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Started by Anonymous 14 years, 6 months ago
Guy T. Fisher was born and raised in the Bronx, in a housing project known as the Patterson Projects. He was the eldest of his five siblings and as the eldest he had a close relationship with his Mother. As an adult he became a Street Hustler. In the 1970's Harlem was burgeoning with African-American pride, swagger and purpose. Guy Fisher became a street celebrity when he became the first African-American to own the world famous Apollo Theater, causing 125th Street to come alive. He drew top talent to the cultural Mecca after he re-opened it in May of 1978 and he held as much star power as the acts he booked. On holidays such as Thanksgiving he gave away turkeys to the poor and on Christmas he gave away toys at the Apollo to the children. During the summers Guy held summer league basketball tournaments for the younger kids as well as enticing the older guys to play their tournaments at Saint Mary's Park in the Bronx. His skills never got him further than the playground, but Guy became a New York City legend anyway. Guy's life and times was profiled on a B.E.T. serious known as American Gangster. But at the time of this profiling of Guy T. Fisher's Life and Times Guy had been arrested for drug related crimes. In 1983 he was convicted, and sentenced to a Life Plus term of imprisonment with no eligibility for parole! But instead of becoming nothing more then a convict with a Life Plus term of imprisonment destine to die in a prison cell! Guy T. Fisher turned his life completely around. He went back to school while in the United States Penitentiary Leavenworth and earned his Associate's Degree and his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, and after spending eight years in Leavenworth Guy was transferred to the United States Penitentiary Allenwood, and that is where he earned both his Master's Degree and his Doctorate Degree. In 2008 he completed his PhD in Sociology becoming Dr. Guy T. Fisher. Guy T. Fisher is the first and the only person in the history of the Bureau Of Prisons to have ever earned all four of these College Degrees while incarcerated. He has also written a total of nine books and more then fifty screenplays. In 2006 he published his first Book entitled:Reality From Within. A book which contains positive messages to the Youth of America! This Book also contains a total of twenty two other men who were incarcerated in U.S. Allenwood Penitentiary with Guy. This entire Book was published as a means in which to Help Prevent the Youth of America to avoid some of the same mistakes in their Young Lives that led Guy and the twenty two other men in his book Reality From Within to prison cells throughout these United states! For the past THREE DECADES Guy has spent his life in prison. The TIME has come to free Dr. Guy T. Fisher so that he may now do God's Work. He has served his TIME! And he deserves SECOND CHANCE!

Updates

March 15, 2012

The increase in support has moved this case into a new category for legal review. I am currently coordinating with counsel to finalize the formal request for clemency based on this updated momentum. Future updates will detail the specific procedural actions we are taking to move this matter before the parole board.

Reached 100 supporters

March 15, 2012

24 Comments

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Anonymous
9 years ago Featured

Writing in support of Dr. Guy Fisher. I just researched and listened to an interview with Dr. Fisher, on WPFW. I feel that time has been served in terms of his Eligibility to be paroled. Please enough is enough.

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Mishea Robinson
9 years ago Featured

To whom this may concern, Please release this man for the sake of our youth he can make a change in our troubled men he has been in prison FG or decades,We the people believe he has paid his debt to society, He was convicted of a crime, not for a murder. Respectfully Mishea Robinson

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Sarah Ellen Durand
10 years ago Featured

Current sentencing would give Guy 10 years. This man should now be allowed to serve his community before it's too late. He has demonstrated to the world his rehabilitation for all those who care to look.

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Dotty love
11 years ago Featured

I think Dr. fisher has done his time now its time for him to come home and teach today youth about all the turmoil he was put through and try to teach them to not make those mistakes that he did because this Generation is so totally lost they need a leader they need to be educated because no one is for the youth of today.both male and female

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Terrence frank
11 years ago Featured

society needs to realize that all convicts aren't meant not to be give another chance. We lock people up and don't see that a change has been made in their lives, and that rehabilitation is possible.. FREE Guy Fisher

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GIFF McDonald
12 years ago Featured

Mr fisher has paid his debts to society,and has turned his negatives into positives,he has been a positive role model while incarcerated,achieved the highest accolades,that one could achieve in an dangerous environment such as an federal penitentiary,what more does one need to demonstrate to show full rehabilitation,this is the United States of America,where is our compassion,after 30 years,and with his astonishing achievements,mr fisher can be a positive role model on the streets and inner city's to remind them not to choose the wrong path that led to his demise,and instead guide them down the right path,please take this into consideration,thank you,and god bless!

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Basilica Fernandez
9 years ago

His achievements speak for themselves. He has been reformed.

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Theresa Easley
10 years ago

Guy Fisher is a good man it may not seem that way to others but to know him is another and he has served enough time it time to let him come home