Why We Care
Jeff
Howard was convicted of murder in the 1st degree in 1981. He has always
maintained his innocence of this crime. In 2003, three law students became
interested and worked on his case. They found some of the witnesses that were
still living, and obtained a hearing for the first time before the Board of
Pardons and Parole. The hearing was to determine if Jeff's sentence would be
commuted from "life without parole" to a number of years, which would
make him eligible for parole at some point. Jeff's case was finally heard
on May 21st, 2004 before the entire
parole board. You can read a synopsis of his case by clicking on the link
below. The hearing was emotional, as the daughter of Pete Farley (see synopsis ), related what she knew
of her father's involvment in the crime. Two other
witnesses, who were not at the original trial, and who had important
information, also told their stories. It was the first time Jeff heard others
speak on his behalf.
The
Parole Board's unanimous
decision on May 21, 2004 in recommending his "life without parole"
sentence be reduced to a set number of years, would
have made Jeff eligible to be paroled in July 2004. In
The Yellow Postcard Campaign was started a couple of years ago by supporters of Jeff's freedom. They are used to let the Governor know that people care about Jeff and to ask him to honor the Parole Board's recommendation. There are many people who support the Parole Board's decision to make Jeff eligible for parole, or even grant him a pardon, so he can start life with a clean slate. Please help us in this campaign. Please email to find out how you can help!
Postcards are pre-stamped with the Goveror's address and just require a postcard stamp to mail
Please do not add
personal comments to the postcard. This could hurt our efforts.
Thank you for your support!
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