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"If they haven't got prisoners, we have stopped fighting. If our prisoners are forgotten about, they have beaten us."
-Keith Mann, ALF activist and former prisoner
Get additional information on animal liberation prisoners at these sites:
Things to remember when writing to prisoners:
1. Don't discuss any illegal activity (ALL mail is read by prison officials).
2. Each prison has its own mail restrictions.
3. Do not put any stickers inside or outside the card/letter (including Air Mail/Par Avion stickers, if writing from overseas)
4. Do not include any paperclips, staples or anything extra in your letter.
5. Write your address on the envelope AND inside the letter, since prisoners often are not given the envelope.
6. Do not send money to the prison address (please contact activist's support groups to financially support prisoners).
7. Prisoners appreciate books, but they must be paperback, and must ship directly from the publisher or from online retailers like Amazon.com.
8. Your letters are appreciated , even if you don't receive a response (prisoners are only allowed a limited amount of paper, envelopes and stamps, making it difficult to respond to every letter).
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Walter Bond # P01051760
PO Box 16700
Golden, CO 80402-6700 |
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| Arrested: July 23, 2010 as the ALF alleged "Lone Wolf" charged with arson of the Sheepskin Factory in Colorado. |
Charges: The FBI alleges Bond admitted to an informant to setting two additional fires - one at Tandy Leather Factory, the other at Tiburon (foie gras restaurant), both in Utah. In anonymous communiques, “A.L.F. Lone Wolf” took credit.
To date, Bond is charged only with the Sheepskin Factory arson. The crime carries a mandatory minimum of 5 years in federal prison. Additional charges for the two Utah arsons are possible.
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| For more information: Support Site coming soon. |
Donations: information soon. |
New Address!
STEVE MURPHY
39013-177
FCI BEAUMONT MEDIUM
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
P.O. BOX 26040
BEAUMONT, TX 77720 |
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| Arrested: September 30, 2009 for ELF Actions in Pasadena, CA |
Steve has been moved to FCI Beaumont Medium in TX
Charges: Steve Murphy was sentenced on April 6, 2010 to 60 months imprisonment for a 2006 E.L.F. action in Pasadena, CA. The complaint accuses Steve of allegedly decommissioning a tractor and placing an incendiary device in a housing development construction site in the name of the Earth Liberation Front.
Currently, Steve has transferred to a federal facility. He can receive letters, books and visitors! If you are local please visit him as soon as possible.
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| For more information:
http://supportsteve.org/ |
Donations:
can be made to info@supportsteve.org
or visit http://supportsteve.org/ and click on the PayPal "donation" button.
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William James (BJ) Viehl
#15909-081
FCI Terminal Island
PO Box 3007
San Pedro, CA 90731
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| Arrested: July 2009 for bail violation. |
Charges: Former remand prisoner Williams 'BJ' Viehl (who was accused of animal rights activity) was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison.
William "BJ" Viehl and Alex Hall were arrested Thursday March 5th by the Joint Terrorism Task Force with the FBI. They were indicted by a grand jury for "suspicion" of a raid at a South Jordan, UT, mink farm in August. As well as "suspicion" of an attempted raid at a second mink farm in October. They were charged with 2 counts of violating the "Animals Enterprise Terrorism Act". With these charges they faced a possible 6 years in prison and $350,000 in fines. Please show your support to these activists. Please donate. And thank you for your support. |
| For more information: www.supportbjandalex.com/index.php |
Donations:
SLAAM
PO Box 2555
SLC, UT 84110 |
Alex Hall
15908-081
FCI ENGLEWOOD
FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
9595 WEST QUINCY AVENUE
LITTLETON, CO 80123
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| Arrested: July, 2009 for bail violation. |
Charges:
Alex was sentenced in June 2010 to 21 months in federal prison for the crime of liberating 650 captive mink from
McMullin Fur Farm in South Jordan, Utah.
