Your share could raise $30
Before you go, did you know that simply by sharing this campaign, you could help it raise $30? It's an effective way to support the cause.
No thanks- Pin it
- SubscribeUnsubscribe
- Embed
Russell Bowen hasn't added a story.
This is a plea for justice and humanity on behalf of Russell
Bowen, a resident of Calvert County, MD. Mr. Bowen has been
incarcerated since 2014 under charges that have raised questions
about the fairness of his trial and sentencing. His original lawyer
was unfit to represent him adequately, leading to an excessive
sentence of 20 years - 15 years for possession of 1.7g heroin that
was not found on him but turned in by someone else after he had
already been taken into custody.
In addition to this questionable charge, Mr. Bowen received two
concurrent six-year sentences for probation violations; one for
testing positive for marijuana and another for the new charge
brought against him. Despite these circumstances, all requests made
by Mr. Bowen seeking help have been denied.
Those who know Mr. Bowen personally vouch that he is a good
person who has grown significantly over the years despite spending
most of his teenage and adult life behind bars - an environment
meant to rehabilitate offenders rather than violate their human
rights or treat them like less than human beings.
Mr. Bowen's desire is simple; he wants the chance to grow up
outside prison walls, start a family, live as any normal civilian
would – yet this right has been denied from him repeatedly despite
pleas in open court from himself and others stating his need for
help. He has pled in open court 12+ times for addiction help and
filed plenty of ARPs in the MD DOC system begging for help and they
have yet to help him. On top of the countless basic human rights of
his and other inmates the MD Dept. of Corrections have violated,
some of which resulted in mass bodily harm or death. Over time, once
I can access them, the original police report from his arrest and
proof of how many times he pleaded to the court for help will be
uploaded here so be sure to keep an eye out, so you can see for
yourself how crooked his case was and how neglectful the courts have
been. Addiction is a disease per medical guidelines and is covered
by the American with Disabilities Act, yet the courts/prisons/etc.
are allowed to deny him and others like him treatment? He can't even
get an 8505 approved which is literally just an evaluation of the
inmate. What harm would it cause anybody for Mr. Bowen to be
evaluated? None. Yet he can't even get evaluated even though he has
asked countlessly.
This fundraiser calls for help upon the legal community, or
anyone, anywhere that is willing to help donate money, time,
resources, etc., to help get Russell's case revisited with fairness
at its core – allowing him to receive adequate legal representation
this time around while also addressing his addiction issues with
compassion rather than punishment/bias against addiction alone.
We believe everyone deserves a second chance at life – let us
give Russell Bowen his chance too! Please donate here and sign his
petition here today!
If you can't afford to donate please take the time to share this
fundraiser and sign the petition mentioned above! We thank any and
everyone for every share, signature on the petition, and every
donation to his fundraiser no matter how big or small! Thank you for everything!
DON'T FORGET TO SHARE!
Delete media item?
Delete this item from the media gallery? It will also be deleted from any related story update.
Set as ?
The campaign video will appear in social media and email.
The campaign cover picture will appear in social media and email.
The will appear at the top of your campaign page and in social media and email.
Reset ?
It will be removed from the top of your campaign and won't be used as default in social media and email. The will remain in the media gallery.
Embed
Share a link
Delete update
Delete this story update?
Any pictures or videos will remain in the campaign's media gallery.
Report campaign
Report submitted
Thank you. We take reports like yours very seriously. Our goal is to keep the community safe.
Please know that we may contact you for more information, but that we won't notify you personally of our decision. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Thank you. We've already received your previous report. If the campaign remains available within a few days, it's likely that we determined it not to be in violation of our policies.
Tell us about the problem. Please fill in both fields below.
Record a video
Upload a video
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Take a minute or two to record one now. Record a short video message of support. Or upload one from your device. You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Nothing grabs attention for your cause like a personal video. Upload a short video message of support. Upload a short video message of support. Or record one right now.
- Most effective video length: about a minute.
- Maximum length: 5 min.
- You can preview or redo your video before you post it.
Heads up! The existing video will be replaced.
Email your friends
Join our team
Tell people why our cause matters to you. Your personal message will encourage others to help. Easy, effective, optional.
Say it in video
Short personal videos by supporters like you are incredibly powerful. Record one right now and you'll help us raise more money. Easy, optional, effective.
Add a personal goal
Set a personal fundraising goal. You'll encourage more contributions if you do. And rest easy. There's no obligation to achieve your goal or bad consequences if you don't. Easy, optional, effective.
We have a video!
Video thumbnail
We'd love to show you our campaign video. Want to take a look?
, you're already on the team.