Today we are talking with Joseph Dole. A Man serving a natural life sentence after being convicted of a double murder in 1998, via a theory of accountability (in other words, aiding others who allegedly committed the crime). It was his first felony conviction for crimes he maintains he is innocent of.
Joe is a co-founder of Parole Illinois, an organization dedicated to fighting against the over sentencing and over monitoring of people convicted of crimes, and the abolition of life without parole sentences. He has written two books; as well as been included in several anthologies, including Lockdown Prison Heart, Two Cruel, Not Unusual Enough and Hell Is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement. He also has been published in Prison Legal News, TruthOut, Justice, Power & Resistance, and numerous other places, including academic journals, and has written several legislative proposals.
Mr. Dole wants to bring Illinois a fair, inclusive, and retroactive parole system. By building a grassroots movement and working with legislators to promote parole legislation that is inclusive and that prioritizes rehabilitation and return to full citizenship.
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