In 1997, Terry Daum was convicted after a trial, of three commercial robberies in Staten Island. The evidence against him consisted of testimony from one eyewitness for each robbery. In 2014, Terry discovered the police withheld evidence that was favorable to his defense. So, in 2015, he filed a motion to vacate the judgment of guilt based upon this newly discovered evidence.
After waiting almost two years for a decision upon his motion, Terry decided to pursue a successive federal petition for a writ of habeas Corpus, and the United States court of appeals for the second circuit issued a mandate stating he met the strict criteria to file the petition, which is difficult to do. To meet that criteria, you must show by clear and convincing evidence that no juror would have found you guilty if not for a violation of the constitution.
Terry’s case is only one of many examples how our judicial system fails to get guaranteed justice for all. We’re the greatest nation in the world, but yet we allow police, prosecutors, and judges to railroad citizens. I can’t tell you whether Jerr- whether Terry is innocent or not, but I do know our judicial system is flawed in so many ways that it sends innocent people to prison. If anyone is interested in learning more about Terry’s case, you can write him here at Great Meadow Correctional Facility. Terry’s name and prison number are Terry, T-E-R-R-Y, Daum, D-A-U-M, and his prison identification number is 9-7-A, as in apple, 1-2-9-5.
This is Dontie S. Mitchell, better known as Mfalme Sikivu, reporting to you from Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York. Follow me on Facebook @freeDontieMitchell. Thank you for listening, and God bless.
(Sound of a cell door closing.) These commentaries are recorded by Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio.
![Prison Radio is sharing an abbreviated version of a press release covering recent racist incidents at SCI Rockview in PA and the organizing to demand accountability. We are reaching out to people incarcerated at Rockview as well as recently transferred folks, inviting them to call, in hopes of hearing commentaries from them.
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On November 24th, 2023, imprisoned people at SCI Rockview found two nooses hanging in the CO’s office, displayed visibly for many prisoners to see. When the prisoners asked the staff why the nooses were hung, they were told it was a joke.
By December 4th, prisoners filed a grievance to document what they saw, noting that the hanging of the nooses was “unethical, racially motivated, hateful, [a] deliberate debasement of black inmates" and “unsafe for inmates, staff, [and] the whole prison in general.” In the grievance, they demanded that Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard be fired and investigated for a hate crime, and for CO Kirchner to get therapy. Captain Andrews, the head of security, denied the grievance.
The sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions...
As of March 10th, prisoners have reached out to Pennsylvania officials at the Dept. of Corrections in a letter campaign, sending 100 copies of the grievance. Copies of the letter also were mailed to Governor Shapiro, Senator Fetterman, Senator Street, and various advocacy groups. The demands for relief in the original grievance have now become the platform of demands for this campaign. About 20 of the 100 letters were withheld by the prison.
Activists on the outside are joining forces with prisoners to elevate their demands, flooding the phone lines of DOC offices, assisting with outreach to media, and circulating the stories of prisoners who have found unity in opposition to the facility's virulent institutional racism.
In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent's assistant and "grievance coordinator" informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong.
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