To: The Virginia State House, The Virginia State Senate, and Governor Ralph Northam

DEMAND AN END TO THE RACIAL INEQUALITY IN THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM FOR MY OLDER BROTHER

To all my friends and followers,

As sad as it may be in this time and day racial inequality in the judicial system is a real issue. All it takes is for you to be black, not wealthy enough to hire proper counsel, and have a prosecutor that wants or needs a case or cases to stick. Then it simply becomes a situation of how many years of your life they want to take from you and your family.

My brother Alphonso Destin has been incarcerated for the past eleven years for crimes the person who really committed them confessed to and evidence proved he committed them. The evidence that proved my brother didn’t commit these crimes was not brought to his attention up until three years after his trial. Also throughout my brother’s trial the court appointed lawyer would not let me and my family into the courtroom, imagine the impact this had on the jury. This is just a few of the tactics that our supposedly fair and just judicial system used to secure the conviction of whoever for whatever crimes regardless of actual guilt.

Your signature on this petition that will be presented to the Virginia governor in request for a pardon/clemency for my brother would be very much appreciated. Please help right this injustice. My brother could be your brother, son, nephew, or uncle. Lets hope that one day all races can be seen as one in the same by the judicial system. The goal is 1,000 signatures, lets make it happen people.

Sincerely,

Ashley Destin

Why is this important?

To all my friends and followers,

As sad as it may be in this time and day racial inequality in the judicial system is a real issue. All it takes is for you to be black, not wealthy enough to hire proper counsel, and have a prosecutor that wants or needs a case or cases to stick. Then it simply becomes a situation of how many years of your life they want to take from you and your family.

My brother Alphonso Destin has been incarcerated for the past eleven years for crimes the person who really committed them confessed to and evidence proved he committed them. The evidence that proved my brother didn’t commit these crimes was not brought to his attention up until three years after his trial. Also throughout my brother’s trial the court appointed lawyer would not let me and my family into the courtroom, imagine the impact this had on the jury. This is just a few of the tactics that our supposedly fair and just judicial system used to secure the conviction of whoever for whatever crimes regardless of actual guilt.

Your signature on this petition that will be presented to the Virginia governor in request for a pardon/clemency for my brother would be very much appreciated. Please help right this injustice. My brother could be your brother, son, nephew, or uncle. Lets hope that one day all races can be seen as one in the same by the judicial system. The goal is 1,000 signatures, lets make it happen people.

Sincerely,

Ashley Destin