Way Quo Long, first time offender sentenced to 50 years for growing marijuana in California.
Long's family came to California in the first wave of refugees from Laos in 1975. His father later worked for the US government.
The Feds raided a marijuana growing operation in Fresno California. Long was arrested and charged with being a major drug trafficker. Long needed an interpreter at his court hearing. He was found guilty by a trial jury. No witnesses were called on his behalf. He was sentenced to 50 years despite being a first time offender with a clean record.
Long has always insisted that he is innocent and was framed by the Fresno County Narcotics Enforcement team. He says he was offered a time served deal prior to his appeal hearing after serving several years but turned it down.
Long also claims that his appeal attorneys refused to raise the issues that he considers important to establishing his innocence and he was not allowed to raise them himself.
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As voters, citizens, taxpayers and bystanders, we as a society have inhumanely punished thousands of nonviolent people. Currently Washington DC and 30 states have compensation statutes for wrongfully convicted inmates. Congress’ recommended amount is $63,000 for each year served. On the other hand, overly sentenced victims who in many cases have suffered equally or worse typically receive $20 and a bus ticket if they are fortunate enough to ever be released.
Select the link below to donate directly to Long to help him with legal and other expenses. Most of these inhumanely sentenced inmates don't remember the last time they were able to buy personal items or snacks from the commissary. No donation is too small. JPAY is used for state inmates and Western Union for federal.
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