William "BJ" Viehl and Alex Hall were arrested Thursday March 5th by the Joint Terrorism Task Force with the FBI. They were indicted by a grand jury for "suspicion" of a raid at a South Jordan, UT, mink farm in August. As well as "suspicion" of an attempted raid at a second mink farm in October. They were charged with 2 counts of violating the "Animals Enterprise Terrorism Act". Please donate. And thank you for your support. |
| For more information: www.supportbjandalex.com/index.php |
Donations:
SLAAM
PO Box 2555
SLC, UT 84110 |
Kevin Olliff #1300931
TTCF 161 d-pod
450 Bauchet St.
Los Angeles CA 90012 |
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| Arrested: April 16, 2009 after indictment by a secretive Los Angeles Grand Jury. |
Charges: Arrested again April 16 after indictment by a secretive Grand Jury in Los Angeles. Charges are unclear at this time but apparently stem from peaceful, legal demonstrations against UCLA primate vivisectors. Kevin is a committed animal rights activist who has organized against Huntingdon Life Sciences.
Both Kevin and Lindy Greene were charged with several counts of conspiracy, criminal threats, and stalking, with an added gang enhancement that will also be challenged on Kevin's defense. Lindy posted bail and was released on house arrest with direct orders not to communicate with other activists. Letters of support to Kevin are strongly encouraged; please send to the above address! |
| For more information: www.supportkevin.org |
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Jonathan Paul #07167-085
FCI Phoenix
Federal Correctional Institution
37910 N 45th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85086
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| Arrested: Jailed October 31, 2007 after sentencing in August 2007. |
| Charges: 4 years and 3 months imprisonment for role in 1997 fire that destroyed the Cavel West horsemeat packing plant in Redmond, Oregon. |
For more information: supportjonathan.org/
Email: friendsofjonathanpaul@yahoo.com |
| Donations:
Send a check or Money Order payable to Jonathan Paul to:
Friends of Jonathan Paul
PMB 267
2305 Ashland St. Ste. C
Ashland, OR 97520
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SHAC- USA Prisoners
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The SHAC 7 are six individuals--Lauren Gazzola, Kevin Kjonaas, Jake Conroy, Josh Harper, Andrew Stepanian, and Darius Fullmer--and the organization Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (USA). They all served lengthy prison sentences for simply speaking out! They were found guilty on all charges on March 2nd, and are were sentenced on September 12th in Trenton, NJ. They received the following sentences:
- Kevin Kjonaas: 72 months
- Lauren Gazzola: 52 months [Released to halfway house March, 2010]
- Jacob Conroy: 48 months [Released to halfway house November 2009]
- Joshua Harper: 36 months [Released June, 2009!]
- Andrew Stepanian: 36 months [Released to a half-way house December 14, 2008]
- Darius Fulmer: 1 year, 1 day [Released September 29, 2007!]
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| KEVIN KJONAAS # 93502-011
Unit I
FCI SANDSTONE
P.O. BOX 1000
SANDSTONE, MN 55072
www.shac7.com
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New Address!
Daniel McGowan #63794-053
USP MARION
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 1000
MARION, IL 62959
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| Arrested: Daniel was sentenced to 7 years in prison on June 4, 2007 |
| Charges: Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist from New York City. He was charged in federal court on counts of arson, property destruction and conspiracy, all relating to two actions in Oregon in 2001. |
| For more information: www.supportdaniel.org |
Donations to:
Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan
c/o Lisa McGowan
PO Box 106
New York, NY 10156-106
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| New Address!
Marie Mason #04672-061
FMC Carswell
Federal Medical Center
P.O. Box 27137
Fort Worth, TX 76127 |
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| Arrested: March 10, 2008 |
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| Charges: Marie Mason of Cincinnati, Ohio is a long time environmental and social justice activist and loving mother of two. On March 10th, she was arrested by FBI, Homeland Security and local police on charges related to two Earth Liberation Front actions that occurred in Michigan, in 1999, and 2000.
Marie Mason is serving almost 22 years for two acts of
environmentally-motivated property destruction in which no one was harmed.
