To: Governor Doug Ducey

Justice for Jame Jenkins Yavapai Superior Courts want to send him to prison for 5 years for Marij...

My son James has been the owner an Operator for a small trucking business for 8 years, never been in any trouble. He has always been a model citizen, he has a wife and two children 3 yrs old and 17 yrs old. James was arrested 01-22-2011, in Arizona for possession of Marijuana. After being placed on probation which in a sense he was forced to plead guilty after being 5 minutes late to a phone appearance, The Judge place a bench warrant for 120,000 cash bond and told his attorney she was going to put him in jail unless he took a deal so he plead Guilty to marijuana. James was placed on probation 01-12-2015 and then he did an interstate compact transfer to California. After being on probation for almost 1 year California probation fabricated and told the courts he never reported, so the courts issued a warrant for Absconding. When they found out he had all his records to prove he did in fact report they then said it was because he did an address change without permission. James had permission from California probation, but the Yavapai Superior courts said "he should have gotten permission, from Arizona. At any rate its a non-violent case and the violation is minor why 5 years in prison. The Jugde is running for her seat and James is the only African American in her courts and I hate to say it but I hav'nt seen her do any one like him and he is not getting his due process of law. He ask the public defender to get his file from probation, he said it wont matter, he cant get any attorney to represent him we have been to 13 Law firm no one wants to defend him in her courts. A lot of his constitutional rights have been violated and he was also threatened by probation. James was told by probation that if he did'nt lower his voice he would be pounced on and not make it out alive my son feared for his life, He put the statement on court records and the Judge said "probation can do what they want to do. HELP

Why is this important?

James is a working young man who is the sole provider of his family and Marijuana is legal this situation does not warrant 5 years in prison. His constitutional rights have been violated, as well as his civil rights and he is in a prejudice county Prescott AZ where the Judge is doing what she want to do