Clinton Young on Death Row - innocent on death row

Clinton Lee Young, Loud and Clear, Sept 21, 10

It's one thing after another! Now we are on unit lockdown again!   Last time, in July they only locked down and searched death row! Though this time they locked down the whole unit! Last time General Population got to go to recreation and etc, death row didn't! Yet death row doesn't get the same privelege this time, even though death row hasn't done anything wrong on a scale to warrant such treatment, compared with other prisoners. Everything they keep doing, targets us! :( Throw us in a cage, tell us we are going to die, then sit there and poke sticks at us!

Anyways to make matter worse the pod I am on has not been to commisary in 18 days. I spoke to ranking official and he said that because we are on lockdown we have to wait 14 days to go to commissary. On lockdown we can only get stamps and hygeine products. We can only buy 30 stamps at a time no matter what. Actually on lockdown it is less. So needless to say I am not going to be able to do much writing!! :( I have to keep what few stamps I have for key people in my campaign and my lawyers, until I can get more. Though I can still get letters. As soon as I get more stamps I will respond. Now you see why I stay pissed off?      Here is something else. I wrote in a previous blog about then taking my legal material and the issue about the property space. Well guess what?   Since then I got more legal material again! They are going to be trying to take it! I am tired of these motherf*ckers!

Anyways, on a positive note, my friend Stephanie that oversee's the France portion of my campaign, has informed me of an offer to provide me with funding needed for a Civil Lawyer of for them to have a Lawyer take up my case in concern for the Civil Law concerns. Hopefully I can get the civil lawyer to assist me in what I need. This will be a huge help. As well as save a lot of heartache from the fundraising attempts. I still need the investigators though. So got to keep working towards that. Oh yea also something else to point out to people how expensive things are.   Yesterday morning I receieved the transcipts of the recent appeal hearings. (court appearances) As well as a copy of the exhibits admitted before the court. It is a total of about 700 pages. Guess what the cost it? Go ahead in your mind try to guess what these 700 pages could cost, if I went to the court house to buy myself a copy? What did you guess? $200, $600? Somewhere in that range? I mean it is only roughly 700 pages. How much can a little over 700 pages cost? Try $7,451.53! Yes, that is Seven thousand, four hundred fifty-one and fifty-three cents! !! My trial record just the transcripts without all the pictures and exhibits was over $8000.00. So say I was convicted of capital murder and wanted to attain an appeal lawyer myself right after my conviction. I would have to pay over $19,000 just for the copy of all the paper records. For what you pay for a new car, I would have to pay for about a three foot stack of papers! That doesn't even count the additional files such as reports and etc that wasn't put in the trial. I woudl have to pay a paralegal to get all of that and a Lawyer to read it all. That would push the amount up to over 30 thousand before any direction would be started. God bless the almighty dollar!

When I have the transcripts posted from the appeal proceedings, I will have the official page posted that shows the cost, so you can all see for yourself. Since I have court appointed lawyers, I dont have to pay for it. Hell just to copy my TYC records which are 1200 pages to get a copy from the court reporters would be $100.00.

Anyways, thankfully I have a copy on disk, so a digital copy can be made and provided to whoever I need it to be! God Bless technology :)

Anyways, I got to get back to reading over all of this stuff, so I can write my lawyers about it all. I just wanted people to know the good new, bad news and shocking facts! No wonder why the police didn't investigate two crime scenes! They couldn't afford to!

I'm gone!

Veni, Vidi, Vici!

In solidarity,

Clinton Lee Young
999447
Polunsky Unit
3872 FM 350 South
Livingston, Texas, 77351

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Clinton Lee Young, Loud & Clear, September 9, 2010

This will be a long blog! Though it is important, Thanks for reading it. There is so much I desire to write about, though the most important issues first. I will have a couple blogs getting posted back to back, within the next week.

Nothing these people do has really ever amazed me, though they have managed to reach a new low. On August 30th, the cell search team arrived at my door. I saw that they had property boxes with them. All of our personal property, excluding electronics & shoes, goes into this box. It is 2 square feet. They mainly used it during unit lock downs. Legal materials always stayed out of the box. Suddenly policy has changed, during the last major shake down in July. (During unit lock down they search the entire prison. We call it “shake down”.) Some people had conflicts over their property. They were told that they had to submit for a legal box. This is a box which is given to an inmate to hold excessive legal material, that doesn’t normally fit in the allowed space. The allowed space has always been the property locker, under the bunk in our cells. Recently, inmates were told to submit for a legal box. Only a few was. I was NOT told to. I heard people discussing the legal boxes. Death row wasn’t allowed to get them, for a couple years. I decided on my own to try to obtain one. I requested to have a legal box from the law library, which controls such matters. They sent me a 5 page document to fill out & return to them. NO WHERE on the document does it say I had to return it in 45 days. Some of the form made no sense to me, so I asked an inmate that worked in the law library. He told me that if my legal material did not fill up the big locker under my bunk, I would be denied. At the time I did not have the proper amount of legal material. I knew I had transcripts & exhibits from the past court appearances, as well as legal books coming. I decided to wait until I received all of that to file the paperwork, as I would then be able to be approved; because I filled for the paperwork, but did not turn it in. The cell search team showed up at my door. It was determined that I was denied for the legal box, EVEN THOUGH I never even turned in the paper work. That fact earned me a denial. So as a result of this denial, it was determined that I could only have 2 square feet of property period! Be it personal or legal material. The cell search gets to my door. I am of the thought they are only going to measure my ‘personal’ property. That’s the impression they gave me. I throw out some stuff I didn’t need. Get everything else in order so it will fit easily in the property box. So I don’t loose any of my property. After all is in order. I get strip searched, handcuffed & come out of my cell. One of the officers begins putting legal material into the box. I ask why, as legal material has always stayed OUT of the box. He said you can only have two square feet. So I think ok. No big deal. I got two square feet of each. What made me also think this was the fact they actually carried 2 property boxes with them. One turned out to be a prop. :( After they got my legal material into the box, they start putting personal property in the same box, cramming it in there. Now my mind is spinning. They all start to look at each other, then one officer rubbing his head says, “Man, Young you got to much property.” So I state, “You got my legal material in there! He THEN informs me that it ALL has to fit into the box. Now I’m getting mad. They call for the ranking officers. A sergeant & lieutenant come to the pod. The lieutenant is trying to make jokes. So I just stare at him. He tells me to relax; he is just trying to make the situation light. I tell him “Aint a fuckin thing light about you taking my property!’ He tells me it isn’t up to him. It’s the higher rank. The ranks go in this order from low to top on a unit, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, major assistant warden & then warden. I announce that I could get in trouble & get the same punishment now when I am not getting in trouble. We go back & fourth. A sergeant starts talking to me & he explains the situation to me like all I have to do is fill out an I-60. (This is a form an inmate fills out to communicate with various officials.) & he would take it to the law library & once I get approved I will get my stuff back. He gave me a time line of 48-72 hours. So now the choice is to be made. Do I send out most of my legal material, or all of my personal property or what? I think in my mind that I have a much better chance to get my legal material back, then my personal property, as we have more rights when it comes to legal material. At least we used to. So I have them take most of my legal material. Though ONLY under the belief that I will get it back soon. The next day at mail call I get my I-60 back. The official in the law library says I am denied, that I had 45 days to submit paper work. So I write him another I-60 & tell him I was never told this, send me the paperwork again & I will submit it. He responds to that I-60 that I had 45 days & to RESUBMIT in 90 days. This means that I can not obtain ANY more property for 90 days! 90 DAYS! The officer who is nothing but a law library official has basically put me on a form of property restriction. Now here is where the fuel for my anger comes from. I was lied to! Had I known all this in advance I would have handled the situation differently. The cell search team lied to me. They manipulated me to get me out of my cell. Then the sergeant lied to me. See I also lost my hot pot & etc as the bottom had broke off when it fell off my sink. So I just lost all the way around! I could have refused to out of my cell. They would have pepper sprayed me & ran the five officers in riot gear into my cell. I would have went to level 3, which I would have been on disciplinary level for 90 days. While on disciplinary level we can not have commissary items & etc. So I would have only gotten my legal material. After the 90 days, I would have been able to get my personal property back. Once I made level one, which the 90 day point would be met for re-filing for a legal box. So in short the ONLY thing I would have lost would have been my hot pot. Though, they would have earned taking that with being covered in pepper spray with me & having to do a whole bunch of paperwork. As I would not have made it easy on them! So now I am having to argue & go back & forth with ranking officers about my property. No one told me I had to file for permission to have extra space. Here is what is so stupid about it all. If I got approved they STILL would not have gave me the stupid box! Only permission to use up more of the space that is ALREADY in my cell!!! It makes no sense!

