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The Forgotten Prisoner
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Three men looking toward daylight beside prison architecture

Justice shouldn’t have an expiration date.

Some laws changed.Their sentences didn’t.

Forgotten Prisoner advocates for people serving disproportionate cannabis-related sentences through legal intervention, clemency, humanitarian advocacy, and policy reform.

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Cannabis became legal medicine.Legal commerce.

A multibillion-dollar industry.

Yet people remain imprisoned for it.

Active Cases

Real people. Real stories. Lasting change.
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Our Work

Four pillars. A fairer tomorrow.
01

Legal intervention

Direct legal support for individual cases.

02

Clemency & sentence reform

Advocating for reduced sentences and executive relief.

03

International humanitarian advocacy

Supporting cannabis justice efforts across borders.

04

Policy & public advocacy

Advancing systemic change through education and advocacy.

Real Results

Changed lives. Stronger communities.
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Hover over a state to explore how cannabis laws, medical access, possession rules, and penalties change across the country.

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Stories that keep the conversation going.

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Silhouetted athlete standing in an empty arena tunnel with bar-like shadows across the floorAndscapeProfessional hooper Jarred Shaw made a mistake in Indonesia. He’s paying with his freedom.Seated figure beside a barred window with medicine and paperwork on a tableForbesU.S. Basketball Player With Crohn’s Fears Dying In Indonesian PrisonCourthouse silhouette at dusk with light breaking through the columnsHigh TimesU.S. Basketball Star Avoids Death Penalty In Indonesia After Court Rules In THC Gummies CasePrison corridor with daylight through barred windows and a distant figureThe GuardianUS basketball player Jarred Shaw escaped execution in Indonesia, but his prison ordeal continuesAdvocate carrying documents walking toward an international courthouse at dawnHollywood UnlockedFrom the Court to the Cause: How Donte West Is Fighting for Jarred Shaw’s Freedom in IndonesiaEmpty basketball court enclosed by institutional architectureComplexFormer NCAA Player Jarred Shaw Avoids Death Penalty for Weed Gummies in IndonesiaSilhouetted athlete standing in an empty arena tunnel with bar-like shadows across the floorAndscapeProfessional hooper Jarred Shaw made a mistake in Indonesia. He’s paying with his freedom.Seated figure beside a barred window with medicine and paperwork on a tableForbesU.S. Basketball Player With Crohn’s Fears Dying In Indonesian PrisonCourthouse silhouette at dusk with light breaking through the columnsHigh TimesU.S. Basketball Star Avoids Death Penalty In Indonesia After Court Rules In THC Gummies CasePrison corridor with daylight through barred windows and a distant figureThe GuardianUS basketball player Jarred Shaw escaped execution in Indonesia, but his prison ordeal continuesAdvocate carrying documents walking toward an international courthouse at dawnHollywood UnlockedFrom the Court to the Cause: How Donte West Is Fighting for Jarred Shaw’s Freedom in IndonesiaEmpty basketball court enclosed by institutional architectureComplexFormer NCAA Player Jarred Shaw Avoids Death Penalty for Weed Gummies in Indonesia
Empty prairie highway crossing a state line with bar-like shadows across the roadKansas City MagazineIn Kansas, Cannabis Remains Completely Illegal—And Kansans Are Paying The PriceLone figure dwarfed by the columns of a Louisiana courthouseKSLA News 12Nonprofit goes to bat for Bossier City man who was sentenced to life for having less than ounce of marijuanaOpen prison gate at sunrise with a man walking toward waiting familyKWCH 12 NewsKansas man freed from prison after Kansas governor commutes sentence for marijuana convictionFigure walking away from institutional fencing toward campus buildings at dawnHigh TimesFrom Prison to Purpose: Deshaun Durham’s Fight for Cannabis JusticeEmpty courtroom with a basketball resting on the floor before the benchAndscapePro basketball player Jarred Shaw sentenced in IndonesiaFigure looking toward light through a barred institutional windowFox NewsAmerican basketball player Jarred Shaw hoping for 'miracle' in Indonesian prison as health crisis worsensEmpty prairie highway crossing a state line with bar-like shadows across the roadKansas City MagazineIn Kansas, Cannabis Remains Completely Illegal—And Kansans Are Paying The PriceLone figure dwarfed by the columns of a Louisiana courthouseKSLA News 12Nonprofit goes to bat for Bossier City man who was sentenced to life for having less than ounce of marijuanaOpen prison gate at sunrise with a man walking toward waiting familyKWCH 12 NewsKansas man freed from prison after Kansas governor commutes sentence for marijuana convictionFigure walking away from institutional fencing toward campus buildings at dawnHigh TimesFrom Prison to Purpose: Deshaun Durham’s Fight for Cannabis JusticeEmpty courtroom with a basketball resting on the floor before the benchAndscapePro basketball player Jarred Shaw sentenced in IndonesiaFigure looking toward light through a barred institutional windowFox NewsAmerican basketball player Jarred Shaw hoping for 'miracle' in Indonesian prison as health crisis worsens

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