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Help the Calusinski's and their daughter Melissa!

2021 Update: In Jan. 2022 Melissa will be incarcerated for 13 years for something she did NOT do!!

Paul and Cheryl have literally been to hell and back the past 10 years. Their youngest daughter Melissa, was literally yanked from their home and unjustly sent to prison for a crime she didn't commit. (Watch 48 hours, Blaming Melissa:
 
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-melissa-calusinski-was-a-day-care-worker-coerced-into-a-murder-confession/)
Though evidence was found which proved her innocence, Melissa still sadly sits in prison, far away from her family. You can imagine the stress and legal fees this family has had to endure.
There is also an update which 48 hours made called The Fight for Melissa: 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-fight-for-melissa-calusinski-was-day-care-worker-convicted-in-toddler-ben-kingans-death-wrongly-convicted/

Paul and Cheryl go to see Melissa twice a month because that is all they are allowed.  It cost them over $300 a month. They live 3 hours away from Logan Correctional Center so it is a 6 hr round trip.  They also buy Melissa lunch so they are able to have a meal with her.
Anything you can give to help them get through this terrible injustice will be greatly appreciated. It will help with Melissa's expenses and will make it easier for Paul and Cheryl to continue to see their daughter until she is set free.  They put money in her commissary as well for her phone privileges  and other things she needs.
Thank you so much for your continued support!




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  • David L Askew
    • $200 
    • 18 d
  • Elizabeth Gaeta
    • $25 
    • 2 mos
  • David L Askew
    • $200 
    • 2 mos
  • Anonymous
    • $40 
    • 2 mos
  • Sara Mullaney
    • $10 
    • 2 mos
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Organizer and beneficiary

Helen Barrett
Organizer
Carpentersville, IL
Paul Calusinski
Beneficiary

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