I have an on-going appeal so I need all of my legal material. It is a direct attack on us on death row. Others faced the same situation. However mine was different in that NO ONE told me to file for any paperwork for a legal box. Plus I was lied to. I do not like that at all. So now I have one of my most vital appeals up & coming. Also in the near future, am going to have to meet with the investigator I need to complete some tasks, & possibly a civil lawyer & guess what? No legal materials to be able to present to them. However thankfully I am kind of a smart guy. I already predicted that a situation could develop, that would end with me separated from my legal material, be it due to me protesting & getting pepper sprayed & etc or whatever. So I always had copies sent to Katie. As well as a copy of my trial record. It does hinder me from helping my lawyers with my appeal, though not with the investigator & such. I am not done with this situation, so I shall see how it all turns out.

Onto other topics, the investigators. It was posted that I needed the funding to help cover the cost of the investigator. He has been in contact with Katie. There are two investigators that I need, as one lives in west Texas, So actually due to the complex nature of my case. It’s CHEAPER to retain two then to just use the one, as he would have to travel more. Plus the other investigator knows me personally & knows my case. She sat though my trial. She was a legal assistant on my case while going to trial. The prosecutor of Midland threatened to press charges on her. He was indicating that she was doing work she was not licensed for which was the work of a criminal investigator. She was not doing anything wrong. What’s worse is she knew & had worked with these prosecutors for years, though she worked for defense lawyers. She is well known in that regions legal community. She done nothing different on my case, then any other case she worked on. The difference was how hell bent the prosecutors were on sending me to death row, they was trying to block my lawyers at every step in fighting my case. She even testified to this fact at pervious hearing years ago. Though as a result of the prosecutor threatened her with criminal charges, she went & obtained her investigator license. She attended my recent appeal hearings, to be able to keep up with everything & talk to me. I have a lot of love & respect for this women & I trust her. It is extremely rare that I ever state I trust anyone. I normally just say, I have faith in them. My time to achieve the desired results is getting slimmer.

Let me focus on the amount of funding I am seeking. If I didn’t need it, it wouldn’t be asked for. It is that simple. One investigator I am in contact with isn’t the cheapest, though quality doesn’t come cheap, he is from Houston Texas. Now, my lawyers & etc read my blogs & such. These are people whose opinions I value. People I care about & also care about me. If I were asking for something I didn’t need & lying, then I would have to sit in front of my lawyers & personal friends & explain why I would do such a thing. More so when they respect me for my honesty & they have faith in the choices I make when it comes to my case. To me that is not an option! I might in the end loose my life; I can’t control that if it happens. Though I can control how I carry myself. I am not going to loose respect, those that care about me, have for me. My lawyers can not deal with anything outside of what they were appointed for. They can lose their jobs, if they did, as they aren’t normal kind of attorneys. They are employed by the federal government. So in order for me to get what I need done, outside of my appeal they directly deal with, then I have to get that help elsewhere. After the investigators obtain the information that is needed, then the next step begins.

An Additional development is this; a human rights lawyer has agreed to look at my case. He is able to do work with human rights counsel with the Geneva Convention. I have to be able to cover his traveling expenses, as he needs to meet with me. That’s all, why I need the funding. I really do not like to go all into details out in the open of all I am working on, though I want those reading my words to have confidence in me.

My mail has been extremely slow. I only received one jpay today (sept.9.10) It was from Sandra & dated the 7th! So I was supposed to have gotten it on the 8th at the latest. I received no letters today. On Wednesday I received no jpays at all. I did get a couple letters.

There has, as well been some positive developments in France with some key figures taking interest in my case. Stephanie has really worked hard, as have all the others. Sandra got the human rights lawyers to look at my case. I am waiting on word from two other lawyers to look at my case here in the U.S.A.

My book is three quarters way completed. I will be done within two weeks. Then it has to be edited, which should take a month. I might send half to one person & half to another so that they can get it finished faster. As they complete portions of it, email it to others to be translated. I might not meet my October 15th deadline. First week of November seems more likely. The company I am going though, it will be available on www.amazon.com & etc eventually. My other book is partially done.

I am fighting my case, writing two books at once, reading 3 different books, writing my friends & also trying to not go insane. And women say men cant multi-task! :) Though, I like to get things done fast. I believe taking my time with only two things in life, making love & holding babies! :) Times ticking, so I got to get back to working.

Veni, Vidi, Vici

In Solidarity

Clinton Lee Young

#999447

Polunsky Unit

3872 FM 350 South

Livingston, Texas, 77351

All contributions are most welcome! Thank you!

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Loud and Clear 8/24/10

Clinton Lee Young, Loud & Clear, August 24. 2010

I finally got married again. I know to many this comes as a surprise, as I'd never mentioned being this close to that level with anyone. I'm a private person like that. Sadly, we are already having problems. :( It seems as if a divorce is in the near future; I married myself & it seems we just can't get along! Me and i are always fighting! hahaha :) I have gone to look for myself and should I return before I get back, please keep me here! Ha!

