Meanwhile, he has served twelve years. He committed crimes and deserved to be held accountable, as he himself willingly admits. He has publically apologized for his burglaries. Kwame has been a model prisoner. He has been praised by prison officials, ministers, political officials and virtually everyone who has seen this young man turn himself around.
Simple justice demands that something be done to overturn the outrageously excessive sentence.
Over 5,000 letters have been written to Governor Hunt requesting Kwame's release. The majority of the Greensboro City Council, including the mayor, has requested his release. A former state supreme court justice and congressman, the 100-plus members of the Greensboro Pulpit Forum, as well as hundreds of people from all walks of life in Greensboro, have asked that this young man be freed. Even the district attorney and the Greensboro chief of police have said they would not oppose the release of Kwame Cannon. In spite of all this and much more, Governor Hunt has refused to respond.