My name is Craig Lathon. I'm serving 3 life sentences. I'm currently putting my issues together with my hired attorney to prove my innocence. I'm a 40-year-old African American. I've served 21 years so far.

I think a better way to help and the mass incarceration is to show ones who're locked up that you are on the outside care. A lot of people don't have anyone whom there out there; that's why they turn to drugs, violence, and crimes that really wouldn't affect a white person. I feel juries need to be in some sort of counseling before they decide the fate of one's life.

The support I need that I'm not getting is better communication with peoples on the outside. Some type of outside lifer group where lifers get out and show more support to current lifers, especially the younger ones. I feel one should have more access to their loved ones for us, phones, or computer help. I think for ones who have been loved up for 10 years or longer should also be monitored for mental health issues.

The changes in law I think should be changed are how people who testify against the defendant. The state witness needs to be investigated more. The jury shouldn't boldly put their fate in what a state witnesses says if he testifies against someone for a def. So feel 1st degree homicide should be changed. Murder is the most serious crime. Therefore I feel it should be handled properly. For instance, I was charged with 3 murders which they claimed happened 39 days apart. I was tried for all 3 in 6 days.

To use the media to advances these causes, I feel you should do more begging for inmates. But also ask a lot of questions so we can put stuf on our blog. I feel when we don't receive any response from the blogs, we lose interest. Hope this is helpful.

Craig Lathon #243901
P.O. Box 9900 W.S.P.F.
Boscobel, WI 53805