Families and Friends of the Wrongfully Convicted, a grassroots advocacy group founded by victims of NYPD Detective Louis Scarcella, and their families, today delivered lunch to 80 staff members of the emergency room at Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Family members of men currently incarcerated as well as exonerees brought chicken, salad and pasta to provide lunch for doctors, nurses, therapists, aides and administrators on Saturday, May 2 at 11:30 am at the Emergency room entrance at 121 Dekalb Avenue, alongside the tent.
Nicole Hamilton, whose husband Derrick Hamilton served 21 years in prison before being exonerated in 2016, said, “We have all been through so much tragedy in our lives we feel a special kinship to those healthcare workers fighting to save victims of the Coronavirus. We just wanted to express our deepest admiration for these incredible people and our sympathy for the thousands of families struggling through this terrible pandemic.”
Hamilton was joined by co-founder of the group, Kevin Smith, who served 26 years in prison, as well as Erica Cruz, wife of Nelson Cruz, who remains in prison over 20 years, a victim of NYPD Detective Scarcella; Desiree Jiles, Paula Hinton, wife of Leonard Hinton; Janice Williams, wife of Sampson Saunders; Makeba Broxton, wife Kariem Broxton.
The group plans to deliver lunch next week to emergency room staff at
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.
Families of the Wrongfully Convicted is a grassroots advocacy effort to raise public awareness about the incidence of wrongful convictions, the plight of families of those who are currently incarcerated, and provide support to men and women who have been paroled and those exonerated.
Contact: Nicole Hamilton, toool2009@yahoo.com, 646-371-3411
Kevin Smith, rennysmith12161@gmail.com, 347-388-7974
Lonnie Soury, Lsoury@soury.com, 917-519-4521
www.wrongfullyconvicted.info