No, I haven't gone crazy yet, though I am pretty damn close. I figured with all the talk on gay marriage & such in the US media right now, I would just file to marry myself.. Then I thought it would be best not to do it, as we would just end up fighting all the time. :) Seriously though, it's interesting how this issue is being raised at the same time everybody is up in arms over Washington getting too big. People say the government has too much control and it is too big, yet they want government to control the bedroom & lives of certain sectors of society. See, the thing is that when you give power over something to the government, it may be applied in one sense while a specific group is in power. Once that shifts, however, the law is open to be applied how the next group of people in power deem fit.

An example: back in the day, inter-racial marriages were outlawed in certain states. People have supported the state having such a law. Ok, with the state having this power, it then has the power to enforce such a law. They could make mandatory blood tests to check the DNA of each person getting married, under the premise of "racial purity". So if an individual falls in love with a woman/man but comes to find out through the state's in-depth testing that the person is 1/16th Native American, the state could possibly ban the marriage whilst keeping the files of such people to make sure that they would not try to marry interracially again. The point is, government has no right being in peoples' personal lives. If I wanted to marry three women and all 3 were of proper age and knew/agreed with such a union, why does the government have the right to say I can't? Why would these women and me be denied of our happiness?

I understand and believe in a social moral code, however I don't think our government should involve itself in marriages. The government shouldn't give tax breaks or priveleges for married people. Marriage is personal, therefor it should retain no favor or loss from the government. There is a growing movement created by the Christian Right. I listen to American Family radio every day. These people rally about big business this & that and how Obama is trying to mess screw big businesses over. They preach about how Washington is tearing up the constitution. It's interesting to hear how they outline their arguments. They yell about the government's attack on limiting their freedom of public practice of religion. They then yell about the constitution for freedom of religion, then say things like "it supports Muslims being able to build mosques", etc. Though this is ONLY so that they don't appear to be aiming to promote a _specific_ agenda. These are the same people that, when the US Supreme Court banned the execution of minors, called Justice Stevens who authored the court ruling "a spawn of satan & a threat to America," and so forth. The sad part is, when it comes to shows like this one, the average listener is not one to methodically read between the lines & see where a potential arguement may be headed, as they are looking for advice and guidance. If people want to know where these arguments are headed they need to read a book called 'The Handmaids Tale'. I read that book and understood the dangers of such an influence. American Family Radio supports the death penalty saying 'an eye for an eye', and that the law of the land is to be followed. If these people have power in government, then they make the laws... and death may become applicable to many more offenses.

I was listening to a show on AFR and a man was ranting about Obama and Washington DC. He was comparing the administration to a dragon up on a hill watching over a village while the villagers have to slave and give the dragon gold. I'm sure everyone knows how all dragon fairytales end, and this man was talking about having to "slay the dragon" of course he would add in "... Come November", since that is when the elections are drawn out. Strangely, he would say "slay the dragon" three times but said "come November" once. He also mentioned that all this is "G-d's will" & such.

A fanatic that is listening to this program would get the impression that it would be an act of god & country to slay this "dragon", clearly a metaphor for Obama. I haven't heard that guy on the radio any more so maybe even they thought that he was walking that line a little too close. I am not 100% against the politics of such shows. I am a conservative on many issues, though my whole slant is common sense and personal responsibility. That being said, on some issues I am more of a liberal, as well. What offends my sensibilities the most about shows such as these on American Family Radio is that one breath they scream an originist view point, meaning that they believe in the constitution in its ORIGINAL form. Then, in the next breath they rally against the treatment of Muslim women, which leads to random women calling them in to support their battle cry. Sometimes I want to grab these people and ask them if they're seriously that stupid. If the constitution was in its original form, a woman could not vote, own property or have equal rights/respect as men. If women wanted to gather anywhere a man would have to be involved, so there couldn't even be an all-female organization. The "founding fathers" made the constitution so it would be amended and it was designed to be changed by expansion when future issues developed. It took such a change in 1920 when women were given the right to vote. They scream states rights, which is a part of the constitution- but they yell for Washington to stay out of the state's business. I want to ask if any of these women played high school sports and if they enjoyed it. If they did, they should thank Washington for going against states, in Title 9 ending gender discrimination in school sports.

In the state of Texas, up until the 1970's (!!!!!), a husband could legally RAPE his wife. Any husband accused of raping his wife would be free from prosecution, and if a women killed her rapist husband- she could not claim self defense. So just 40 years ago, if you were married in TX, that "honey i have a headache" talk wouldn't fly. He could rape you and there was not a damn thing you could do about it, legally. Companies didn't want to give women equal pay, as big businesses tried to cut corners where they could. It was Washington that made it so that if you were a woman you were entitled to equal pay. There are women that vote for the Republican party just because they are against abortions. People have stop voting over one single issue. People need to vote, period. In Texas, if you are a felon, you can still vote, if you are OFF of parole.

People constantly ask about what they can do do change things. In Texas, the people vote for a county prosecutor as well as judges, so don't ONLY vote for senators/governors/presidency. Start locally. Most people don't even know about the officials that run their own county! Another thing I would like to mention is that women come on shows about activist judges & the Supreme Court making rulings they don't concur with. It took the US Supreme Court to make it legal for all women to be able to use birth control pills, because contraceptives were illegal. People need to comprehend that when they listen to a specific political program, it is pushing for its own agenda. Everyone should educate theirselves AND think for themselves. The people preaching this aforementioned fear of Washington are the same ones that cite "to serve and obey" in marriage vows. They are the same people that support individual states rights when some states have laws that condone raping wives, denying females of contraceptives and underpaying employees that are women. The only reason these people put a focus on women now, is because women voters play a powerful role in politics now, and they are merely trying to expand their base to have more power. Observe history and see WHO you are really giving power to. Ask a Southern Baptist church leader why it is called the "Southern" Baptist Church. Why did the "Southern" part of said church break off? I will give you a hint; it happened around the time of the US Civil War. Ignorance is the greatest key to self-destruction.

I am not, against religion. Not at all. I am against using politics to advance religion & using religion to advance politics. Moreso, when you say "G-d gave me the power of choice".

Veni, Vidi, Vici

In Solidarity

Clinton Lee Young

#999447

Polunsky Unit

3872 FM 350 South

Livingston,
Texas, 77351

Clinton Lee Young, Loud & Clear, August 4. 2010

Today we got commissary brought to Bpod, which is the pod that I am on. To get commissary, we fill out a list of what we want and how much of it, then with our I.D. card the officers working the pod pick it up and give it to the commissary officers. We go once every two weeks. The officers and inmates from General Population bag the items and bring them to us. They swipe the I.D. card just like a credit card and see how much money is in our account. In Texas, inmates aren't paid for work. Death row inmates can't work at all. So money is put in the inmate trust account from people on the outside.

