking you to sign this petition to get them removed or at minimum disciplined. Please pass this petition on to others who are tired of misconduct by officials in the legal system.

An awareness of and opposition to private prisons is growing. States and companies previously invested are recognizing the uniquely devastating impacts of private prisons and choosing to disassociate completely. But The Principal Financial Group — a company that leverages its brand as one of the "most ethical companies in the world," committed to the well-being of the employees and communities it serves — continues to support an industry that profits from confining mostly Black and brown people in some of the most dangerous and abusive conditions in the country.

This is for people who are cruelty to animals, who trap the wolves in the wild of Idaho and Wyoming, who hurt wildlife all over America, in Africa, in India, Korea, China, Japan, and in all countries and islands of the world.

To have justice served, we can not allow lawmakers to change/twist the laws as they please. Judges need to follow the law when issuing a sentence. It should not be about who you KNOW in the system. Stop corruption in Louisiana courts!

To stop people going to jail for child support. My deadline is to get this changed as soon as humanly possible. I will do whatever it takes to change this. I have been personally effected by this issue because my fiance just got picked up 3 days ago and taken to jail for child support what is putting them in jail gonna make them do. The ones who want to pay it struggle every day to pay it and get sent to jail lose their jobs and have to start all over from scratch. The ones who refuse to pay it go sit there time and get out and still don't pay it. So why make them sit in jail. It is not a crime. It's not a felony and it's not a misdemeanor so why treat it like they committed a crime? Please help me change this to help people stop missing out.

It is important to legalize medical marijuana. Bill HR1818, which would legalize marijuana has bipartisan support but Governor Dayton is expected to veto it. It is expected there will not be enough 'yes' votes to override a veto. It is also important to free prisoners whose only charge is marijuana and to expunge all records with marijuana offenses.

My daughter is in prison. She is not a criminal, has no prior criminal actions. She, and many others like her, would be better served by a shorter sentence in prison, and by earlier eligibility for programs such as fire camp and electronic monitoring.

Seeking fairness and justice for my husband Dontre Johnson.