Write the Governor

Temujin asks for two minutes of your time.

Governor Whitmer’s term ends in 95 days. The power to correct this rests with her alone, and it does not transfer to the courts, the Attorney General, or the Parole Board.

Kensu, now 63, suffers from a life-threatening medical condition; the next clemency window is two years away, and his doctors cannot promise he will make it.

A phone call, letter or email from you will help make the governor aware of how important this issue is, and the more that ask her to act, the more likely she hears our cry and helps Temujin.

The parole board advises her, so if they hear us, she will too.

Where are you from, and who are you?

Name City

Choose who you are; it changes the letter, and it matters.

Send it by email, or print it pre-addressed and mail it.

Edit your email below, then copy it into your email app to send.

ToParole-Board-Staff@michigan.gov

This is the Parole Board. How to send the same letter to the Governor is below the letter.

SubjectClemency for Temujin Kensu (MDOC #189355)

Dear Governor Whitmer and Parole Board,

I am writing to ask you to grant clemency to Temujin Kensu (Fredrick Freeman, MDOC #189355) before the end of your term.

He has been in prison since 1986 for a murder the record shows he could not have committed. Nine witnesses placed him 450 miles away. None ever wavered. No physical evidence has ever connected him to the crime. In 2010 a federal judge found four constitutional violations in his trial and ordered his release; that ruling was reversed on a filing deadline, and no court has ever rejected its findings on the facts. In 2022 your Attorney General’s review declined his case on definitional grounds and made no finding of guilt.

I understand the ordinary clemency process was not built for a person who maintains innocence. That is exactly why the Michigan Constitution places this power in your hands alone. I ask you to use it, and at minimum to direct that the latent fingerprint on file at the State Police laboratory finally be run.

Respectfully,
[Name, City, Michigan]

A helpful case overview with citations, is at temujinkensu.info

Then paste it into a new email to the address above and send it yourself.

Send it to the Governor by pasting the same letter into her official contact form. Open the Governor’s contact form

Call as well. Both offices need to hear from you.

Clemency moves through two offices: the Parole Board reviews the application and makes a recommendation, and the Governor decides. It matters that both hear from you. Letters, emails and phone calls all count. Just a couple moments of your time to help correct decades of injustice.

Michigan Parole Board 517-373-0270 Alternate: 517-335-1739

Governor’s office · constituent message line 517-335-7858

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You’ve made your voice heard to those who have the power. Now send this to someone who will make their voice heard too. Every letter is counts. Temujin is humbled and so grateful for your support.

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