I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their letters and support. I am grateful to be on the receiving end of so much love. I believe that having been exposed to such malicious hatred during my trial has only increased my capacity to value love. Despite my circumstances, I will continue to concentrate on giving to others and thanking God for my many blessings. Although my body is in prison, my mind remains free.

Blessings & Peace
Pame

The Oprah show will be re-airing its interview with Pamela Smart, Pame’s mother Linda Wojas, and Dr. Eleanor Pam on Friday, December 3rd: Pamela Smart Speaks Out.

Check your local listings for air-times.

And, please, sign the petition to free wrongly convicted Pamela Smart at change.org.

On November 15, Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) had its 2010 benefit at the Five Angels Theater in New York City.

Honored at the benefit was New York State Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, Brian Fischer.  In his speech, Commissioner Fischer recounted telling an audience at an RTA performance, What you see happening here is entertainment.  What I see is rehabilitation.

One of the most emotional moments of the evening came after the performances, when two RTA alumni, Dewey Bozella and Jabbar Collins, were brought to the stage for a special mention, each having been released from prison after being exonerated – Jabbar was wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years, and Dewey for 26.

Rehabilitation Through the Arts is an organization Pamela Smart has been a member of for the last two years, as mentioned on our Achievements page and in our post about the December 2009 performance at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.