Honorable Judge Jeffery M. Bryan
District Court of Minnesota
U.S. Courthouse Suite 202
300 South Fourth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
January 7, 2024
RE: Personal letter regarding Jarmell Raymond’ Mayweather
Criminal Case NO: 0:17-cr-00229-JMB-KMM
Peace and blessings, may this letter finds the Court in good health and spirits. The purpose of this letter is to inform the Court on how I utilized my time while incarcerated, the remorse for my distribution of drugs in my community, my plans and goals upon release and to introduce Jarmell Raymond’ Mayweather to the Court due to the recent changes in venue.
Indeed my imprisonment has guided me reluctantly but divinely towards my purpose. Though my life’s experiences sequaciously brought me to this conclusion. I now know that my iniquities was and is not in vain and serves a much higher purpose. I am now aware of the importance of my fatherless childhood, drug induced mother, poverty stricken, drug epidemic and my over twenty year of incarceration all equipped me to be a leader and brought me to my auspicious purpose.
Though my past reflects that I do not abide by laws and rules. My life experiences has given me science and introspect of self. Presumptuously, I now consider invaluable lessons. Prior to my incarceration, I was a cancer to myself, my family, my community, this nation, and the ripple effects internationally caused by my drug dealing. I was selfish and inconsiderate, destroying families, lives at the expense of me taking care of a few, and a lavish lifestyle.
Today, I seek to rehabilitate, rebuild, restore and give reparation to the families in the communities that I destroyed. I plan to do so; by being righteous, living a virtuous life, and exhibiting a loving righteous leader. Imprisonment allowed me to reflect on the harmful effects of cocaine distribution over a thirty-four-year span. Me growing up as a child with a mother addicted to drugs, me growing up as a teen with a brother addicted to drugs, and me having three adult children addicted to drugs. These experiences has made me fully comprehensive to the Court’s intended purpose of my incarceration. Though I do not believe long term imprisonment is the solution to correct this problem. Today right now, I empathies with the Court’s position.
Had I not experienced my mother, brother, three children struggle with drug abuse and incarceration. I may have kept selling drugs. I am where I’m supposed to be right now. Due to my imprisonment and my past experiences, I am able to express remorse, and regret for my criminal behavior. The Honorable Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright, said to me during sentencing and I’m paraphrasing, “It’s a shame a man with your intelligence put forth the youth the same fate you suffered as a child, by you being a drug dealer…when you could have chose any profession to be in your life…but you decided to be a drug dealer…I can only hope that this time will change you, where you can be an asset, but that’s entirely up to you.” What the Judge said to me resonated, I didn’t believe in myself, I didn’t believe that I could be anything other than a drug dealer, I was afraid of doing something new, I had so much fear of failing. But she saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself.
While incarcerated I took the advice the Judge gave me, I studied law, philosophy, psychology, sociology, finished my degree as well as a host of rehabilitative programs geared towards my goals upon release. I currently co-facilitate the National “Parenting” program, One, and Two, Family Dynamics, Start Now, and I facilitate the “Preparing for Success After Prison” by Michael Santos here at Milan. All the above has shaped me into a proficient Facilitator and equipped me to be a community asset.
I plan to reestablish my company, “Re’Ventry”, I changed some of my companies goals due to what I’ve learned from my incarceration. To date, there are over 2.4 million children in America who have a parent in prison. Over seventy percent of children who have a parent in prison, come to prison. A large percentage of our nations children do not have adequate mental health support. In comparison to myself, I’m personally provided with a case manager, counselor, therapist (if needed), psychiatrist (if needed), numerous support groups, faith-based programs, and numerous correspondence that share the same or similar situation as me. However Honorable Judge Bryan, there is nothing available for my children and our nations children who battle with mental health, and drug abuse issues. Mind you there are 2.4 million children who suffer my children’s fate due to their parents mistakes.
Re’Ventry will change that by providing correspondence with parents, parenting classes, family classes, access for children to counseling and visitation for children and their incarcerated parent. I have three adult children who are homeless and addicted to drugs. A developmental study on children with incarcerated parents, done by Wiley Periodicals LLC (2020), states my children’s mental health issues stemmed from my incarceration. I’ve always taken responsibility for my role in my children’s life, mainly my absence. But now I’m taking accountability for the effects of my absence in my children’s life. Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.
Respectfully Submitted, Jarmell Raymond’ Mayweather
January 7, 2024
S/_________________________________
Jarmell Mayweather 12496-041
Federal Correctional Institution Milan
P.O. Box 1000
Milan, Michigan 48160
“Letter to my judge who is possess the capabilities to reduce my sentence to time serve or at minimum 1 year off my sentence, either of the two will qualify me for immediate release, but he can not reduce my sentence until February 2024. I sincerely believe I’ll receive this reduction and I’ll be home by March of 2024.”
