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OUR MISSION
The Forgotten Prisoner is a non-profit (501c3) founded by Jarred Shaw and Donte West dedicated to sentence modification for people imprisoned for cannabis worldwide through legal intervention, stake-holder advocacy, and worldwide policy reform. We work to find the cannabis prisoners that are left behind in prison.
We believe as laws are being passed around the United States including worldwide we must use education and common legal knowledge to help those forgotten by the prison system. As cannabis companies are becoming an essential business and States around America will accumulate tax dollars because of it we must remind elected officials and the outdated sentencing Jurisdictions that the industry wouldn’t exist without the incarceration of the cannabis prisoner.
The ultimate gift anyone could receive is freedom, the ultimate currency is time"
— Donte West
Drug Court Alternative Sentence Proposal
In 2021, Donte West held a press conference outside of Riley County Courthouse in Manhattan, Kansas after being released about how a drug court could prevent first time cannabis offenders from going to prison; it was anonymously funded shortly after according to West Attorney Chris Biggs.
State of Kansas
State of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Donte West at Attorney Barry Grissom residence conducting a private Fundraiser and criminal justice meeting for cannabis prisoners in KANSAS.
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State of Kansas has no form of cannabis legalization
National Recognition
In 2023 Donte West got National Recognition representing the Last Prisoner Project in accepting the
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Champion of Justice Rights Restoration Award along with our General Counsel Barry Grissom in Washington D.C.
Core Program Pillars:
1. Case Analysis & Legal Strategy Development
3. International Policy & Reform
2. Legal Team Collaboration
4. Advocacy & Public Awareness
