#FREEKEVINALLEN

KEVIN'S

STORY

Kevin Allen is currently serving a 35-year sentence after he was convicted of selling $20 worth of marijuana.

On December 27, 2012, and March 13, 2013, the Bossier Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force paid a confidential informant to approach Allen and solicit marijuana. Mr. Allen provided the CI with a grand total of $20 worth of weed.

Kevin was found guilty by a split jury on March 18, 2014. Initially sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of hard labor for each count, the state filed for an enhancement of punishment under the state’s habitual offender statutes. Because he had previous drug charges, Kevin was then resentenced to life imprisonment without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence, even though he had never been convicted of any violent crimes.

Kevin was resentenced from life without the possibility of parole when the Louisiana Supreme Court ordered the judge to give Kevin a sentence that is not constitutionally excessive, but 35 years is longer than anyone should be incarcerated for cannabis.

Last Prisoner Project is launching the #FreeKevinAllen advocacy campaign to generate public awareness about Kevin's case. The more people who amplify Kevin's case, the more likely it is that the state will use it's power to #FreeKevinAllen.

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