William Mayo is still in prison. Nov. 2007
By James Clingman Jr.

Not that he is the only person in prison for something he did not do, but for crying out loud, y’all, can a brother get the same attention and support that Genarlow Wilson got. William Mayo has been locked up for 15 years; he received two life sentences plus 40 years in prison for a robbery he did not commit. He sits in a Georgia prison, rotting away, having been sent there in his 20’s; he is now in his 40’s. He prays for the day he will be free, but he admits that his hope is fading. What will we do for this brother?

We put a great deal of energy into the Shaquanda Cotton, Genarlow Wilson, and the Jena Six cases, which was commendable and indeed worthwhile. But their cases came to the forefront long after Mayo was sent to prison. There has been a campaign for justice for Mayo ever since he was “convicted,” but without the fanfare and celebrity of those we have seen in the recent past. Why is that? . Nov. 2007
By James Clingman Jr.

Not that he is the only person in prison for something he did not do, but for crying out loud, y’all, can a brother get the same attention and support that Genarlow Wilson got. William Mayo has been locked up for 15 years; he received two life sentences plus 40 years in prison for a robbery he did not commit. He sits in a Georgia prison, rotting away, having been sent there in his 20’s; he is now in his 40’s. He prays for the day he will be free, but he admits that his hope is fading. What will we do for this brother?

We put a great deal of energy into the Shaquanda Cotton, Genarlow Wilson, and the Jena Six cases, which was commendable and indeed worthwhile. But their cases came to the forefront long after Mayo was sent to prison. There has been a campaign for justice for Mayo ever since he was “convicted,” but without the fanfare and celebrity of those we have seen in the recent past. Why is that?