FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 15, 2022 

Contact: media@colorofchange.org

 

COLOR OF CHANGE: WE CELEBRATE KENDRICK FULTON’S RELEASE BUT HIS REINCARCERATION DEMONSTRATES WHY BIDEN MUST GRANT CLEMENCY NOW  

Arisha Hatch, Vice-President and Chief of Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement after the federal Bureau of Prisons released Kendrick Fulton from McLennan County Jail following his incarceration on a technical violation: 

“Thanks to advocacy from Color Of Change’s members and a coalition of decarceration advocates, Kendrick Fulton is finally released from jail. Despite finishing his federal prison sentence safely and successfully on home confinement, Kendrick was sent back to jail indefinitely early last month. Why? Not because he violated the terms of home confinement or harmed anyone, but because he lost his housing. Today, however, Kendrick – a loving father, beloved son, and active member of his community – can finally rejoin his loved ones after weeks in local custody.

“We are thrilled to see Kendrick return home, but this is only a first step. Kendrick and thousands of individuals on home confinement still face the threat of re-incarceration due to minor and often cruel technical violations as part of the terms of home confinement. These people were already heavily vetted to be released to home confinement, and have proved over the past two years that people will always have a better chance at surviving and thriving when at home and surrounded by community. But until President Biden uses his clemency powers to grant clemency, individuals like Kendrick will continue to live under the looming threat of being reincarcerated during a pandemic. If President Biden is going to make meaningful steps towards ending racialized mass incarceration, he must start by granting clemency to all those on home confinement today.” 

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