One of the best things that they sell us is Blue Bell ice cream. They sell a pint for $1.75. As a child, I loved cookies and cream icecream. Oreo's were a big love of mine. I could eat a whole pack with a big glass of milk. I loved them so much that when my girlfriend at the time I went to T.Y.C. had a dream about an oreo truch going to my house, she took it as me coming home :) Now I get something different each time. Today they brought me caramel kettle crunch. If they sell Bluebell icecream at a store near you, try it out! It's yummy!

That's it. Since returning, I haven't done much writing. I've done nothing on my book. I just can't find the energy. Part of me doesn't want to finish the book. Though I know I got to. So much of my life is exposed in it. I am still at 13 years old and already if it was put into print today, the book would be almost 300 pages long. I am not even half way finished yet! I am still waiting on information I need to finish it! It will be a book like has never been written before. I promise that. It is not some tell all about my past in concern of others involved. I respect people's privacy. Though it is a tell all about me and the things I have been through. I know many are thinking what can 300 pages possibly cover for a kids life up to thirteen years of age. I promise you that each page is full of attention getting content. It isn't a drawn out story. I am actually trying to keep it as short as I can. I didn't plan on it being this long. As I stated, it will not be like regula r books. It is like I write my blogs. When you read the book, it will be as if we are sitting under a shade tree and I am telling you my life story. Even some parts where I go "Oh yea, that reminds me when I was such and such age, and then I get back to the current age I am writing about. I really think people will like it. It is the same format as "The Catcher in The Rye," by J.D. Salinger and "The Life Before Us." Both are damn good books, that I highly reccomend if you haven't read them!

A unique thing is this weeks newsweek had an article on J.D. Salinger! Plus had information about publishing books! I am leaning very hard towards self publishing! As a $25.00 book, the average production cost is $4.05, the authors royalty on average is $3.90! That isn't going to float with me! If I have a book getting sold at $25.00, than I am getting $20.00 of it! Just have to see. I read someone the first page of it while I was in Midland. She seemed impressed. I was going to go all into my involvement with gangs and such. Though what I am going to do is cover basics with that. I am going to write another book from a sociological study kind of position but using my life experiences as the main example. I want to write it on a level to where it can be a reference book. Something that lawyers read and College Professors have their students read. So I will work on it for a year or so and team up with a Sociologist in writing it. Sociology has been an interest of mine since I was 1 4. One of my childhood goals was after I retired from being a Chef, be a free lance Sociologist. But in my book that I am currently writing, I am going into everything, just not on the same level.

A lady is doing a documentary on my life. Hopefully it can be completed shortly after my book. With her being from Canady though it takes a little more to complete.

I am surprised no one commented on my wide range of magazines, I had on the list posted. I do like a wide range of topics. Right now I am reading four different books. "Sociology For the Twenty-First Century, 5th edition," "Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology, by Ayn Rand," "Books on Machiavelli," and a book about the female brain, (Which has only left me more confused!) ;)

I do want to thank everyone that ordered magazines for me. I really appreciate it. Also, you don't have to put my whole number, it can just be #447. As some labels have size restrictions. The 999 part of the number just indicates I am on death row. Same with 000#'s. After they switched to 999#'s, I was the 447's person to come to death row. It hink they are up in the 530's now. I also did get SOME of my mail that was supposed to have been sent to Midland. That is good. So only a few letters are going to be messed up. This place moves so slow I was able to leave for a week and come back before they even got it prossessed. :) Ha. Naw, actually they know in the mail room that I dont like them to forward my mail. Some people here when they leave, get upset if they dont forward the mail. I beg them not to! As they send it straight to the Sheffif of Midland. He opened my legal mail outside of my presense when I was in Midland in January. Which is like kind of against the LAW!! Oh also, in case, people wonder how I can read all these books all at the same time. I read some of this one and later on some of that one and I pace the floor thinking about it. I am actually a tad bit smarter then people give me credit for. In my sociolgical study book that I am going to write, I am going to reveal a theory that I am developing. It is going to be called the shield theory. I get frustrated as I know I could have truly accomplished something in life, had I not stuck a needle in my arm and had a role model that wasnt a high ranking gang member. Long sigh. Life goes on.

People sometimes pick on me about liking country music. County music is about life. How can anyone not life "What do you say," by Reba Macyntire? Twenty years from now, that song will still be relevant. I just love her voice! Though I don't only listen to country. There is a station from a University of Houston that plays symphony. I listen to it often. I am just a diverse individual :) When going to trial, my lawyers were amazed at the wide range of people I associated with. There were so many different cultural groups. One of my co-defendants was a black gangbanger from California, another guy that was involved in the case in less direct manner was a wannabe Klansman! For those overseas, a Klansman is a member of the Klu Klux Klan. The group that terrorized African American's throughout the South in the late 1800's to mid 1900's. I actually took the black guy to his house once! The black guy is Darnel McCoy. The wannabe Klansman was a guy called Hipplie. I did if for the humor of th e situation. Hippie lived in a trailor up on a hill. He called it "Hatred Hill." Had a noose hanging from the tree and all that stuff. It was funny to me as Darnel was in his house and Hippie had "No Nigg*rs Allowed," painted on his door. When he seen him in his house he went to throw a fit, but I told him, "Hey, he's with me!" so Hippie shut up and just walked off and stomped his feet. Darnel didn't think it was funny, but I couldn't help but laugh at the expression on both of their faces. It was also an alpha male thing for me. A couple days earlier Hippie had popped off and said some smart ass comment to me. Since I was in the free world, I couldn't just hop up and beat him up. (In prison, dominance is obtained through violance, disrespect is settled through fighting) It is truly like the wolfpack mentalitiy, if he was locked up, I would take my shirt off and tell him to catch his feet. I was on parole at the time and plus being in the free world different tactics would have to be used. So instead of winning a fight with fists, I won mentally. As by bringing Darnell into hippies house, I attacked his whole life position. Nothing more sacred than a man's home. I knew he was a coward. He knew he was. He got the point as from that day forward he had a more humble approach towards me. There you all get a free story from my book :) As that will be in it and more! Oh and to make matters worse, Darnel wasn't just any black guy, he was a black guy with a white wife. (Half white, half native american) Darnel's wife, was my other codefendants Cousin. So that made it worse to Hippie.

Anyways, I tell you all my book is going to be very interesting! I am going to have it released in Dutch, English, and French first. As Italian, German and etc, will take al ittle longer. Namely due to those that I have faith in doing it for me, having to translate. The English one will have to be typed up, so it will be getting done at the same as the others. This way I can get more copies moved faster.

It seems the rallies with be in September now. That's cool, more time to plan. I am going to wrap this on up. Once again I want to thank everyone that ordered me a magazine from the list as well as those that made donations to my defense fund.

