Frequently Asked Questions
Gregory placed a call to the FBI field office in New Jersey and asked where he can meet them. He then went to that location and turned himself in.
No. He was charged with kidnapping that resulted in a death. The Federal statute is 18 U.S.C. 1201(a) and the Kentucky statute is KRS 509.040 (UOR Code No. 10072)
No, he did not go to trial. He plead guilty in two different jurisdictions (Federal & State of Kentucky) to the same incident and charge.
Gregory is sentenced in two jurisdictions for the same crime. In the Federal jurisdiction he received “999 months, defendants life” and in the State of Kentucky jurisdiction he received “life without the possibility of probation or parole. The two sentences are being run concurrent.
It means that he is sentenced to “death by incarceration”. Unless we help fight to support a sentence reduction he will die in prison.
This is a complicated question. He wanted to take responsibility from the very beginning by turning himself into the FBI. This happened in April of 2000 under the Clinton administration and Gregory sat in limbo in State custody for about a year during which time there was the 2000 presidential elections. George W. Bush was elected and shortly thereafter he appointed John Ashcroft as Attorney General. The politics shifted and John Ashcroft now wanted to seek the death penalty. This in turn encouraged the State of Kentucky to also want to seek the death penalty. In order to avoid two drawn out death penalty trials Gregory’s attorneys strongly suggested that he plead guilty to life without parole in both jurisdictions. One attorney even said that Gregory is perfect for a death penalty case because he is white and the government wanted to show their impartiality by sentencing a white person to death.
No. The Bureau of Prisons do not provide internet access to inmates.
Yes, but not e-mail as we know it. The Bureau of Prisons has a pay for use service called Corrlinks. It is a limited text only messaging service. He can not receive attachments, pics, or links. Only plain B&W text.
Yes. The Bureau of Prisons charges $0.05 per minute to be logged onto the computer. This time is metered whether reading e-mails, writing e-mails, or sitting idle. There is an additional charge of $0.15 per page to print e-mails.
Yes. He can make pre-paid 15 minutes phone calls and is restricted to 300 minutes per month.
Yes. The Bureau of Prisons charges $0.21 per minute within the United States and $0.99 per minute for International calls.
Gregory wanted to but was advised by his attorney not to contact the family. He was not told of or offered any type of restorative justice program nor was he aware of its existence. When Gregory eventually went to prison he asked his correctional counselor that he wanted to extend his apology to Paul’s family and was told that it is not good to contact the victims family and that the Bureau of Prisons offers no such services. It wasn’t till many years later that he took a Victim Impact program did he learn about victims family/offender mediation. He has been trying to find an organization to facilitate this since that time and is still actively doing so.
NOTE: On a legal level many jurisdictions disallow a serious offender to make contact with the victims family. Sometimes the authorities, especially in the U.S., may regard the letter sending as a form of criminal intimidation. The ban may be de jure (by law) or de facto (by convention).
Restorative Justice is the theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused by criminal behavior. Restorative Justice programs aims to get offenders to take responsibility for their actions, to understand the harm they have caused, to give them and opportunity to redeem themselves, and to discourage them from causing further harm.
Supporters, family, and friends of Gregory who recognize the value of redemption and the dignity of every human being are those who run the Gregory Marcinski Project.
There are many ways that you can help. You can be part of our team (who actively support and promote the idea that Gregory has redeeming value and can positively contribute to society). You can donate your time with skills that you already possess such as restorative justice, research, legal expertise (law students, paralegals, or attorneys), team building, IT, social media, public relations, etc. Or, you can help contribute to support Gregory with his education tuition or legal fees.
