by Julia Keleher | Nov 11, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Justice Reform, Julia Keleher
I hope most Americans don’t learn about the US Constitution, and its Amendments, the way I did. My crash course in understanding my rights as an American citizen began when I was indicted for the first time in July of 2019. For the next 30 months, I struggled to...
by Julia Keleher | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Justice Reform, Julia Keleher
In some states, those with a felony conviction are ineligible to vote. Voting rights are not protected explicitly in the US Constitution, although several Amendments safeguard certain aspects of voting rights. Whether or not you lose your right to vote is determined...
by Julia Keleher | Sep 14, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Justice Reform, Julia Keleher
I served five and a half months in Federal Prison Camp Alderson, as Inmate 35538-016. I was there from February through July – which means I experienced the end of winter, spring and most of summer. Alderson is set in the mountains of West Virginia. The complex ,...
by Julia Keleher | Sep 8, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Justice Reform, Julia Keleher
Restoring Faith in Judicial Warrants On August 23, the New York Times reported that former police detective Kelly Goodlett mislead a judge who, based on the information she provided, authorized the no-knock search warrant. Those actions led to the execution of the...
by Julia Keleher | Aug 23, 2022 | Blog, Criminal Justice Reform, Julia Keleher
The New York Times reported on August 15, 2022 that Allen H. Weisselberg had reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve his July 2021 indictment. The Times reported that the agreement would allow Weisselberg to “avoid a high-profile trial and spare him a...
by Julia Keleher | Jan 14, 2022 | Blog, Julia Keleher, Volunteering
It seems as though developing genuine human connections in modern society has become a rare experience. While that may be true, when we do find that connection, our experience of it is that much more powerful. Making real connections involves opening yourself up to...