Thanks!

I leave as I came.

Veni, Vidi, Vici

In Solidarity

Clinton Lee Young

#999447

Polunsky Unit

3872 FM 350 South

Livingston, Texas, 77351

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Loud and Clear 8/1/2010

Clinton Lee Young, Loud and Clear, August 1, 2010

If home is where the heart is than I damn sure am not home. Though I am back in the hell hole known as Polunsky Unit. My journey began at 3am. I arrived at the Byrd Unit at a little after 10am. I was at the back gate of Polunsky at 12 noon on the dot. Anytime we leave, they have to drop us off at the Byrd Unit. It is just for intake.

All the other times I left and came back I was right back in the groove of things. This time I did feel a little depressed. There is a small worry in my stomach that I'll never leave here again. I feel like just laying around and staring at the walls. Though I need to get myself motivated and back on track. I am sure I will be back to normal by morning.

As usual Midland was eventful. A friend that had never been there before, came for her first time to attend my hearing. She said the same thing every single other person that has been there has said "These people are out of control, they just do whatever they want!" If Texas acts like its own country,than Midland acts like its own state! As the par for course, the media screwed up! The newspaper made it seem like I was about to get an execution date. Hell it will be four months before the Judge in Midland Texas issues a ruling on my current appeal before him. It then has to go to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Judge in Midland can only issue a suggestion to the C.C.A. The C.C.A chooses to accept the judges ruling or issues a different order. Bottom line is that it will be around at least six months before I know anything for sure about my current appeal that is in state court. The court reporter, of all things to ask me, chose to ask me about my ex-wife. He put more energy into describing my physical appearance, than he did my case. Also the TV news reported that at the end of the police chase gunfire was exchanged. That makes people think I had a shoot out with the cops, which didn't happen. The cops did shoot at me, however I never shot back. So they simply used word play to sensationalize the case. I do appreciate the fact that they at least stuck to the issues of my case and reported that I claim to have proof that I didn't do the murders. Which I do! The ballistics are posted for all to read on my website www.saveaninnocentlife.com Just look under the section titled "Clinton's Case" and select the option "Ballistics Reports"

The sherrif of Midland, as never fails, denied me my constitutional rights. They tried to keep my lawyers from being able to see me in jail. My lawyer addressed the issue with the Judge. Than they had the bailiff sit right behind me, this of course put him in ear shot with my Lawyers and I. So my Lawyers could not even talk in private to each other or me. Than when I went to write notes, he looked over my shoulder! I swear! Anyone don't believe me, email my friend Angela as she sat there both days and watched them. Amber seen them one day and my little sister Jessi seen how it was the next day.

Speaking of Jessi, she drove out there to see me and be able to give me a hug. However the sherrif told the court room guards that I could talk to her but not touch her. I haven't given her a hug since she was 12 years old. That was in 2003. Not THAT really bothered me. To make matters worse, when I left the court room that day, I was waiting to get on the elevator to go back up to the jail floor. The elevator stopped. I was leaning against the wall right near where the elevator door opens. When the door slid open, I turned my head and not a foot away from me leaning against the other side of the wall was my co-defendant. Sadly though I had a chain around my waist with TWO pairs of handcuffs on me. So I just looked at him until the door closed as the bailiff wouldn't let me on the elevator.

The transport officers and the jail guards treated me good. They were all polite and respectful. When I was leaving there was a younger guard that didn't know who I was. They had her remove my handcuffs and ankle shackles. Normally a pair of cuffs stays on until they close the door, they than open a smaller door and than remove the cuffs through it. Though this paticular door didn't have a hand cuff slot. So she just had to remove them all. She asked "Where are you going back to?" I just said "Polunsky" After she closed the door she started talkikng to another female gaurd who then told her about me. The younger one twisted around and looked at me through the small window on the door. She was staring at me like she was in shock. She looked away and asked the other guard a question and then went back to look at me. It was like she couldn't stop. I just smiled at her and laughed a little. I was going to walk over to the door and lean towards the side of the door jam. Which she would have done the same to hear what I had to say. I was going to go "BOO!" But she walked off. Everytime she walked by she would look in at me. She was pretty, so I didn't mind ;)

There was some people I really wanted to talk to and didn't get to. Others I only got to talk to for a couple of minutes. Katie had problems with her phone and so did others in getting it set up to talk. Not to mention how much it cost! :(

Next issue, my picture. :) I heard many commented on how it looked. I was tired and aggravated. Plus I had some bright ass lights shining in my face with a crowd of people staring at me. And right when they went to take the picture I was blowing air out, that is why my cheeks looked puffy! :) People comment on how I always seem to be aggravated. Considering all I go through with the Sheriff and this place, is anyone really shocked that I would be aggravated?

The court hearing went ok. It could have gone better, though many good things did come out. It went better than I expected it to go, that's for sure!!

To everyone that sent the Happy Birthday's and wishes of good luck. Thanks!

Veni, Vidi, Vici,

In Solidarity,

Clinton Lee Young

#999447

Polunsky Unit

3872 FM 350 South

Livingston, Texas, 77351

Clinton Lee Young, Loud and Clear, June 22, 10

Another day in Paradise! Another Friday passed with me receiving NO mail! So if you sent a jpay on June 18th, chances are I didn’t get it. On Monday June 21st, I only received jpay’s from Sandra, Tali and Katie. They were all dated June 20th which is Sunday! The date on the jpay was that! No one listed their own date, so maybe they were sent on Friday but weren’t processed until Sunday for some reason.

Today I didn’t get any jpays. If you send a jpay, please double check to make sure it was “sent.” If I don’t get it I need the letter ID number so I can file a complaint about it.

Onto other things. I am writing my book. That however does not mean that I am not writing letters. I just spent a couple of days doing nothing but working on my book! So I wanted people to know that it might be a couple of days extra, before you got my response. If anyone has held off on writing because you were under the thought I wanted them to hold off due to me working on my book; PLEASE WRITE!! As when I don’t hear from people, it gets me frustrated. I cant write when I am frustrated! When I hear from people, it helps me to have peace in my life. When they say good things at least J Haha!

My book is coming along well! If it was put into print with what I have so far, it would be over 60 pages long! I am just at 11 years of age! While writing it I often have to stop and pace my floor just to calm down. For a few days I didn’t work on it at all. I am almost done. I decided to just add my poems with my book. They will be at the end of the book.

Onto other things… I want to address two topics. My blogs and money. My blogs are my self presentation to the world. I do not write them to please any one set group of people. I write them to express myself and to show people a glimpse into my world. I express a reality that is my existence. Some blogs you will like, and some you will not. Just as with life. Some people catch the humor that is in my blogs, and some people it goes over them. That is why I often write about perception. I also at times try to bring about the emotions that I experience. Sometimes my blogs upset people in the anti-death penalty movement. Most times it upsets the pro-death penalty movement. There are groups set up to end the death penalty and some to uphold it.

