Wendy Fong

Wendy Fong is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, neglect, abandonment, and domestic violence. Throughout Wendy's life, her trauma from surviving abuse impacted her boundaries. When one of the co-defendants asked her to help him buy ammunition for protection, she felt she needed to “fix” and save people and agreed to help him. Then, while her peers were living at her apartment, one of them stole her father's gun. However, neither the ammunition that she purchased nor her father's firearm were used to kill the decedent. Nonetheless, Sacramento County prosecutors decided to charge her for aiding and abetting a murder in the first degree with the special circumstance of lying in wait. Ultimately, she was 34-years-old when a jury convicted her to Life Without the Possibility of Parole.
During her incarceration, Wendy has devoted her time in prison to seeking healing and creating positive change. She was elected by her peers to serve as the Inmate Advisory Council’s Yard Chair. She led Physical Education classes as part of the Wellness Program offered by the Mental Health Department. The groups that have had the most impact on her growth have been Asian Pacific Islander Group, Codependency, and AWARE, a 13-week accountability and restorative justice education program. She also received her high school diploma and co-facilitated domestic violence peer support groups. She remains committed to her growth and transformation, all while being my best friend and being of service to others.