{"id":5567,"date":"2016-09-28T22:52:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T03:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.candoclemency.com\/?p=5567"},"modified":"2022-08-19T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T19:17:48","slug":"jerry-vega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/jerry-vega\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Vega – 30 years – received compassionate release on 12\/21\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Jerry
Jerry with his daughter Jerri.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Please sign Jerry’s change.org petition<\/a> and watch the video of his daughter Jerri.<\/p>\n

Name: Jerry Vega\u00a030392-053
\nDOB:<\/strong> 4-28-55;
\nAge:<\/strong> 65
\nNationality:<\/strong>\u00a0Puerto Rican;
\nMarital Status:<\/strong> Single
\nChildren:<\/strong> one daughter – Jerri Vega
\nState from:<\/strong> New York State
\nState Charged:<\/strong> NYS
\nWill Live:<\/strong> New York
\nCharges:<\/strong>\u00a0Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of cocaine and 100grams of heroine
\nSentence:<\/strong>\u00a030 years
\nSentence began:<\/strong> 9-24-88
\nServed:<\/strong>\u00a010 years federal (29 total when combined with his state sentence for the same charges)
\nFederal sentence started:<\/strong> \u00a0September 2010 after 22 years state.
\nPriors:<\/strong> Misdemeanors, one in 1975 (fined), and one in 1977 (3 years probation);
\nConduct:<\/strong> Good prison disciplinary record
\nClemency Status:<\/strong>\u00a0going to re-file
\nInstitution:<\/strong>\u00a0Fort Dix
\nSupporters:<\/strong> CAN-DO Foundation; Crack Open the Door, Jerri Vega, Latinos for Justice, family and friends<\/p>\n

Accomplishments:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1). Numerous N.A. meetings (400+); inclusive of Chairing the program.
\n2). New York State Department of Correctional Services Division of Industries Vocational Training Certificate for completing
\nthe Vocational Tailoring Program.
\n3). Certificate for completing and facilitating the Compadre Helper Program; assisting and teaching English language
\nchallenged inmates to read, write and speak English.
\n\"jerry_02\"4). Certificate for completing “Mobility Guide” training and becoming a mobility guide for clinically blind inmates at the
\nSensorially Disabled Unit at Sullivan Correctional Facility.
\n5). Certificate of Achievement for continued participation and dedication special needs inmates and assistance in their
\nSpecial Needs Workshop.
\n6). Certificates for completing over 300 hours in American Sign Language Levels 1 and 2.
\n7). Certificate for completing training as an Inmate Program Assistant (I.P.A) .
\n😎. Certificates for participating and completing “The Alternatives to Violence Project, Inc.”; both Basic and Advanced
\ncourses.
\n9). Certificates of Appreciation from the “Latinos Unidos Organization”, for participating, presenting and being part of the
\nplanning committee during Hispanic Heritage Month.
\n10). Certificate of Excellence from “The African Caribbean Unity Organization”, for participation and presentation
\nthroughout Black History Month.
\n11). Multiple Certificates of Appreciation and Acknowledgement for participation and facilitation in “Quality Impact
\nOrganization” Manhood Responsibility Courses; Basic and Advanced Creative Writer’s Workshop”; also, certificates of
\nCompletion, Outstanding Achievement and Selfless service with teaching inmates the basics of starting and operating
\na small business in a course that I was a part of creating entitled “Inmates Teaching Entrepreneurship and Mentoring 1”
\n(I.T.E.M 1); which was sponsored by Steve Marriotti, founder of “Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (N.F.T.E).
\n12). Numerous certificates for taking and completing intensive courses offered by the New York State Office of Alcoholism
\nand Substance Abuse Services (O.A.S.A.S).
\n13). Certificate of Recognition for positive and uplifting accomplishments presented by the Executive Staff of the facility,
\n“Recognizing Inmate Accomplishment Award (R.I.A.A)”.
\n14). Certificates within the Bureau of Prisons; “Beginning Art Class”; “Age Process”; “Stress Management”; “Diabetic
\nEducation”; Business Planning”; Beginning Color Class”; “Finance Your Dreams”; “Beginning Art Class II”; ACE Sales II-
\nRestaurant Management”; ACE Personal Finance 2″; “AIDS Awareness”; “African American Studies”.<\/p>\n

\"Jerri,
Jerri, speaking on behalf of her father at John Jay College in NYC at Latino Criminal Justice Conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Please sign Jerry’s change.org petition and watch the video of his daughter Jerri. Name: Jerry Vega\u00a030392-053 DOB: 4-28-55; Age: 65 Nationality:\u00a0Puerto Rican; Marital Status: Single Children: one daughter – Jerri Vega State from: New York State State Charged: NYS Will Live: New York Charges:\u00a0Conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of cocaine and 100grams of heroine Sentence:\u00a030…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-5567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-now-free","tag-can-do-foundation"],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-28-at-9.12.14-PM.png",296,266,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"Amy Ralston Povah","author_link":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/author\/candoamy\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"Now Free","slug":"now-free","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":192,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":192,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Now Free","category_nicename":"now-free","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":27,"name":"CAN-DO Foundation","slug":"can-do-foundation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":461,"filter":"raw"}],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"Now Free"}],"post_tag":[{"value":27,"label":"CAN-DO Foundation"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14830,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5567\/revisions\/14830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sheryanne.com\/cando-new2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}