Quentin Jones bio in his own words:

In December 1999, at the age of 19, Quentin Jones was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. He is honest about his early years in prison being, basically, an extension of his behavior on the streets. Quentin was born in Detroit in 1980. His childhood and teen years were plagued by the introduction of crack to Black communities and its subsequent destruction of Black communities.  Quentin grew up in Highland Park, a small city next to Detroit: Highland Park, a community plagued with a high concentration of poverty, substandard schools, high rates of unemployment among Black males before crack. Crack brought destruction, to an already vulnerable community. Crack also brought violence. Quentin witnessed murder for the first time, at ten-years-old, right outside his front door.

Raised by a single mom, Quentin was an honor roll student who excelled in math. He graduated from high school with honors. He grew up with a great love for his family and playing sports. He says the best day of his life was the day his daughter, Jasmine Monique, was born. The worst day of his life was the day his beloved Earth, as he refers to his mom, returned to the essence. He also holds that day as the day he began his acsension to the man he is today.

During his 24 years of incarceration, Quentin has become an avid reader, a gifted writer and a college graduate.  He also founded “My Life Matters Too” an organization focusing on the humanity of the men and women incarcerated in this country via a quarterly newsletter.  Quentin says the devastating loss of his mother forced him to look at who he was and change. He also attributes the man he has become, in large part, to being a member of “The Nations of Gods and Earths”.

You can contact Quentin by writing him at:

Quentin Jones 302373

Lakeland Correctional Facility

141 First St.

Lakeland, MI 49036

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