I fight for my life and to get a new trial. I as well in the process educate people about the system. I also, in case the worst happens try to do positive things and fight for certain causes, so I can leave a footprint on this earth so to speak. I don’t adhere to the thought that because I am on death row, I am in the same boat as everyone else here. The gurney holds just one person at a time. There are a few people here that I will work with on certain projects and have my supporter work with their supporter. I either respect them or know that the people they are involved with know what they are doing. Many people will complement me on my efforts to end the death penalty. That’s not the purpose of my blogs or efforts!!! My job is to save CLINTON LEE YOUNG!! Now I will educate about the reality of the system. Which in the process will turn people against the death penalty. Many of which I have over the years. I let those that are better equipped to fight for the end of the death penalty do so. People who ha ve struggled over it for years such as Gloria Rubac, Sandrine Skinner and etc. It’s easy for a death row inmate to stand up and scream “Hey, stop the death penalty!” As we all have selfish reasons to call for it to end. So I leave that to those in the free world. The Justice Rallies I do are to help educate about the full spectrum of the Judicial system. It covers everything.

So my blogs are an education process to show the flaws of the system and to expose the flaws of my case and to help you see the world through my eyes. This way people can get to know me better and also to get help from people in saving my life. This brings me to a topic I don’t like to talk about… Money. I got a letter from a friend today. She handles a portion of my campaign. She pointed out mentioning the amount I needed for my site and it seems some people suspected that. As they say they only paid 40 or 50 dollars for theirs. Okay I can get a site for that, yes. However, what all you see on my site www.saveaninnocentlife.com when I am done, which I wanted to be by now. There will be twice the amount of legal work and videos that are on it now, plus many more book reviews. All my future blogs and also future legal work, plus more items in the store and everything will be translated into several different languages. All of that equals a bunch of space. The site alone costs me $200 per year. The webmaster I had working on it was charging me $75 per hour to make updates and etc. Katie has receipts in the web masters name! My web host is a pro web which is clearly shown on my site! One just has to look up that company to see who the guy is that hosts it. I needed a set amount as I was going to shut down my site and switch it over to a different host and get everything as I needed it, in the fasted most professional manner. I am not about to just let any person do whatever they want with my website. That is the foundation for the efforts to save my life. In the past, I have had people just do whatever they wanted to with my site and false information ended up getting posted and so forth. Though when some events changed with my site, I withdrew my request for funds specifically needed for my site. I did that on my own! As it wasn’t needed for a specific matter! Just because I am an inmate doesn’t mean that I lack a sense of decency or integrity. It is true that many do. However I would point out that wall street stole more money from people than any death row inmate! People in prison get put there for stealing a purse! A bank steals your whole damn house!

The point is there is always a risk in life. Though collectively speaking and all things considered. I feel that the majority of the people that read my blogs and such. I believe that they know I am legit for my efforts. Plus I don’t always ask for a handout. Why you think I had my DVD made and etc? That is always why I had the payperview protion put on my site. It should be up by now, hopefully it is.

If I ever request for something, if you want to donate to help with that request, but would like to know specific details. I have NO problem at all providing them! I actually would prefer to provide them as this way it helps to build confidence. An example, the Justice Rally. It cost a specific amount to rent a park. If I am putting the event on in Houston, all one would have to do is call the Houston City Hall and findout the cost!

My point is, please do not just automatically assume and suggest I am up to no good. The bottom line is, I am just trying to save my life and need help doing it. Hopefully my book is done soon. I don’t want to give a date of completion as when I do it usually gets messed up. I do know that it will be around 400 pages! I as well know that within the first twenty pages people are going to be laughing and crying!

The style I write it in is like “The Catcher in the Rye,” was written or “The Life Before Us.” I don’t have chapter to chapter. It just flows. Like you are sitting beside me and I am just talking away.

Take care and smile each day..

I leave as I came.

Veni, Vidi, Vici

In Solidarity

Clinton Lee Young

#999447

Polunsky Unit

3872 FM 350 South

Livingston, Texas, 77351

Loud and Clear 6/1/10

I know its been awhile, I just have not had the energy to write. I got several letters I need to write. I am just really frustrated. Tired of all the delays in my case. Tired of all the lying ass people who say they will help and then don't.

I finally got control back of my website. The former webmaster was on some stupid stuff. Don't know what the dudes problem was.

Anyways. Everyone translating my blogs. Please make sure you do not have posted the blog about me going back to Midland. As it can confuse people.Also it is understood that sometimes it is difficult to do a literal translation. Write it how you have to so long as it does not stray from the point. Also you can choose other phrases instead of the cuss words I use. I need to not use them in the first place. I only do to try to get the raw emotion across.

Many times I am trying to keep the blog short as people get bored easily. Someone recently told me that the US constitution contains more about taxes then anything else. Maybe she was politely correcting me about my writing that it has more about justice issues. I actually have my own copy of the declaration of independence & the constitution of the United States. So I know it all as I have read it several times. Though most not from America know nothing about it. In the 'bill of rights' being the first ten admendments there is more about justice. Though it is difficult having to break everything down so I just wrote 'the constitution has this'. As it is just easier for people to understand. Though I do need to make sure all is clear! So, thanks.

Somehow, no matter what I write it will upset someone one way or another. Really I don't care anymore. I will just write what I want as I am tired of hyper sensitive people that lack any form of common sense or sense of humor. Instead of saying "what did you mean by this?" they just take it one way & run with it. Anyways the world has all kinds.

I am extremely sore right now. My body waits till I am 26 to start having allergy problems. Plus I was a little sunburnt today. It was HOT. The outside recreation area is actually just a room with bars for a roof to allow sunlight in. The walls are about 30 feet high on all sides. So it acts like an oven. I think it was 95F today. It is hotter due to the rec area being a box. But I love it!

I am slowly closing in on one of my personal exercise goals. Which is part of the reason I am so sore. :) I was able to do 420 pulls up in an hour. My goal is 500 in an hour. I am here to tell you pulling up 205 pounds 420 times in an hour is NOT an easy task.Doing so in a room that feels like a 110F with the sun beaming down on you doesn't help any. Though it really helps release frustration. You're just too sore to get worked up about anything. :)

One good thing is the rally in Houston is coming along good with a couple more speakers getting on. The main thing we need now is people to attend. I recieved the messages from MySpace & Facebook. When my Facebook got deleted for whatever reason some was lost. :(

Kayla you can write me anytime. I thought you was Moes daughter! I seen you out there that day. Take care & keep your head up. Contessa if you would please tell my lovely brother I said to get off his ass & send me the pictures he was supposed to a year ago! The ones of him & my niece & yall. Love ya.

Anyways. Now that I have control of my website I can hopefully finish up my book reviews & add more legal work.

