MY NAME IS FRED HENDERSON AND I AM FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. IN OCTOBER OF 1984, I WAS CHARGED AND CONVICTED FOR A CRIME THAT I DID NOT COMMIT SIMPLY BECAUSE I KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT. AT THAT TIME, I WAS 20 YEARS OLD. YOU KNOW HOW IT IS. YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE YOUR FRIENDS UNTIL YOU WAKE UP ONE DAY AND REALIZE THAT WASN'T THE CASE. ALL I KNOW IS THAT HAD I NOT BEEN ABUSING DRUGS AT THAT TIME, I COULD HAVE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT, I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE. SO THE PRICE THAT I'VE HAD TO PAY FOR ALL THE YEARS I SPENT IN PRISON IS ALL FOR NOTHING. STILL I'VE TAKEN THE TIME IN SPITE OF BEING HERE TO LIVE MY LIFE AS A MODEL PRISONER. IN JULY OF 2003, AFTER GIVING MY LIFE TO CHRIST, I HAVE COUNSELED MANY MEN TO HELP THEM FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE THROWS OF ADDICTION AS WELL AS ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS. IN 2016, I STARTED WORKING IN THE BRAILLE CENTER AS A TRANSCRIBER FOR THE BLIND. I'M NOW THE SUPERVISOR OVER THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT. I'M ALSO CERTIFIED WITH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WITH A FULL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY AND MUSIC BRAILLE. RECENTLY I COMPLETED TWO COURSES - GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP BOTH ARE GEARED TOWARDS HELPING TO CHANGE THE PRISON CULTURE FOR THE BEST AS WELL AS HELPING OFFENDERS AND STAFF TO SEE EVERYONE AS HUMANS. BUT I HAVE ANOTHER MISSION. TO BE FREE AND TO GET BACK HOME TO MY FAMILY. YOU SEE AT THE TIME, I WAS 20 YEARS OLD. l'M 61 NOW. LIFE FOR ME IS LIVING FOR MY 40 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND MY SIX GRAND BABIES.
I KNOW THAT I CAN BE A SERVICE TO MY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
IF YOU CAN FIND IT IN YOUR HEART TO SUPPORT ME, PLEASE DONATE TO MY LEGAL DEFENSE. ANY AMOUNT WILL BE APPRECIATED. GOD BLESS