Mason was turned in
by her then-husband, Frank Ambrose, who had secretly spied on activists for
years and then filed for divorce the day she was arrested. Mason eventually
plead guilty to 14 actions; 13 were claimed by the Earth Liberation Front
and one by the Animal Liberation Front. At her sentencing, the judge said
she had "violated the marketplace of ideas" and gave her an even longer
sentence than the prosecution had asked for (15-20 years). |
| For more information: http://freemarie.org/ and http://supportmariemason.org/ |
Donations: Check or money order made to ”books for prisoners” and send it to
Got Your Back Collective
P.O.B. 10371
Columbus, OH 43201
If you would like to donate directly to Marie's prison commissary account you can read up on how to do so here. |
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Joyanna "Sadie" Zacher #36360-086
FCI Dublin
5701 8th Street- Camp Parks- Unit F
Dublin, CA 94568 |
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| Arrested: February 22, 2006 |
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| Charges: Unrepentant eco-warrior convicted for the arsons of a SUV
dealership and a genetic engineering tree farm in Oregon under
the banner of ELF. Betrayed by all but 2 of her co-defendants,
she is currently serving 7 years 8 months and is scheduled for
release in 2012. |
| For more information: www.ecoprisoners.org/nathanjoyanna.htm |
| Donations for Legal Defense to: |
S.N.J.
c/o Maureen Block
881 Oak Hill Rd.
Swanville, ME 04915 |
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Nathan "Exile" Block #36359-086
FCI Lompoc
3600 Guard Road
Lompoc, CA 93436 |
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| Arrested: February 22, 2006 |
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| Charges: Unrepentant eco-warrior convicted for the arsons of a SUV
dealership and a genetic engineering tree farm in Oregon under
the banner of ELF. Betrayed by all but 2 of his co-defendants,
he is currently serving 7 years 8 months and is scheduled for
release in 2012. |
| For more information: www.ecoprisoners.org/nathanjoyanna.htm |
| Donations for Legal Defense to: |
S.N.J.
c/o Maureen Block
881 Oak Hill Rd.
Swanville, ME 04915 |
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New Address!
McDavid, Eric #16209-097
FCI Victorville Medium II
PO Box
5300
Adelanto, California 92301
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| Arrested: January 13, 2006 |
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Charges: Conspiracy to destroy property by means of fire or explosives, facing up to 20 years imprisonment. Lauren Weiner and Zach Jensen, Eric's two co-defendants, are cooperating witnesses against Eric.
May 14, 2009: Eric would like for us to let you all know that he is currently unable to respond to snail mail. Victorville has recently implemented a new, illegal mail policy that requires prisoners to submit a list of people to whom they would like to send mail. This list is kept on file in the prison's Trulincs system, which was originally setup as an email system for prisoners. The BOP has since expanded it's use of the system as a way to keep track of prisoner phone lists, mail lists, and as a log-in system for prisoner access to the legal library. The use of the system for these purposes has numerous legality issues, and Eric and a couple of other prisoners are attempting to fight the new rules from the inside. In the meantime, Eric will not be using the mail-labeling system set up by
Trulincs, which means he is unable to send any written correspondence. This does NOT mean that he cannot receive mail - so please keep those letters coming.
Appeal Status
As you know, Eric is in the process of appealing both his conviction and sentence. We were hoping to be able to post the appeal with this alert, but are awaiting word from the court. Eric's lawyer filed the appeal on May 6, but also had to file a motion to file a brief that is twice the
length of a normal appeal. If the court accepts this motion, then the appeal will officially be filed and we can post it for you all to read. This is nowhere near the end of the process, however. The government will have a month to respond to the brief once it is filed, and then Eric's lawyer will have another two weeks for his final response. We fully expect more delays (the brief was originally due last September). We will keep you posted as things develop.
Eric has been in jail or prison for 3 1/2 years now. His strength and courage continue to remind us all of what it means to stay true to ourselves and the things we hold dear. Our sincerest thanks to all of you who have helped make this journey more endurable. |
| For more information: www.supporteric.org |
Donations for Legal Defense to:
Sac Prisoner Support
PO Box 163126
Sacramento, CA, 95816 |
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Briana Waters #36432-086
FCI Danbury
Federal Correctional Institution
Route 37
Danbury, CT 06811 |
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| Arrested: March 10, 2008 |
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| Charges: On June 19, 2008, Briana was sentenced to six years in prison.
Briana is a devoted and loving mother of her four-year-old daughter. She is a professional musician and violin teacher based in Oakland, California. On March 15, 2006, she was falsely accused of participating in a politically motivated arson which took place at the University of Washington in May 2001. |
| For more information: www.supportbriana.org |
Donations: Email to donate@supportbriana.org. You may also mail a check, made payable to Marilyn Waters (Briana's mom), to the following address:
Marilyn Waters
P.O. Box 1223
North Wales, PA 19454
Thanks so much for your love and support!!!
