Staff

The #HALTsolitary Campaign is led by its two Co-Directors: Victor Pate and Jerome Wright.

VICTOR PATE – Co-Director: Victor is formerly Incarcerated and has been engaged in numerous Criminal Justice Reform Campaigns as a volunteer since being released such as Drop The Rock, Raise The Age, Domestic Violence, Parole, Release Aging People In Prison as well as being an active member and volunteer with The New York State Prisoner Justice Network, Challenging Incarceration, and The National Action Network NYC Chapter where he is a founding member of The Second Chance Committee. His organizing/volunteer experience allows him to utilize these skills as a Co-Director of the #HALTsolitary Campaign.

JEROME WRIGHT – Co-Director: Jerome serves as the Co-Director of the #HALTsolitary Campaign. Jerome is a returning citizen who spent 30 years in prison. Since his release, he worked at: Back to Basics Outreach Ministries with their Youth Intervention Program where he eventually became Program Director; the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) as Site Supervisor and Life Enrichment Class facilitator, training, teaching and supervising people on parole and probation on work assignments; providing mentoring, tutoring and behavior modification training to at risk youth in Buffalo and Rochester. At his church, Elim Christian Fellowship, where he was ordained as a Deacon in 2012, he continues to do community outreach/advocacy, and serves as a facilitator/trainer in the Restorative Justice initiative.