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How Rolling Back Juvenile Life Without Parole Impacts the VI3

In Response to Josh Rovner’s Overview of Juvenile LWOP Rollbacks - Josh Rovner of the Sentencing Project published a May 2021 ”Juvenile life without parole: An Overview,” outlining recent litigation to protect youth rights in the criminal legal system.

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Poem for an Old Friend

Sunni Needs Our Help (A Poem) I am now 70-years-old. This coming September I will be 71, and will have been locked up for my 49th consecutive year in prison.

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Hanif's Habeas Petition Denied

Hanif’s Habeas Petition Challenging Mainland Custody Denied In an effort to address one of the longstanding issues of the VI3 being held in prison in the mainland U.

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The Skyjackers Tale Documentary Released

Documentary, ‘The Skyjacker’s Tale’ Sheds Light on the VI3 through the Story of Former Codefendant The film recounts the hijacking that got Ishmael Labeet (now Ishmael Ali) to Cuba, re-examines the trial of him and his still incarcerated codefendants and, “reveals a gross miscarriage of justice.

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