A True Story
TheDeath Penaltyof
Jarred Shaw
From professional basketball
to a fight for freedom.
Chapter 01 — The Game
28
Points
12
Rebounds
10/10
Two-point field goals
A career night.
A life changed forever.
Hours later.
Chapter 02 — The Arrest
Hours later
132 gummies
Jarred went downstairs to retrieve a package containing THC-infused gummies.
Jarred has said the gummies were intended to help him manage symptoms associated with Crohn's disease.
Indonesia
A documentary title card. No weapons. No intent to sell. A plant-derived product — and a case that could take his life.
Why?
Why would a professional athlete risk his career?
Arrested
Package pickup
Apartment corridor
Customs inspection
Chapter 03 — The Pain
This story didn'tbegin with cannabis.
It began with pain.
Before the headlines, Jarred was living with Crohn's disease — a chronic inflammatory condition that can attack the digestive tract and make daily life painful and unpredictable.
When the pain became severe, THC gummies were one of the things he says helped him manage symptoms.
Crohn's disease
A chronic inflammatory disease that can cause pain, swelling, fatigue, and appetite loss.
Because
This story started years earlier.
Chapter 04 — Shawtime
Shawtime
Before the headlines, there was basketball.
IBL Champion
Indonesian Basketball League
All-Star
Electric. Fearless.
International Career
College to Asia
Shawtime
On and off the court
Chapter 05 — The Sentence
Life or death.
The stakes were real.
Under Indonesia's strict narcotics laws, Jarred initially faced allegations that carried the possibility of life imprisonment or the death penalty.
The case →
26 months.
In prison.
The court ultimately convicted Jarred of possession rather than applying the trafficking enhancements associated with the most severe penalties. He received a 26-month prison sentence.
The timeline →The legal fight wasn't his only fight.
Crohn's doesn't stop at the prison gate.
While incarcerated, Jarred reported serious health complications and significant weight loss while continuing to manage Crohn's disease.
The Book
The Death Penalty
of Jarred Shaw
Not defeated.
Only delayed.
This is more than a story about cannabis. It's about pain, purpose, injustice, and the fight for a second chance.
Jarred Shaw's story will break your heart — and ignite your hope.
Coming soon
One game
changed everything.
Still fighting. Still here.
The headlines
told you
what happened.
Now he tells you
what it felt like.
The Death Penalty of Jarred Shaw
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