Category Archives: wrongful conviction

DVI 3: Trading

Posted on April 6, 2019 by

This is the third post Sean has written about his experience at Tracy Reception Center (Duel Vocational Institution)  in 2006. DVI has a long standing reputation for being violent and dangerous, Sean was housed there for a brief period shortly … Continue reading →

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DVI 2: The Nightmare

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

This is the second post about Sean’s time in Tracy Reception Center (Duel Vocational Institution). Read part one here: DVI 1:Welcome to Tracy Eventually I reached my cell that first day in Tracy. It was already dark outside, that is … Continue reading →

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Petition

Posted on February 21, 2019 by

Please take a moment to sign my petition which will go along with my application  asking Governor Newsom to commute my wrongful conviction sentence while we wait for the ruling from my 2017 Evidentiary Hearing in Sacramento. Every signature counts … Continue reading →

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DVI 1: Welcome to Tracy

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

The following is the first in a series of posts Sean is writing about his experience at Duel Vocational Institution in 2006. Built in 1953, DVI is located in San Joaquin, CA. It serves as a reception center for all … Continue reading →

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Those Around Me by Sean

Posted on December 9, 2018 by

“We are in prison, we are supposed to do illegal things.” That was a statement I recently heard another man say as he walked past me in the prison day room. I still find such an attitude shocking, even though … Continue reading →

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Still Waiting

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

When my habeas corpus petition was before the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the oral arguments hearing was held July 6, 2015. Just over 3 months later on October 25, 2016, the Ninth Circuit Court issued their ruling ordering … Continue reading →

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Family Visit 8: True Colors

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

Sean and I had our 8th Family Visit September 22nd-24th 2018. Family Visiting seems separated from the rest of the world, and it is. It feels cut off from everything, sort of like being aware while dreaming. Maybe it’s because … Continue reading →

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