Supporters of Juvenile Inmate Djinn Buckingham Sell His Artwork to Raise Money for Attorney's Fee

Djinn Buckingham was Arrested and Convicted at the Age of 12

Dee
In an attempt to raise money for legal defense for Djinn Buckingham, his family and supporters are selling artwork by Djinn and his sister. The artwork can be viewed on his website, or on his myspace. One of the drawings is that of Sierra, Djinn's cousin who died in the tragic fire.

At the age of twelve, Djinn Buckingham was arrested and convicted for the house fire, and death of his cousin Sierra. He was charged with criminal homicide, one count of arson, six counts of irritated assault and six counts of reckless endangerment. His family and supporters say he did not do it.

According to Rainbow Buckingham, Djinn's mother, Djinn was questioned by state police while she was at the funeral of Sierra. She alleges that Djinn's rights were violated since he had no attorney present, and there is no record, either orally or orally of the confession, and no way of knowing if the confession was forced, or even the truth. Rainbow has created websites with more information and details of the case. You can access the sites here and here.

Djinn's supporter Reverend Stephen has created a Myspace in support of Djinn. He has stated in several bulletins on Myspace about the abuses Djinn has endured while incarcerated which include being injured while in restraints and being molested by another inmate while staff did nothing to stop it. Stephen said" the state of Pennsylvania, the juvenile corrections department, and Children and Youth services are trying to destroy Djinn and the entire family unit, it's not right and I'm fighting to save him and the family". The family has also created a petition with concerns about Djinn's case and can be read here.

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  • Djinn was arrested, convicted and sent to prison at the age of 12
  • Family attemps to sell artwork to raise money
  • Djinn has been abused while incarcerated

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  • Brightest Starr5/26/2008

    Please review this childs case futher, there is defintely something wrong here no doubt, i dont care what they say about the mother But this child does NOT belong in an adult prison !! justice must prevail her for him !! call the govenor people, keep this out in the press, dont stop this boy needs HELP NOW!!

  • julz2/28/2008

    Great Reporting!

  • RM Gal2/26/2008

    Terrific reporting. I hope all goes well for Djinn.

  • Branwen662/19/2008

    Fascinating reporting! Thanks for writing this!

  • Stela2/15/2008

    Dee, you are doing a wonderful job!
    My best wishes to Djinn..
    This is so sad...A shame!!!

  • 3lilangels2/14/2008

    wow my prayers go out to the family and great job once again!

  • stephen a2/14/2008

    I would lke to thank Dee and everyone else here who have left comments-it's people like you that will help keep this child's case in the public eye, and change things for him in a positive way.

  • Dee2/13/2008

    Thanks again for the comments, and yes I will update anything new.

  • jcorn2/13/2008

    This is one I'm going to keep up with. I hope you update us as you discover more.

  • eiffelvu2/13/2008

    Ihadn't heard of this case..thanks for the info..very interesting

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