I will write again soon. I just have much on my mind right now.

I leave as I came.

Veni vidi vici.

Use the pain to fuel the fire.

In solidarity,

Clinton Young.

Copyright
&copy 2010, Clinton Lee Young, All rights reserved

Loud and Clear 5/9/10

I completely did not realize that Mother's Day was here already! I thought it would be a week or so away :( So Happy late Mother's day to all the Mother's out there including my own. I have been stressing so much that it slipped my mind.

I believe that one of my blogs wasn't posted due to some bad floods that hit Nashville, Tennessee. A friend of mine that types them, lives there. Thankfully, she and her family are okay. Though sadly, many others were not as lucky. This world is falling apart! If it isn't earthquakes, floods or giant oil leaks, volcanoes or terrorists!

I didn't have any plans to write anything until I got back from Midland. I decided to write a short piece. I was flippin through the radio channels and I heard "Dear Momma, by Tupac Shukar." That is a song that crosses ethnic and cultural lines. It hits the nail on the head for my life with the exception of my Mother crack pheen, black queen or on welfare. For the reasons that simply she never smoked crack, isn't black and when she left my Father, she worked three jobs throughout the week.

Even after all these years of being on death row and having to depend on other people, I STILL to this day have not gotten comfortable asking for help or having to depend on other people. I wish so bad I could do everything myself. Though the reality is I cannot do so :( It eats me up. I have mentioned many times in my past writings that noone can be as dedicated as I am to saving my life, for the simple reason it is my life. Though my conflict with asking for help from others, I get that from my Mother. It is why I am so defensive when someone tries to put it in my face all that they do for me. As if I have to owe them or need then and can't do it without them. I can never swallow my pride when it comes to that, so I am fast to tell a person where they can shove their so called help. :) Thankfully, I am not faced with this problem often, and thankfully I am blessed to have some people that are in it for the right reason.

I guess I do get my "I don't need anyone- low tolerance attitude," from my Mother. Though I think this is what helps me push so hard. I feel that the day I get comfortable needing others is the day I stop fighting so hard. My desire to not have to depend on others is what drives me to keep looking for open doors, so to speak. Keep trying to find that magic path to get it done myself.

In the past, I had people that were like "You sit down and be quiet, we got this." Uh NO, NO, NO, that isn't going to work. My friends now involve me in the process and that helps me feel comfortable. Father's day is meaningless to me. Like the lyric in "Dear Momma," My anger wouldn't let me feel for a stranger." On a lighter note, my life right now is like that Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Still Unbroken."

Although after getting the pictures of some of the women that write me, I wish it was more like the song "Neighbors know my name," by: Trey Diggs. :) Hahaha, I'll be damn! I swear that song JUST came on the radio! :) It is a sigh, I tell ya! :) Hahaha!

April 15, marked my 7th year on death row! :( Way too long! I do say so myself that it is about time for me to go ahead and check on out of this camp! The room service just isn't up to par for me to keep blessing them with my attendance! So I am going to send a note to the warden and tell him to go ahead and send me my bill, as I'm ready to check out and get on to the house! :( Wish it was that easy!

Anyways, I just wanted to wish all you splendidly, divine, feminine beings a Happy Mother's Day!

Oh yea! I have often thought of ways to try to support some feminine cause! As in my struggle it has been predominately women that have helped me. I am a firm believer that when life blesses you, you have to bless back. So while taking a break on this Mother's day and reading a US weekly May 17 edition Magazine, this guy in the cell next to me gets it ;) Flipping through it, there was a spread dedicated to a twitter conflict between Kim Kardashian and Demi Moore about Kim using the words "Big pimpin." (WHich is the Jay Z and UGK song) Demi Moore lashed out about the use of the word. Now of course Kim meant it in a literal sense. But Ms. Moore had a very valid point that got me to thinking...

If I were to stand up and say "Let's have a master and slaves ball," There would be an outrage. However if I were to stand up and say "Let's have a pimp's and hoe's ball," The youth would giggle and go along with it.

The reality is the pimp culture has become far too accepted in today's pop culture. I don't care how watered down people try and make the word, it pertains to the enslavement of a gender! This is something that should not be celebrated in any aspect of society and damn sure not by any element of the media. (I am not casting any negative light on Ms. Kardashian, though she does, regardless if she wants to or not, have a degree of role model status with her younger fans)

A while back while listening to the morning radio programs that come on every Sunday, there was a show featuring a lady from Houston. She was talking about the young girls that get found in sex shops in the US. They are mostly immigrants that were smuggled here and forced into prostitution, as they have to pay their debts.

When the Federal police raid these shops and round up the girls , she said that there was no federal program to help these girls with the trauma they went through. They get deported and it is up to their countries to do whatever. The fact is something that troubled my spirit. The women caught up in the sex slave trade deserve justice too. So I have decided to try to add this cause in my "Justice Rallies." The rallies in the US, I am going to try and have someone speak out about this at each rally. So hopefully it encourages people to contact their Senators and Represenatives about making it so that their is Federal funding to offer counseling to these types of victims. More so the young girls!

Look I don't give a f*ck who you are, where you are from, beliefs are or whatever. Never should a day go by where the sexual exploitation of a women or child is tolerated in any form! Women are the foundation of all life! If, as a society we do not hold them in the highest regard, then the moral thread of that society will degrade. Children are our future! If we as a society do not protect them, then society will cease to exist. Those closest to me know how passionate I am against the exploitation and abuse of women and children.

I have lived by example. Here is a true story. Just to show that many of the women that get into the sex trade only do so 99% of the time due to having suffered from some form of abuse, drugs or dept owed due to drugs or being smuggled into the country.

When I was free, I met a girl through another girl that I knew. One of the first things that I would ask a girl when I would meet her, was her age. I wasnt trying to go to jail! More so after the adversity I had to deal with as a youth! The girls in this case for the sake of iprivacy will call "A", told me she was 17. The girl I met "a" through knew better, but didn't say anything. "A" was actually only 15. Long story short, I found out through a guy who knew her from school, that "A" made a sex tape with like 20 guys. So I went smooth off on her. She started crying. Which made me feel bad, so I sat down and started to talk to her. Then it came out how her piece of shit boyfriend gave her a ruby. (A date rape drug) And then he let all these guys carry out these acts on her. Since that had taken place she had NO self esteem. I mean sex to her was like shaking someones hand. She had dropped out of school. I took the time to explain to her the concepts of respect and self love. Also perception from a guys postition. The last time I got to speak with her, it was only brief as the phone died and we lost connection. Though before it did she told me "Hey, I'm married!" Than was so much pride in her voice when she told me. She didn't know if I heard her, as it was breaking up, so she repeated "Did you hear me?" "I'm married now!" There was so much pride in her voice, she was able to tell me that she had a job and was married. At one point when she was a young girl that had no sense of self worth, to now having stability in her life. So this experience had helped me to truely appreciate those that struggle against the sexual exploitation of women and children. As well as understand what causes them to make these choices and how in most cases all it takes is a person to pull them aside, show they care for who they are as a person and give the guidance they need to be successful.

