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Upcoming Vigils

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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 716
Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on Early Parole Hearings and Requiring the Submission and Implementation of a Corrective Action Plan for the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

View EO 716

Rebecca Leann Carter was a daughter, a sister, a friend, and a mentor. On August 18th, 2011 Becca was walking home from work and was struck from behind by a car, that didn't even slow down. She was rushed to the hospital where she died the next day.

To this day we don't know if the driver was high, drunk, or just not watching the road. She was caught days later, tried and convicted, not of manslaughter, not even vehicular homicide. She was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident with injury and was given 18 months house arrest.

And that brings us here. After 7 years, after only receiving a slap on the wrist the first time, Pamela Sanders has applied for a pardon.

This is where you all come in. Sign so that justice will not be denied to Rebecca twice.

Sign the Petition

carol melton gardendale al obituaryWhen VOCAL was first organized on November 15, 1982; Carol Melton started the very first VOCAL Chapter where she served as the first and only President of the Jefferson County VOCAL Chapter. Carol was a fierce Warrior for Justice. She was and always will be a very special of VOCAL.

Carol H. Melton, age 78 of Birmingham passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018.

Visitation will be 11AM-12PM at Rideout's Gardendale Chapel at 2029 Decatur Highway, Gardendale, Alabama 35071. Funeral Service will be 12:00 - 12:30 PM at Rideout's Gardendale Chapel. Burial will follow in Liberty Minter Cemetery in Morris, Alabama.

2018 04 08 national crime victims rights week

State Vigil will be Friday night at 7 pm in Montgomery.

STATE CHAPTER

Director: Janette Grantham
Phone:  334-262-7197
E-Mail: jgrantham@vocalonline.org

CENTRAL ALABAMA CHAPTER

President: Mitzie Wheat
Phone:  205-668-0636
E-Mail: mwheat@bellsouth.net

EAST ALABAMA CHAPTER

President: Dianne Walden
Phone: 
E-Mail: vsodianewalden@yahoo.com

GULF COAST CHAPTER

President: Tracey Wilson Goens
Phone:  251-533-6832
E-Mail: tgoens15@gmail.com

ST. CLAIR VOCAL CHAPTER

President: June Hodges
Phone: 205-229-2104
E-Mail: hodgesracing66@gmail.com

RIVER REGION CHAPTER

President: Lester Ezekiel
Phone:  334-514-6862
E-Mail: lester.ezekiel@yahoo.com

SHOALS CHAPTER

President: Patsy Michael
Phone:  256-777-0482
E-Mail: patsymichael@charter.net

NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA CHAPTER

President: Wilburn Beavers
Phone:  205-363-0444
E-Mail: choochoo1n@yahoo.com

Contact Us

Address

Physical Address:
422 South Court St
Montgomery, AL 36104-4102

Mailing Address:V.O.C.A.L.
P.O. Box 4449
Montgomery, AL 36103-4449

Phone

Work: 334-262-7197

Fax: 334-834-5645

Staff

Janette Grantham
State Director
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Kourtnie Nelson
Court Advocate
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Doris Hancock
Office Manager
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Miriam Shehane/Founder

V.O.C.A.L.

Physical Address:
422 South Court St
Montgomery, AL 36104-4102

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4449
Montgomery, AL 36103-4449

Phone:
334-262-7197

Fax:
334-834-5645

Email:

Janette Grantham
State Director
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Margarita Betancourt
Angel House Counselor
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Kourtnie Nelson
Court Advocate
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Doris Hancock
Office Manager
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Miriam Shehane/Founder

Mission Statement

mission statement
VOCAL, Victims of Crime and Leniency, was organized in 1982 to create a more balanced system. Somewhere along the way, victim’s rights across the nation, for all practical purposes were non-existent. The same system that victims expected to protect them was hampered due to the aggressive efforts to ensure the rights of the offenders were protected. Vocal’s goal has been to balance the scales of justice by giving crime victims those same rights rather than eroding the rights of the offender.

V.O.C.A.L. Angel House advocates for victims’ rights and services for victims of violent crime, providing direct services to victims and their families, and providing public education and awareness. Our staff members are available to assist the family and loved ones of a homicide victim. Advocates assist survivors in communicating with Police, Attorney's General office, and Governor's Office and provide emotional and physical support throughout the course of your case. Advocates work closely with the staff in all phases of the Criminal Justice System. There are nearly 45,000 homicides annually in the United States. This effects between 150,000 and 200,000 relatives and other survivors. The trauma and grief experienced by survivors cause emotional scars that last a lifetime. We assist with Death Notification, Media Coverage, Funeral Arrangements, Victim's Compensation, Trial Attendance, Insurance Claims, Crime Scene Clean-up.