Reginald S Lewis
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REGINALD SINCLAIR LEWIS is a widely published, award-winning poet, essayist and a playwright on Pennsylvania’s death row. He is the author of two books of poetry. Leaving Death Row Inside My Head - Most Recent |
Books available at: Email: ReginaldLewis2002@yahoo.com |
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Reginald Lewis #AY2902
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370-8089-USA
THE POET LAUREATE OF DEATH ROW
Reginald Sinclair Lewis is an African-American poet, essayist, and a playwright on Pennsylvania’s DEATH ROW. His work has appeared in countless publications in several other countries as well in the US. He has garnered numerous awards for his work, including three PEN American Center Writing Awards for Prisoners. Two of his children's plays were professionally produced. He has been on Death Row for twenty long years.
In November 1982 he was in San Diego, California, when a 250 lb pimp was stabbed to death (allegedly over an argument about a ridiculously small debt), inside a seedy drug bar in Philadelphia,. On the day Reggie was arrested, the Philadelphia Police seized his black brief case without a warrant. It contained jewelry, bus tickets stubs, and other papers proving he had been in California but his papers disappeared. His incompetent Court Appointed Attorney failed to call six witnesses to testify Reggie wasn't even in the state when the crime occurred. The lawyer who had a hearing impairment and slept during the trial pocketed the money allocated to house the California witnesses. The trial commenced before an illegal all-white jury, presided over by the notoriously racist Philadelphia hanging Judge Albert F. Sabo. In the ensuing years since Reggie’s conviction his trial lawyer has been disbarred.
One of the deciding factors that sent Reggie to death row was a 1977 conviction for the murder of a New Jersey drug dealer. But a compassionate judge recently allowed him to reopen his case. What was buried in the files was shocking to the sense of justice. The prosecution hid the confession of the ‘Actual Triggerman’- the State's ‘Star Witness’. The same lawyer who represented the confessed killer who was let out of prison represented Reggie. What does this mean? This is a ‘Conflict of Interest’ which means Reggie Lewis is being held illegally on Pennsylvania's Death Row. He has filed a civil rights lawsuit against New Jersey officials for a wrongful conviction.
One of the most brilliant voices on death row, he has self-published two books of poetry - LEAVING DEATH ROW and his new book, entitled, INSIDE MY HEAD which was voted among the ‘Top 15 Books of 2002.’ Samples of his writings can be read on his websites:
Websites: http://www.survivingthesystem.org - Click on Reginald Lewis Home Page
Visit his online store: http://www.cafeshops.com/reggielewis Any purchase of t-shirts, caps, mugs, cards, wall clocks, posters, and other apparel greatly contributes to his legal defense fund!
LEAVING DEATH ROW ($7.95, S.H. $5.95.ISBN:1-58721-677-9) can be ordered from:
1st Books Library
1663 Liberty Drive
Suite 200, Bloomington, IN 47403 USA
INSIDE MY HEAD ($12.95. ISBN:0-595-21920-9) is available at:
2021 Pine lake Road
Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68512-USA
Reggie desperately needs financial assistance to hire lawyers and investigators. Mail him money orders or international money orders. No "Personal Checks permitted"
He also needs pen pals so write directly to him at the above address.
Last Update 03/10/04
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