Jermont Cox
                                                    Death Row, Pennsylvania

                                       

Jermont Cox born April 29th, 1971 in Philadelphia, PA, at Philadelphia General Hospital.
Born to Genesis Ruth Cox and Ralph W. Smith.  His sister Jerminda Cox was born
August 22nd, 1972.

They were raised under the strict umbrella of their mothers love.  She installed in them
to respect, love, and be honest.  Through the toughest times of her life she always made
sure her children had, that way they would learn to live and be content with what they
had in life.  Never feeling the need to want.

She raised them in the Church of The Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith  at 22nd
and Bainbridge St., (South Philly). Thats the church she was raised in after coming to
South Philadelphia from Greenville NC, with her mother Mabel R. Cox, sister Stella
Marie Cox, and two brothers William (June) Cox, and Raymond Alton Cox.

Jermont Cox was baptized at age 10, and remained a part of the church for many years afterwards.

Teenage years fast approached and as all teenagers it was his time to seek out what life
was all about.  To stand up and face the big scary world.

Jermont has always been a very ambitious young man.  He was always eager to learn
many different trades, and since his mother was not in a position to send him to a trade
school, all he learned was hands on.  Never afraid to get his hands dirty.  He used to work
with some of the guys from the church, or from the neighborhood...Plumbing, electrical,
painting, masonry, etc, all that he learned came in handy around the house, saved mom
a few dollars also.

In 1985 Jermont signed up for a summer job course at the Harambee Institute.  It taught him how to approach the job he wanted in life.  To fill out a job application, money management, about the w-2 Forms, and so much more.  Basically it was to prepare him for the work world.  Later that summer he got a job at the YMCA located on 52nd Street &  Chestnut Street as a janitor, earning 25.00 dollars a week.

As time went on things got a little trendier.  Mom was not able to keep up for both children.  That would be his last year of school (1986).

While sitting around trying to decide what he wanted to do with himself, his mother came
to him and said, "Okay!  You don't want to go to school, you are not going to sit around.
Your father is not a lazy man and you are not going to be one either."  That was all the
motivation this young man needed.  Right away Jermont went and got a job as a
dishwasher in West Chester PA.

Jermont Cox's work history as recorded by the IRS started in 1986 and ended in 1993.
Things did not stay upbeat for this man and his family the whole way through.  Drugs
came into his household and destroyed the stability that was once there.

Mid 1988 he stopped working, started hanging out, and got caught up in drugs (dealing
and doing) it didn't last long.  By years end Jermont was in the Youth Study Center.
He spent the rest of 1988 there, and brought in 1989 there also....Mid 1989 this young
man was back at work, and he remained in that element until January 14th, 1993 the
day of his arrest.

Jermont Cox is now 30 years of age, sitting on Pennsylvania Death Row.
Jermont Cox is an innocent man!

The Philadelphia District Attorneys Office and Homicide Detectives, falsified documentation and tampered with the jury to convict this man of crimes he did not commit.

Jermont is a prose poetry writer,  a skill he developed as an outlet for feelings and
emotions that a man is not supposed to show in prison.

          Jermont Cox has put together two books
              that are now available for purchase:

THOUGHTS FROM DEEP WITHIN and OPEN MINDED MESSAGES.

 
                            JERMONT COX - "Tunnel Vision":

Tunnel Vision :  To be so caught up in a set of events or single event, that the bigger picture becomes blacken.
I was there once, not long ago.
Now I am here sitting on Pennsylvania's Death Row....Seeing and learning things that my "Tunnel Vision" would not allow me to see or hear, before.
"Some Say," : "It doesn't matter where you learn the lesson, just as long as you learn it. "
Hmmm; It sounds good, and even makes sense, to some degree.  But what good is a learned lesson, if it can never be utilized where it counts.
Now ain't this something ?  Another lesson learned.
I dedicate these writings to all the Mothers, Fathers, Sister, and Brothers of the world.
I pray to the Heavens above that you or your loved ones never have to learn lessons in a 6x9 cave watching yourself age  hours a day, and your loved ones die waiting for you.

Peace & Love to All,
JERMONT COX

            Sponsored by:             Berachah Word Fellowship of Philadelphia.

How you can help one fight two causes that may help save a life!

There is a major problem that has plagued women and men of American... "breast and prostate cancer."   These deadly diseases continue to grow causing deaths all across the nation.

In March 1996, a very strong, independent, beautiful woman lost her life to the deadly disease of cancer.   Stella Marie Cox. She was born in Greenville,N.C. raised in Philadelphia,Pa., brought up in the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apolstolic Faith.    By the time Stella realized her illness, the cancer had spread and situation was terminal.

In June 1997 a strong, very laid back, quiet spoken man lost his life to cancer.  Ralph W. Smith... He was born in Plymthmouth. W.Va., moved to Philadelphia,Pa., right before the Vietnam War. His only mistake in life was trusting a country that demonstrated to him after the war that they did not care about him.   Ralph W. Smith brought home a illness that haunted him until death.

Ralph W. Smith is Jermont's father, and Stella Marie Cox is his aunt... Prior to Stella's death, Jermont had not seen his aunt since 1992, and was not informed of her fight until one month before her passing.

On January 14,1993, that morning Jermont Cox had breakfast with his father, and discussed starting a business together. Later that morning Jermont was arrested and that was the last time he saw his father.   Ralph moved to Martinsburg, W.Va. to seek help in Veteran's Hospital, and to help provide for his son. June 16,1997 Jermont called his father only to hear that he had passed away.

