Okay - I know this blog is so late that it is not even funny, but I have been trying to find the disk that I saved all of this information on. Maybe the disk monster ate it…by the way, the disk monster is the second cousin, twice removed, of the dryer monster (on his mother\’s side), and everyone knows that the dryer monster only ever eats one sock out of a pair.

Anyway, the point of this blog was the letters that we sent out to important people about our projects. Since I do not have the letters I wrote with me, I at least wanted to say who I wrote to and why.

District Attorney Eddie Jordan - I want to know how he is better than his predecessor, and what policies he has in place to ensure that situations like the Bright case (see my Week seven) never happen again.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco - As officials in the Louisiana legislature, I want to know where they stand on wrongful incarceration and what their respective offices are doing to combat the problem (seeing as how Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the country).

Sean \”P Diddy\” Combs - I know this one sounds a little odd, but hear me out. Remember how passionate Mr. Combs was during this past election, trying to get everyone to get out and vote? Well, I was wondering what else he is passionate about, and I was hoping one of those things would be fighting wrongful incarceration. I was also wondering if he would be interested in sponsoring an inmate who has legitimate claims of innocence (basically, footing the bill to get the inmate out - lab fees, lawyer fees, etc.)

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