Former U.S. Attorney G. Douglas Jones

6/27/2017

Attorney G. Douglas Jones

c/o Jones & Hawley P.C.

2001 Park Place North, Suite 830

Birmingham, AL  35203

Dear Attorney Jones,

My name is Matthew Winick from Ann Arbor, Michigan with a strong interest in learning history, social justice, and public policy.  In these subjects, I like to learn the need to make Civil Rights stronger, have criminal justice reform to protect people’s rights while reduce crime, and many others.  Attorney Jones, the main reason I’m writing you a letter is to explain how I find your work as former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama to be very inspiring to me.

In 1997, I was very proud on how you accepted President Bill Clinton to serve as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.  When you served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997-2001, I was very proud on how you were a strong supporter of Civil Rights by advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, prosecuted people who committed hate-crimes to help protect minorities including people with disabilities, and expressed the need to end racial profiling in the judicial system including law enforcement agencies to help protect minorities from being oppressed.  Another thing on Civil Rights was on how you worked with other law enforcement agencies including forensic teams to work on prosecuting 2 members of the KKK for their role in the 16^th Street Baptist Church bombing which killed 4 girls. Also on that case that I liked was on how you worked with the victims of the bombing including people who lived during that time period to develop a testimony.   Another thing that I really liked about your role as U.S. Attorney is how you went after public officials who were corrupted on getting illegal bribes, pushed for drug treatment programs to help drug-users get the care they need, and prosecuted industries that committed environmental crimes to help protect the environment.   After you left your role as U.S. Attorney, I’m very proud on how you continue to advocate for the need to make Civil Rights stronger, support people with disabilities’ rights, and express the need to make law enforcement agencies reduce racial profiling.

Attorney Douglas, I have autism with a learning disability. Having a disability is hard for me because I have trouble comprehending on learning different subjects, sometimes I struggle to communicate my thoughts, and get teased. Another thing that I struggle with a disability is when I face some bigotry or prejudice from other people due to having a disability or being different from other people. Your strong commitment to be a strong supporter of protecting Civil Rights, advocating for people with disabilities’ rights, and prosecuting people who commit hate crime really inspires me to work hard on my disability.  I enjoyed watching your interview on PBS with Travis Smiley because I got to learn more about the history of some of the Civil Rights era, learned about the 16^th Street Baptist Church bombing, and your thoughts on how you handled the case.  Your role as U.S. Attorney motivates me to continue my interest in learning history with public policy and even Civil Rights. My future goal is to work in a history job to help emphasize the need to make Civil Rights stronger, have criminal justice reform to protect civil liberties while reduce crime, and many others.

I strongly believe that you made a great difference when you served as U.S. Attorney. I’m very proud on how you worked hard to protect Civil rights, push for criminal justice reform, and even did an excellent job handling the 16^th Street Baptist Church bombing case.  You have inspired me to work hard on my disability, have an interest in learning about your work, and be motivated to continue to learn history including Civil Rights.  I was wondering if you could please some advice about working hard on a disability and explain your thoughts about when you served as U.S. Attorney.  Thanks for taking the time to read my letter, making a great difference as U.S. Attorney, and inspiring me.  I wish you well for the future to advocate for criminal justice reform including Civil Rights and I hope you do well in the U.S. Senate 2017 special election.

Sincerely,

Matthew B. Winick

Attorney Jones sent me a picture of myself giving a speech about running for the special election for 2017 in Alabama. 

His campaign literature 

His campaign literature explaining more about Attorney Jones's issues like supporting protecting the environment from pollution and defend women's access to healthcare.