Jermont Cox is 28 years of age sitting on Pennsylvania Death Row, he has been incarcerated since age 21...

Jermont Cox is fighting for his freedom, but he also wants to help fight this deadly disease of cancer, that continues to take away the people he loves.   Mr. Cox needs the support from unbiased citizens of the productive society that he was taken away from, due to bad incompetent legal respesentation.   Philadelphia County leads all other counties in giving out the Death Penalty.   The reason being, Philadelphia does not appoint competent attorneys that give their clients 100% representation as they would a client who has privately retained them.  Philadelphia uses the Death Penalty as a barganing tool, thinking that if the accused hears that he may receive death, then he may accept a plea of something less. In a case where the accused is actually guilty then such a plea falls right into place, and the lawyer has nothing to do.   In a case where the accused is innocent, it is the lawyers duty to provide him with the best possible defense.   That means going outside the court room for private investigators and any other expert witness he may need.   Although Philadelphia County has a history of not providing such funds to court appointed attorneys, it is still the lawyers duty to seek them.

Jermont Cox is not convicted of committing the actual act of murder.. He was coerced into giving a false statement to Detectives about another man they believed did the murder, but Jermont also had to implicate himself.  The only thing true in his statement was the street the crime took place on, none of the other facts leading up to the murder are true.  Why?  Jermont Cox was not involved!   There are three witness that could have proved his innocence, but the trial attorney did not call them.  Mr. Cox was manipulated into giving a false statement, and because of that statement he was charged with murder.   At trial that statement was the only evidence against Mr. Cox.   Now had Jermont falsely testified against the man the Detectives believed did the crime, Jermont Cox would have never went to trial.

The D.A. along with inside help from one of the jurors was able to manipulate (11) eleven other jurors that Jermont Cox should go to Death Row for the actions of another man.   One of the jurors son was killed, and the same Judge, Detective, and D.A. office that now sought to put Mr. Cox on Death Row now, help convict the man accused of killing her son.   This juror shared a certain special kind of relationship with all the prosecuting parties involved, and therefore should not have been sitting as a juror.

The Judge refused to remove her, and the D.A. fought to keep. "Had any juror known Mr. Cox, his family or a friend, they would have been removed immediately".   The man believed to have committed the crime is home ... There was no evidence to arrest to bring him to trial.   The Detective was relying on Mr. Cox's false statement. Justice was not blind during Mr. Cox's trial and for that reason a innocent man sits on Death Row.

Jermont, having no criminal adult record and only two convictions as a juvenile for receiving stolen property and drugs. But instead a work history from 1986 until his January 14,1993 arrest, maintained his innocence from "day one".  Mr. Cox needed a competent attorney in order to prove this.   On the day of Mr. Cox's arrest he was at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia Medical Center he had taken his then one year old son, Jermont Nydrisse Cox, for his regular check-up, at which time his son was removed from his arms and handcuffs placed on.

He has not seen his son in (6 1/2) six and a half years, because he cannot give him the love that a father should give to his son from behind a glass wall.  Mr. Cox loves his son dearly.  He tried to assist doctors when little Mont-Mont was born, and played a major part durning the time they were together.   Jermont needs your help to resume  such a relationship before it's too late.

Jermont has two reasons for this letter: 1) He needs an attorney for future appeals, that will work him.   2) In memory of his Aunt Stella and father Ralph, he wants to help fight cancer (breast and prostate), before this ugly disease takes away another loved one.

From all donations Jermont Cox receives for his Defense Fund, 5% will be donated to the American Cancer Society.   If you would like to help support two worthy causes, one, to get life back, and two, hopefully to save a life..

PLEASE SEND Donations, Postal Money order (no cash) Payable to:

Jermont Cox CE-8242
Death Row
175 Progress Ave
Waynesburg ,Pa. 15370-8090
 

Jermont Cox Defense Fund
c/o Elder Gregory T. Dixon
P.O Box 9903
Philadelphia ,Pa. 19118-0903

All overseas donations must be sent in the form of International money order. .

 To learn more about The Berachah (Valley of Blessing) word fellowship you can contact them by e-mail:  gregchurch@msn.com

    
    Jermont Cox's Pen-pal request

Jermont Cox is 28 years of age, a black male child born and raised in Philadelphia, PA.   Currently on death row, seeking correspondents from unbiased persons from the productive society that he was taken away from.
Jermont has a son, Jermont Nydrisse Cox . . . On the day of his arrest Jermont's son was removed from his arms and the handcuffs placed on, while still at the Children's Hospital.   (Son's monthly check-up)  His son was one year young at the time.  Throughout Jermont's young adult life, he was able to hold down a job.  From 1986-1992 (Starting at age 15) he worked in the restaurant industry.  Starting off as a dishwasher, working his way up to cook.  Moving to a nursing home job,  expanded his experience.

Interests:
Poetry : I started writing poetry after I lost the love of my life due to this situation.  Music:  Love songs inspired me so now I'm a prose poetry writer.
My 1st love in the arts department is dancing.  Ever since I was able to walk, I was able to dance. Of course with dance there must be music.  Music taught me to express myself. And last but not least, cooking, decorating and plants are among the interests I have.    Dancing and music I still enjoy from my cave, some of  the others are fading dreams . . . If you have some of the same interests, please write :

                        Jermont Cox
               CE-8242  Death Row
             175 Progress Avenue
            Waynesburg, PA. 15370

    
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