“Operation Love Wins” seeks to be an antidote to the dark cloud that has hung over the jail complex since the first Jan. 6, 2021, defendant was sent there.

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Joesph M. Hanneman

"We are asking [fellow] patriots to donate money, airline miles, hotel points, or other travel resources to aid us in this mission. Every penny of this will go to our cause."

Our goal is to get each family to D.C. to see their loved one at least once. Most people don't realize that these J6ers haven't been able to see their loved ones in two years, even via video visits. We are calling on fellow patriots to donate whatever they feel lead to give from monetary donations to travel rewards.

Starting January, the D.C. Department of Corrections stopped requiring visitors and inmates to be vaccinated before allowing an in-person visit. Some Jan. 6 prisoners said they were excited by the news while other families were unable to afford a trip.

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The organization estimates that it will cost about $2,000 per family for one trip and plans to provide transportation, food, and housing for up to four family members. There are approximately 25 January 6th prisoners in the D.C. jail, and all funds raised through the Love Wins campaign will go directly towards supporting their families' visits.

As the news hit the C2B Pod, there were mixed emotions. Some said they are already struggling trying to make ends meet so as much as they wanted to, they can’t afford the financial burden of a trip. “. . . hearing it put a knot in my stomach.” Jenkins said. ". . my team already had come up with the idea behind Love Wins.

A Jan. 6 defendant wants to make it easier for families to visit with their loved ones who are being held in pretrial detention or as prisoners at the District of Columbia jail, some for more than two years.

The group plans on providing transportation, food and one or two days of housing to up to four people in a family.

Our goal with Operation Love Wins is to reunite the individuals in the C2B pod of the DC Gulag with their family and friends by funding a trip for visitation. We want to make it as affordable and easy for everyone to see their loved ones. It’s been almost two years for most of us.

“It is hard to put into words the feelings that I have knowing that my siblings & I can finally see my dad in person again. To know that I will be able to give him a long overdue hug makes me emotional. I am so proud to call him my dad.” Shane's son said.

Shane Jenkins hopes to raise enough money so that every Jan. 6 detainee or inmate in the jail can receive a family visit. "It's been almost two years for most of us," Jenkins said, in announcing the creation of "Operation Love Wins," sponsored by his organization The Real J6.