Erika Ray is a mom, grandma, mentor, paralegal, peer doula, service dog trainer, poet, and horticulturalist who has served 15 years of a 42 year sentence under theory of accountability for a crime she did not commit. Erika also has Chronic Lupus, and may not be able to complete her full sentence. Over the next year we'll be raising $650 a month to cover Erika's legal fees.
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Erika Ray, her daughter, and grandchild.
"As a black muslim woman, mother, writer, poet, activist, advocate, and aspiring criminal defense attorney, receiving donations from our community assures me that the moments I have missed with my daughter and now grandson are coming to an end. That freedom will once again be my reality, and I know that all that I am, all that I have, and all that I will become is because of the love of community." - Erika
Erika Ray in her Northwestern Prison Education Program course.
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Erika Ray, her daughter, and grandchild.