Hello my name is Activist Jennifer Johnson
Some people knows who I am. Others don't
know. Just to give you a little history about me.
I have been blogging on Between the Bars pin#
1092 for decades. My motto is to spring new conversation
to life, where society today, that the family structure
and humanity is being destroyed because of the
lack of wisdom.

If we had the wisdom and education of how to
break any barred down in our pathway. Our
level of thinking would be further into a realm
that is so powerful, it will changes lives. This is
the reason I love meeting people right where
they are. Another valid reason for me as to why
blogging became my passion and purpose "Is
because my story maybe your story, your story maybe my story."

Especially in the atmosphere we live in today. As
we are heavily surrounded by systematic failures,
racism, sexism and a egostistic government slash
society. I had to learn quickly how to overcome
all the above as I was sentenced to life with the
possibility of parol for murder at the age of
22 in Georgia. I never would have thought
that I had to leave my little babies at the
age of 2, 3 and 9 days old for someone else to
raise them.

Now they are grown, I still set here in shock after
27 years in a Georgia prison for a murder I
didn't commit. The shock continues as I have
5 adorable grandchildren I cannot enjoy. Because
I am stuck in a system that is rigged to hold
the African American women. AS I came to the
realization, that is the way Georgia system is
set up to foul African American women.
By giving the poor, a lawyer that the state
know is going to misrepresent the defendant.
As they ease a conviction through the
courts swiftly to sent that person to prison.
As the jury are rigged up with all whites and
one Black such as in my criminal case. On the other
hand, small counties like Decatur County-Baindridge,
GA don't allow the defendants to practice their
post conviction remedies as they try hard to
save money for the county.

However, another outlook on this situation is that
Georgia Parole Board system is also rigged up to
keep offenders locked up so the state can continue
to stack up their coins.

Lets talk about how this is happening in the state
of Georgia - when a lifer comes up for parole. The
judges' and district attorney(s) is given a option to
say whether the offender can make parole. Most of
them deny the offender on either - you have not
done enough time or the nature of your crime, which
will never change. What I am not understanding
is this, you have already sentenced me. Now
you get a round one, two, three and four etc.
Come on society this is not right.

Another point to make is, at the trial some people
know their victims, because they get up in
speak. On the other hand, in other cases some
people don't have the slightest clue about a
victim until they come up for parole. The comment
is made to the family when inquiry about
their loves ones being constantly being denied
parole. The parole board reply, you have to talk
to the victims. Now the family is saying "what
victim."

All this secret gray area in the dark is keeping
many African American women behind the walls
in Georgia penal system. Because Georgia's allegedly
victims is kept a secret sometimes compared to
other states where the parole board panel and
the victim's report to the prison for a parole
hearing. With my whole heart I feel their is
a backlash when a defendant is African
American woman, coming from a minority
background. Where they lived in poverty
and lived in predominately poor are like The
section 8 known as the projects.

For me, coming into the penal system, caused as
lightbulb to come on quickly in my mind. This
alone pushed me into learning and thinking
of how I could over come this negative
perspective that had swallow me up as a
result of systematic failure. Where only the
white man is equipped to win.

As I come to my final thoughts. have
to share this with you. I knew the parole
board was going to let me down as I continue
to see other lifers get their parole denied
over and over. I studied this so when it was
my turn to be denied such as 2011, 2017, 2021,
2022 now I am up 2024. I had already found
my path by educating myself.

First I received my GED. Then I got
involved in multiple vocational trades
where I became certified in each. On the
other hand I received many OJT's. But my
biggest accomplishment has been receiving
my Associate of Arts in Business
Communication. August 16, 2024 I graduated
with my Bachelor of Art in Business
Communication. I triple minored with Sociology,
Business Management, and Business administration
all through my Ashland University Studies.
But the real question is, is this enough for
the District attornies and judges in Decatur County-
Bainbridge, GA. Is this enough for the victims
I didn't know about? Is this enough for
the staff at Pulaski State Prison even though
I don't get write ups. Is this enough for
the Parole Board? Even thought the most
I had made up in my mind that I
was going to break this systematic failure
in my life.

The question I have for you today is
"How will you break your systematic
failure?"
Contact me on: http://betweenthebars.org/blogs/1092

Please share nationally all over the world
Thank you