Who We Are

We are on a mission to raise youth awareness of the dangers associated with gangs, drugs, and prison life.

We are also a non-profit organization who specializes in providing legal assistance to prisoners serving life sentences and those serving a significant amount of time.

We have a team of Paralegals who go over cases diligently, in search of discrepancies in your case and violation of your Constitutional Rights.

Proposed Initiative:
Kern County Comprehensive Gang Model that consist of the following goals:
1. Provide opportunities to youth with high- risk gang involvement.
2. Involve key stakeholders in connecting high- risk youth to community based social interventions.
3. Catalyze cross-agency organizational change and development.

If you believe you were wrongly convicted and are seeking relief, please send:

1) your name

2) prison I.D. #

3) the County you were convicted

4) your case number

5) and $25.00 donation

to:
5501 Stockdale Hwy
P.O. Box 11752
Bakersfield, Ca 93389

Donations should be in the form of a money order made Payable to:
Linda Washington
Project Coordinator, 4 New Directions

Eric Nichols is an activist, author, Gang Specialist, certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and Founder/President of 4 New Directions – a non-profit organization that caters to the critical needs of poverty stricken communities and provides educational support programs and employment resources for the youth.

He is an advocate for wrongly convicted prisoners and has implemented legal assistance projects to help fight for the rights of others.

He has been personally connected to fundraising and research for a cure for both Cancer and Lupus when his mother Linda was diagnosed with both.

Eric lives in California where he continues to write, speak at seminars, and share his story to raise awareness of the dangers associated with drugs, gangs, and prison life.