IVP Designs These people are the force behind the shirt. A friend at IVP stopped to eat at George's cousin, Steve Martorano's famous restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Cafe Martorano-got talking with Steve about George and was inspired by what he heard. George teaches "Creative Writing" classes within the walls at Coleman Federal prison. George copes with the "caged" world by teaching, others caged with George cope by being taught.
Ahoodie These shirts are currently being featured on the Ahoodie website. They too just ran a contest with the "Coleman Creative Writing" T-shirt as a prize.
Cafe Martorano To taste the best food, you have to have it prepped by the best Chef... Check out Steve Martorano and his old style Italian cooking at any of his 3 famous locations-2 in South Florida, and one in the RIO in Las Vegas
FREE GEORGE MARTORANO Read some of George's latest writings and letters - creative to say the least - why let this talent be "caged" any longer
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Our good friends at IVP, which have done a fabulous job helping us with George's plight, have taken it a step further. They have set up a page on the www.pelicanbaypokerclub.com/ for George. Check it out!!!!!
The "www.freegeorge.us" website is BACK UP!!!!!!--- We changed host servers and it is up and running just great-check out the newest entry sent to George by his cousin Alexandra.... touching to say the least
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Due to the unending work, and involvement of the many members, friends, and family members of George Martorano, we are pleased, and overwhelmed to announce that Roy Black, has agreed to take a hard look at George's case and see if he can help with getting George the much deserved relief to the injustice thrown upon him, and endured by him for the past 27+ years. If you are not familiar with who Mr. Black is, go to www.royblack.com . This is huge and much thanks goes to Roy for seeing this injustice and wanting to do something to help. I will post updates as they become available- A SPECIAL THANK YOU goes out to Deborah, Lea, Ken, and Steve.
In the meantime, keep writing letters to the White House and to the Attorney General Eric Holder's office requesting that George's case be reviewed and George released.
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IT'S 2010, LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN
Around this time last year George Martorano received the bad news that his "commutation of sentence" petition was denied by the outgoing President Bush.
Let's get the pens out and write the White House urging President Obama to release George with "TIME SERVED" 27 years is MORE than enough!! I am told "faxes" are the best way to communicate with the President, let's flood the machine at the White House and get George some relief 202-456-2461. A copy of my latest letter is on the "news and links" page. You may also use this in your questioning of why George is not being concidered for release...
e. Parole eligibility under 18 USC § 4206(d). This subsection
states that,
"(d) Any prisoner, serving a sentence of five years or
longer [emphasis added], who is not earlier released under
this section or any other applicable provision of law, shall
be released on parole after having served two-thirds of each
consecutive term or terms, or after serving thirty years of
each consecutive term or terms of more than forty-five years
including any life term, whichever is earlier: Provided,
however, That the Parole Commission shall not release such
prisoner if it determines that he has seriously or
frequently violated institution rules and regulations or
that there is a reasonable probability that he will commit any Federal, State or local crime."
WEBELIEVEGROUP
This is a website designed to bring exposure, hope, and relief to federal inmate GEORGE MARTORANO. George has spent 27 years of his LIFE NO PAROLE sentence in federal prison for NON-VIOLENT drug crimes. George is ONE of the LONGEST SERVING NON-VIOLENT 1st TIME OFFENDERS in the WORLD to date. George, despite his sentence, has mantained hope that he will someday receive the "SECOND CHANCE" he has earned, and so deserves. While we advocate for George Martorano's freedom, we also speak for the thousands and thousands of others within the walls that have also received harsh unjust sentences. Change is needed. Sentencing has FILLED our prison system beyond capacity. While the crime rate has actually fallin, the incarceration rate keeps soaring-why?? because of Sentencing
Check out George's new blog site at... www.freegeorge.us
Before you exit this site thinking it has nothing to do with YOU, think about this, if you are paying federal taxes, a portion of that tax money goes towards the warehousing of over 180,000 federal inmates ($20,000 to $80,000 per year, per inmate)- While we will agree that some criminals do belong there, there are many many others like GEORGE MARTORANO, who are ready to come home and should, but they are stuck in these over CROWDED prisons with draconian sentences, using up those taxdollars. Taxdollars that should be going to education, seniors, healthcare, veterans, ETC ETC ETC-- so think about it, IT DOES AFFECT YOU
The truth about George Martorano is that Federal Agents posed as his wholesale dealers and orchestrated a sting operation that took George from a "nickel & dime" pot dealer to what they called a "kingpin". The life sentence was meant to scare him into informing the Feds about his father, alleged mobster Raymond "LongJohn" Martorano. Unable to tell the Feds anything they already did'nt know, George was put into solitary confinement for four and one half years and was subjected to cruel punishments. They gave him notorious murderers for cellmates. For a crime that others serve a maximum of twenty years for, George got life no parole. Even the man who shot President Regan, and Noriega, one of the most infamous drug traffickers of all time, were granted the possibility of parole.
George has written over twenty novels and screenplays that depict life behind bars as well as how he grew up. He teaches Creative Writing and Yoga classes, and even counsels suicidal inmates. If prison is meant to rehabilitate, then George is the prime example and he undoubtedly deserves a modification of sentence.
Besides his books, George's only tool left is this web site, and We The People. Help us bring George home by reading his stories, writing President OBAMA, and signing our petition. Every word of encouragement is printed out, mailed to George, and will accompany him on his quest for justice. THANK YOU and enjoy our site!!!
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Motivate Melee This is a blogspot of a student of George's "Creative Witing" class. Sure shows what a great teacher George really is. Just another reason of the 1000's that George should not spend one more day "caged".
LETTERS NEEDED NOW We need letters supporting George's release. We are hopeful that Mr. Black will have George in the courts VERY soon. Letters addressed to the court supporting the release of George after 28 years of incarceration could and should weigh in heavily. I don't need 2-3 page letters... just a paragraph or two on the fact that "enough is enough."
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