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Diego Alonso
After four months on the run, Diego was arrested on a warrant in early March 2010, after he tried to squat at a house in the Barrera neighborhood of Guadalajara, Jalisco. In October 2009, Diego was arrested with molotov cocktails in the parking lot of the Pilgrims Pride meat company. He was released into the custody of his parents, but he "escaped."
Diego is being held at a youth detention center in Jalisco, where he will stay until trial. There is little information about his case, but he may be accused of involvement in several actions that targeted banks, slaughterhouses and other institutions. Diego is vegan.
Write to Diego at: rabiayaccion@mac.hush.com |
Adrian Magdaleno Gonzales
Arrested on February 4, 2010 and accused of detonating a butane gas bomb in an empty subway car in Mexico City's Taxqueña station. Adrian is held in Mexico City's Reclusorio Norte prison. He is also accused of using gas canisters in an explosion at a Banamex bank in September 2009 in Mexico City's Milpa Alta borough, and of involvement in actions claimed by the Frente de Liberación Animal [Animal Liberation Front]. He was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months. Adrian is vegan.
Write to Adrian at: libertadparaadrian@hushmail.me |
Abraham López Martínez
Abraham has been held since December 15, 2009 at a youth detention center in Colonia Narvarte, Mexico City. He is accused of damaging property and criminal association, related to the burning of nine privately-owned cars and a bomb attack against a Harley Davidson dealer, actions claimed by the Frente de Liberación de la Tierra [Earth Liberation Front] . He is awaiting trial and could receive a sentence of 4 to 6 years. Abraham is vegan.
Abraham was arrested along with Carlos and Fermín who testified against him and others; these two individuals have been rejected by the anarchist movement in Mexico.
Write to Abraham via Anarchist Black Cross-Mexico: cna.mex@gmail.com |
Emmanuel Hernández Hernandez
Arrested on November 23, 2009 on charges of violating the federal law against carrying explosives. In 2006 during a demonstration against the World Water Forum, Emmanuel was arrested and accused of carrying Molotov cocktails. He was sent to Mexico City's Reclusorio Norte prison. Emmanuel recently received a sentence of 4 years. He could be released on bail, but he has not been allowed to pay because the prosecutor appealed and asked a judge to lengthen the sentence.
Write to Emmanuel via via Anarchist Black Cross-Mexico: cna.mex@gmail.com |
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Fallen Warriors
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| To my friends and supporters to help them make sense of all these events that have happened so quickly:
Certain human cultures have been waging war against the Earth for millennia. I chose to fight on the side of bears, mountain lions, skunks, bats, saguaros, cliff rose and all things wild. I am just the most recent casualty in that war. But tonight I have made a jail break -- I am returning home, to the Earth, to the place of my origins.
Bill Rodgers, 12/21/05 (the winter solstice) |
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William Sweet , British anti-bloodsports activist shot dead (January 1976) during an altercation with a man shooting birds.
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Fernando Pereira , Greenpeace activist killed in New Zealand (July 1985) when the French secret service blew up the ship the Rainbow Warrior.
- Bartolomeu Morais da Silva (aka "Brasilia") a Brazilian farmer who led the struggle against illegal logging, land fraud and destructive large-scale infrastructure projects was found murdered from shot gun wounds and his legs broken in July 2002.
- Mike Hill , British hunt saboteur deliberately run over by a hunter in February 1991.
- Tom Worby , British hunt saboteur deliberately run over by a hunter in April 1993.
- Jill Phipps , British activist deliberately run over whilst trying to stop live animal exports in February 1995.
- Karel Van Noppen , a Belgium vet who was assassinated in 1993 by hitmen after he exposed mafia connections in the meat industry.
- David "Gypsy" Chain , American eco-activist crushed to death in September 1998 when a tree was felled on top of him by an irate logger in California's Headwoods Forest.
- Beth O'Brien , an American eco-activist died in April 2002 after falling from a tree she was sitting in and protecting at the Eagel Creek timber sale and camp.
- Robert "Naya" Bryan , an American eco-activist who died October 2002 after falling from a tree he occupied in Santa Cruz.
- Barry Horne , British Animal Lib prisoner starved to death in November 2001 as a result of a hunger strike protesting the Government's mass slaughter of farm animals during a Foot & Mouth outbreak.
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