40 Years is Enough:
It's Time for Redemption.
At 24 years old, Richard Berger entered the prison system. He is now 64. An entire lifetime: gone. Call for clemency. Call for freedom. Call for Richard.
14,600 Days of Being Forgotten. Justice delayed is humanity denied. We do not ask to rewrite history, rather humbly ask for the right to let him finish his own story.
Richard Berger Has Been Locked Up Too Long!
Help Us Give Him Life.
What Does 40 Years Really Means?
Forty years in prison is not a number, rather, it’s a lifetime of stolen moments.
A life unlived… because the system refused to acknowledge the man he had become. .
But Richard has dedicated his incarceration to self-improvement and service.
Forty years without setting a table.
Forty years without holding a child.
Forty birthdays alone.
Forty years without the dignity of privacy.
The death of his father: grieved behind bars.
This is What He Missed. This is Who He Has Become.
What Does 40 Years Really Mean?
In a system built to discard people, Richard chose to grow. Through thousands of hours of hard work behind walls, he grew from a young man into a scholar, mentor, leader and inspiration to thousands.
Legal & Academic Achievement
Earned certifications in Legal Research and Writing from Buffalo State University and the New York State Law Library.
Help Him Share His StoryLegal & Academic Achievement
Earned certifications in Legal Research and Writing from Buffalo State University and the New York State Law Library.
Help Him Share His StoryLegal & Academic Achievement
Earned certifications in Legal Research and Writing from Buffalo State University and the New York State Law Library.
Help Him Share His StoryLegal & Academic Achievement
Earned certifications in Legal Research and Writing from Buffalo State University and the New York State Law Library.
Help Him Share His StoryLegal & Academic Achievement
Earned certifications in Legal Research and Writing from Buffalo State University and the New York State Law Library.
Help Him Share His StoryLegal & Academic Achievement
Earned certifications in Legal Research and Writing from Buffalo State University and the New York State Law Library.
Help Him Share His StoryLook at him then. Look at him Now.
If Moses did 40 years in the desert, and the children of Israel are free… why is Richard still locked down?
“The boy they locked away.”
“A man growing from the ashes.”
“Still loved. Still connected.”
“Still here. Still waiting.”
“A man growing from the ashes.”
“A man growing from the ashes.”
Do We Believe Mercy Has a Place in Justice?
A Bright Future is Possible With YOUR HELP.
We’re not asking to turn back time. We’re asking for something far simpler. And far more sacred.
To allow Richard to eat dinner with his sister.
To walk outside without shackles.
To pray in a synagogue; not a prison chapel.
To pray in a synagogue; not a prison chapel.