LENNY SINGLETON IS NOW A FREE MAN!
Governor Terry McAuliffe granted Lenny a conditional pardon on January 12, 2018. After completing the re-entry program, Lenny walked out of prison after 23 years on June 27, 2018. He now resides in Utah with his wife, Vandy, their 3 cats - Mojo, Tailly May & KatyFey - and their dog, Archie.
for anyone that has a loved one incarcerated, we hope you are able to use this website as a template. from here on down, and on the remaining pages, please think to imitate what we have done for your loved one. Information on how to create an effective website for someone that is incarcerated will be in the same color as this message. At the top of your homepage you should have a catchy banner with a photo of your loved one, preferably smiling. this banner should be seen at the top of all your website pages.
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If you have gained any positive media attention, make sure to place it at the top of your website. The link to your loved one's online petition should be the first button/link that someone visiting your site should see. We used change.org. After the link to your petition, place links to any positive media attention you are able to secure.
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Watch the powerful video by WTKR, Ch. 3, a CBS Affiliate,
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Lenny Singleton made the front page of
the New york times on july4, 2016
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After the link to your petition and any media links, write a brief and honest account of your loved one's crime/s. It is important to be transparent and brief. Make sure to point out any injustices that occurred but don't make that the sole focus within your description of the crime. Do not include entire transcripts. Send transcripts to your lawyer when asked to do so, and only if you are asked to do so. Above all else be honest in your description.
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2 Life Sentences + 100 years for robbing less than $550 in crimes where no one was Physically injured... |
Lenny is sentenced to 2 Life Sentences + 100 years. He committed a series of "grab & dash" robberies in 7 days while intoxicated on alcohol and crack cocaine to fund his addiction. His sentence is for 6 of these robberies. No one was murdered, and there is not even one victim impact statement made against him. He did not physically injure anyone. He did not have a gun during any of incidents and had a table knife in only one of the robberies. He wasn't an habitual criminal or part of a gang. In fact, he has a college degree and served in our Navy before he allowed his addiction to destroy his life. In total he stole less than $550.
It will cost the American taxpayers well over a million dollars to keep Lenny incarcerated for the rest of his life.
The judge, without any explanation to Lenny or the courtroom as documented by his court transcripts, gave Lenny more time than repeat violent offenders, rapists, child molesters, and murderers. To date he has served 21+ years. His time while incarcerated stands testament to his reformed character. He works everyday at Virginia Correctional Enterprises supporting himself. He lives in the Honor's Dormitory. During his entire incarceration he has never received a single infraction for anything - very rare for lifers. He is constantly trying to improve himself even with no motivation to do so. Murderers will walk free while Lenny will die in prison. Justice will not have been served if this happens. His only recourse for release is through a conditional pardon by the Governor of Virginia, which we have been told will take a Miracle. Please become a part of Lenny's Miracle today by signing his petition (above, the very 1st button on this web page), watching "The Making of a Miracle" below, purchasing, "Love Conquers All," and sharing Lenny's story with your family & friends. God Bless!
It will cost the American taxpayers well over a million dollars to keep Lenny incarcerated for the rest of his life.
The judge, without any explanation to Lenny or the courtroom as documented by his court transcripts, gave Lenny more time than repeat violent offenders, rapists, child molesters, and murderers. To date he has served 21+ years. His time while incarcerated stands testament to his reformed character. He works everyday at Virginia Correctional Enterprises supporting himself. He lives in the Honor's Dormitory. During his entire incarceration he has never received a single infraction for anything - very rare for lifers. He is constantly trying to improve himself even with no motivation to do so. Murderers will walk free while Lenny will die in prison. Justice will not have been served if this happens. His only recourse for release is through a conditional pardon by the Governor of Virginia, which we have been told will take a Miracle. Please become a part of Lenny's Miracle today by signing his petition (above, the very 1st button on this web page), watching "The Making of a Miracle" below, purchasing, "Love Conquers All," and sharing Lenny's story with your family & friends. God Bless!
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Photos and videos are always good. Make your loved one come alive. Here, we added a slideshow and a short video. Now, with smartphones, photos and videos are fairly easy to make and post.
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Watch the video below to hear Lenny talk about his situation
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watch the video book trailer below
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We wrote a book. This is a great place to link to any books your loved one might have written, and if they haven't written a book, maybe post some of their poetry or words to a song they wrote or photos of any artwork they created. |
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To order a signed copy of our book (paperback),
send a $20 check or money order plus your address to:
Lenny & Vandy Singleton,
5550 W. Clear Creek Canyon Rd.,
Sevier, UT 84766.
Please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping.
You can also pay via PayPal using the email address, vandys_nature@live.com. Be sure to include your address. Or, you can order a digital .pdf copy of our book for $3.50 paying by check, money order or Paypal using the physical or email address above.
send a $20 check or money order plus your address to:
Lenny & Vandy Singleton,
5550 W. Clear Creek Canyon Rd.,
Sevier, UT 84766.
Please allow 2-4 weeks for shipping.
You can also pay via PayPal using the email address, vandys_nature@live.com. Be sure to include your address. Or, you can order a digital .pdf copy of our book for $3.50 paying by check, money order or Paypal using the physical or email address above.
Do you believe in miracles? Do you want to believe that Love (with a capital L) does indeed conquer all? Love Conquers All is a story about a white woman finding a long-lost black friend after twenty-eight years. Lenny has been incarcerated for more than nineteen plus years for six "grab and dash" robberies committed in six days while he was under the influence of alcohol and crack cocaine. Now facing two life sentences plus one hundred years, Lenny has been sentenced to die in prison even though there has not been one victim impact statement made against him. In their journey through his incarceration, her divorce, discovering cancer, and having major surgeries to prevent paralysis from the neck down, they fall inexplicably in Love, with a capital "L." But they must overcome huge obstacles, for both have received death sentences. Written in letter format, this story is raw, honest, and true-to-life in describing their spiritual transformations. It is a self-help manual, an examination of the brain and a testament to the power of our thoughts to create our reality. It is an honest exploration of many of the systems that make up our world: the criminal justice system, the healthcare system, religious systems, the education system, government systems, and the judicial system. It examines nature and mans relationship to it. It shows the family unit in all of its dysfunction and includes an examination of humanity's uglier side in terms of how it deals with racism, addiction, disparity, injustice, mental illness, obesity, apathy, complacency, and shame and sin. But more importantly, it is a story of redemption, gratitude, hope, and grace. This story offers a discovery of how miracles occur. It pays homage to the truth that Love does indeed conquer all.
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Be sure to include anything done on behalf of your loved one/inmate such as a video, podcast, post, article, webcast, etc.
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This Video below called "The making of a miracle" shares the story of Lenny & Vandy -- sharing the miracle that happened in vandy's life when she reunited with Lenny after 28 years!
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Be sure to have a post about copyrighting so people cannot use photos or information from your website without permission.
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