Gordon is an undergraduate in Morgan State University’s Business program, returning citizen, and a loyal enthusiast of restorative justice, public safety, rehabilitation, and second chances. His advocacy for disenfranchised classes spans decades and includes: directing and counseling in programs deterring at-risk youth from crime and imprisonment; being the spiritual leader, a member of the consultation board, and study class instructor for orthodox Muslim populations; peer mentoring; facilitating alternatives to violence, conflict resolution, victim awareness, and legal awareness programs.
The trajectory of Gordon’s advocacy shifted during MD’s infamous ‘Life Means Life’ era where not a single lifer was paroled outright for more than twenty years. He directed Lifers’ Groups, initiated letter writing campaigns, researched existing statutory and regulatory laws for legal challenges, networked with local and national advocacy groups, provided classes on compiling parole portfolios, prepared peers with mock parole hearings, and taught positive coping skills. Released after serving forty-two years, under the MD’s historic Juvenile Restoration Act which gave Courts jurisdiction to intervene in the cases of minors who have been imprisoned longer than twenty years, Gordon brings a unique drive and insight into parole advocacy and reentry services.
