Who we are
About The Forgotten Prisoner
The Forgotten Prisoner is an international humanitarian justice organization working to secure sentence commutation, compassionate release, and restorative reentry support for people incarcerated for cannabis offenses around the world. Founded in November 2025 by American international diplomatic negotiator Donte West.
“No human being should remain in a cell for a substance that society now acknowledges as medicine, industry, and legal commerce.”
Justice is not complete until every person who suffered under outdated cannabis laws is seen, heard, and reunited with their families.
Meet the team
Our mission
To identify, defend, and secure the release of cannabis prisoners worldwide, while building international standards of justice so that no person, in any country, is ever incarcerated again for cannabis use, possession, or medically justified treatment.
Why we fight
Across nations, prisons still hold people whose only offense was cannabis. Some:
- Live with chronic illness and are denied medical care.
- Were unaware of changing legal landscapes.
- Were targeted because of race, nationality, or poverty.
- Used cannabis as treatment when no other relief existed.
- Sit behind bars while the same product is sold legally in dispensaries, licensed by governments, and prescribed by physicians.
Justice Cannot Wait
Every day, someone remains behind bars for what is now recognized as medicine and lawful commerce. Help us bring them home.