So due to this life experience and my desire to give back, I am going to tie in this struggle with my Justice Rallies.

Now there will be some that try to dream up excuses for my reasons. But Randi, whom I lived with when I was 13, has had to hold me back from doing something to an older man that though it was cool to touch young girls.

My Mother has seen me pull a co-worker of hers daughter to the side and explain that was cool and what wasn't during a company trip to an amusement park. As the girl had misguided concepts of what made her cool. So I am not worried of any that think negatively as there is too many that can validate my motives as I lived it by example when I was free!!!!

Most problems in life require just a little time and understanding. You truly can make a world of difference. I am energized about this new battle in my life. One of my favorite books that has some focus on the exploitation of women is "11 minutes," by Paulo Coelho. It is truly a masterpiece. one of the very few books I have read that I could not put down until I finished it! I gotta wrap this one up!

It will be a couple of weeks before I write again!

Strive for all that you desire, Stand tall and start each day with a smile, and end it with such!

Veni, Vidi, Vici!

In Solidarity,

Clinton Lee Young

999447

Polunsky Unit

3872 FM 350 South

Livingston, Texas, 77351

PS--More pictures will be posted of me in a day or two!

Copyright
&copy 2010, Clinton Lee Young, All rights reserved

Loud and Clear 4/4/10

This blog will be about many topics as usual, though I would like to start off discussing bravery. Bravery is often at times confused with foolishness or a simple desire of self preservation. Courage isn’t defined purely by an act of heroism during battle or a disaster. Courage applies to the ability to rise & face the unknown.

It is often stated that I am brave due to my fight. I do not think that is the proper classification for myself. I do have a great deal of courage and determination. My level of self preservation is out of this world! :) That is simply because I want to live! Dying isn’t an option I am willing to accept. Though due to my situation it is expected for me to want to fight to live.

When people hear of the energy I pour in to my campaign it should have no real shock value. However, when compared to others on death row, I do stand out. Several factors are attributed to this. Not all death row inmates are innocent, so a guilty conscious plays a role. Others aren’t as educated or have the same level of confidence in themselves. This hinders an ability to formulate an adequate success plan. So many inmates are simply guilty or lack the ability to resist. This involves a lack of courage. They choose to immerse themselves in sports or other matters to divert their attention from the matter at hand, which is an impending death. It is often not until an inmate gets a date of execution that they start to get involved in their case. It suddenly becomes reality. They panic. As they drown, they grasp for straws & fight back out of desperation.

Those in my struggle that are truly brave are those that stand by me in the struggle. More so the women who dedicate so much of their time & energy to help save my life. It requires bravery on their part as they face an onslaught of opposition from society, even at time, family and friends. They face attacks on their intelligence & even their mental capacity. They as well endure stereotypes. Such stereotypes are that they are insecure abuse victims whom lock themselves up to avoid being hurt by developing a relationship with an inmate. “He is locked up & can’t hurt her, thus us a ‘safe’ relationship.” Though the reality is that not every women that writes is trying to get in a relationship. One just has to look at history to see that women have always been involved in the abolitionist movements. The driving force against slavery was women. In public forums they would be shouted down & even at times attached by crowds. As since they were women their voice did not carry the weight that a man’s voice did. In t he 19th century women had no right to vote as well lacked many other rights they have today. (Which is what makes me laugh when a women that adheres to a far right political view screams about the United States constitution in its original form. I want to tell them “Ya damn fool, you wouldn’t be ALLOWED to speak out, vote, hold office, own property & such if the constitution was in its original form!”) Even the press attached women that spoke out. This lead to the women’s rights movement.

So history shows us that women have a long line of examples of speaking out against injustice. When the women’s rights movement started they even created their own declaration of independence that was a play on the US declaration of independence. By the pillars of history we learn that women involved in the abolition movement is nothing abnormal at all. The line that, can be drawn, when it comes to relationships. Though there is exceptions to every rule. Just as society spoke out against women in the 19th century, they face the same opposition today in the struggle for justice.

Now it is true that one can not compare a person bound or oppressed due to their gender or ethnicity with a criminal that makes a choice to inflict pain & suffering on another. I read the writing of many death row inmates where they try to draw a parallel with the Jews at Auschwitz and/or slavery as means of generating an image of suffering on a grand scale. I believe this is a false image and only an attempt to paint themselves as a victim. To do so is to disrespect those that suffered, not for the choice they made, but merely for who they are. (Now it can be said that prisoners take on a role as a concentration camp. However the inmate can not be compared to the persecuted Jew. To do so is baseless & downright tasteless!!) Regardless of the act taken by a person, the state has a responsibility to act according to an established law. This country is governed by the rule of law, not the law of rule. Therefore the acts of the criminal do not excuse the illegal acts of the state. This is when the injustice co mes into play. To do so only makes criminals of us all.

There is an unfairness in the system that requires society to speak out to correct. Without the checks and balances the system becomes corrupt & innocent people end up executed. Most of society turn a blind eye to the justice system as they are uneducated to the reality of it & or fear the person labeled a criminal. This ignorance & fear is what leads to them lashing out against those that speak out in the name of justice & abolition of the death penalty. So it takes a brave person to be able to stand up for what they believe in against the wave of criticism.

Another element is culture. Even today women still do not get equal pay as men. In 2009 Obama had to sign into law the Lilly Ledbetter act which promises equal pay for equal work. There is an ever growing trend that is painting women as sexual objects. Sadly, many women facilitate this by putting more emphasis on body instead of mind. So the women in the struggle go against a cultural wave of excess & materialism. More so the youth. This is why I say the true brave ones are the women in the struggle.

Once of the beautiful elements of the feminine nature is the desire to reach out and help others. This is why I am truly grateful for the women in my life that are the driving force behind my campaign. I resent to belief that all women, in the justice movement, are like the few that act like some hens in a chicken house, clacking on forums & chat lines as if they are experts in everything just so they can bring some perceived form of importance to their life. As it is NOT true at all.

Due to the adversity in my life, it has caused me to be able to only truly feel comfortable around women. Though I still put up walls. It is for these reasons & the nature of adversity that the women in my life face, that I wanted to truly thank them for being determined & brave enough to face the challenge head on. Also for the time & energy that they dedicate to saving my life, at the expense of their own daily lives. Even though I do not always show it, I truly appreciate the courage & bravery that you all exhibit in standing up for what is right. You came, you saw & with time you will conquer.

In Solidarity

Veni, Vidi, Vici!

www.saveaninnocentlife.com

Clinton Lee Young

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3872 FM 350 South

Livingston, Texas, 77351