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I Am Serving 28 Years to Life. Why Does One Person Decide if I Deserve Mercy?

In this essay for The New York Times, John J. Lennon writes to Gov. Hochul about how she can transform New York’s clemency process.

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The Shakedown at Sing Sing

In this essay for Esquire, John J. Lennon writes about an ultimatum he was handed at Sing Sing: pay up or get shivved (again). But John chose a third option.

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Prison Journalist Calls for More College Classes

In this essay for Quinnipiac Magazine, John J. Lennon writes about the need for an increase in educational offerings in our corrections system.