June 28, 2009

Unjustly Imprisoned Sailor Denied Parole for At Least Five More Years

By Sally Zelikovsky
There is a young man imprisoned in the California State Prison system whose story has to be told again and again until he is pardoned or otherwise released from his sentence.  His story really boils down to one question:  Should not our sons be accorded the same legal protections as our daughters if they are raped or fighting off an attempted rape?This is the story of Steven Nary, an 18-year old sailor who stood nary a chance after a night on the town turned horribly wrong. I first stumbled upon this account when I read Jack Cashill's book What's the Matter With California where it is fully documented.  After about nine months as an apprentice airman in the U.S. Navy, stationed across the bay in Alameda, Nary ventured into San Francisco alone on Saturday, March 23, 1996.  Those who knew him regarded him as a peaceful young man.  He had no history of violence or any prior problem with the law.  He had, in fact, been the highest scoring high school...(Read Full Article)