Jose Garcia

Vice Chair

Bio

Jose L. Garcia is the Vice Chair of Drop LWOP New England's Board of Directors. He is also a member of the S.C.O.R.E. program at the R.I. Department of Corrections (DOC) Maximum Security Facility. In this program, he speaks to hundreds of young people about how a single 30-second bad decision can lead to a life sentence in a maximum-security prison. He is also a member of the Garden Program. Along with Martha Poan, former Director A.T. Wall, Kate, and Verira, he was among the first incarcerated individuals to help establish this program at the Maximum Security Facility in 2010. Since then, the program has expanded to other R.I. DOC facilities.

With 32 years of incarceration, Jose has spent the past 20 years serving his community through these programs. He is especially committed to engaging with outside youth through the S.C.O.R.E. program. Additionally, he has contributed to providing legal assistance to his incarcerated peers.