Greetings: My name is Charles ‘Chucky’ Mamou, Jr. and I have been on Texas Death Row since November, 1999.  I am innocent, and no - I’m not repeating a delusional cliché.  I actually encourage you to see that for yourself.  A lot of the details of my case are in one place, but not all – There is so much that has been found out about my case in the last year, it’s hard for me to even put it all into words.  A lot of the documents are in that link though.  They speak for themselves.

If I could ask you to do one thing – it would be to read that.  I hope you see it for yourself.  I want you to see what they did.   These documents were discovered serendipitously by my pro bono investigator.  All of the articles written on my case are here.   To be honest, I had no clue the degree of corruption that played a major role in my wrongful conviction until these things were discovered.

One could easily conclude I will be released or offered a new trial after learning about my case.  It’s not that simple.  The American judicial laws prevent immediate release or any acknowledgement of wrong doing by the prosecution.   I have no more appeals, which makes it more difficult to raise my claims in front of a fair judge.   My only chance of judicial salvation rests on the mercy of Harris County’s current District Attorney who has often said during her weekly press conferences that she is focused on doing the right thing when wrongful convictions are brought to her attention.  We have contacted her, and have heard nothing from her office.

The reality is, funds are needed to hire the necessary legal help I will need before my time runs out.  Thank you for allowing your individual humanity to aid the incarcerated innocent men and women.   Thank you for caring.  I’m writing you from a Texas Death Row cell because those who prosecuted me in a Harris County courtroom back in 1999 didn’t care, not about me, my innocence or the facts.

Please share my story.   Join me in my fight for the justice that will set me free.   There is a facebook page that has been set up to share my story.   Charles Mamou – How Wrongful Convictions Are Made.  I can’t do this by myself.  You can send me messages there and they will be forwarded to me.  

Thank you for your time.  LOVE ALWAYS CHUCKY FOREVER.

To find out more about Charles Mamou, check the page SAVE Charles Mamou and the Charles Mamou website here.

Read a new article from Amber Hunt in the Cincinnati Enquirer, relating to the fatally flaws in the case of Elwood Jones.

"California death-row inmate’s story of innocence
will be shown in an unlikely place"
A documentary about a Fresno’s man 1996 conviction for shooting six sex workers – a crime spree that landed him on California’s death row – will air Tuesday in an unlikely place: French television.
French journalist Agnès Buthion, the director of the documentary called “20 Years on Death Row,” spent three months in Fresno last year, investigating the criminal trial of Keith Zon Doolin. She visited crime scenes, researched police and court documents, and talked to people with intimate knowledge of shootings.
She also interviewed Doolin, now 45, at San Quentin State Prison.
Her conclusion: Doolin didn’t get a fair trial.

Read more with the Fresno Bee in California (article from Pablo Lopez):

We are calling on for prisoner's art pieces in the context of a new web art exhibition that we will be organising later on this year.
Provisional title of the Exhibition:

Dreams of Peace, Freedom & Justice

What is it about?

An open theme exhibition on the theme of peace, freedom, and justice.

We are looking primarily for high quality pieces of art created by prisoners (or others in relation to them) for the purpose of conveying a message about their hope in peace, freedom and justice . It can take any shape or form:  Sculpture, written words, paintings, drawings etc.

This project aims to become an inspiring body of work, for the purpose of raising debate on possible reforms of the justice system, whether legal or social. We are looking for deeply personal, high quality of work.

Please note that we are not asking for any detail in respect to any criminal case. If requested, the work can be exhibited anonymously.

A word of guidance
 
The prisoners (and possible others who have an interest or a relation to them) are invited to reflect on their life,  think about what could have perhaps been done, at an earlier stage to help them ensure they would lead a happy and successful life:
Was it more care, love, humanity?
Was it just about meeting other types of people?
Was it about missing the right piece of advice, or someone to talk to?

Alternatively, if they so wish, we welcome any piece of artwork in relation to peace, freedom and/or justice to express anything personal they feel strongly about, give encouragement to others.

Thinking along these lines, anyone in prison can create a piece of art that can be either about a central issue (for example, some form of abuse or some regret) or a central aspiration (for example, a positive hope) — together, if possible, with a short word of explanation for the viewer to understand.

This project should be considered in its widest possible form and understanding — a project with freedom of expression is the key!

Prisoners can at their convenience either send directly a piece of art at:

Exhibition "Dreams of Peace, Freedom and Justice"

Mr P.A.Bellamy
11 Chenies Avenue
Amersham
Bucks
HP6 6PR
United Kingdom


Alternatively, they can ask their pen friend to send us via email a good copy of the art piece at: save1innocent[at]gmail.com Please note that due to our lack of resources, we we will not be in a position to return the pieces.

Other details

A future announcement will be made in respect to any possible partner of the exhibition and the dates.

We are currently considering the possibility of organising a sale or an auction with some of the pieces to help with a general Emergency Fund. Alternatively we may suggest people to make  donations towards  this fund.

This project is done at the initiative of LPJ/SAVE
(Downloadable version below)