I was on Democracy Now this morning talking about my investigation of Communication Management Units, secretive prison facilities housing inmates of being tied to “terrorism” groups. They overwhelmingly include Muslim inmates, along with at least two animal rights and environmental activists. Here’s the video from the segment.
It was really an honor to be on the [...]
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Josh Harper wrote this letter to the attendees of the Let Live conference in Portland, OR. Harper is one of the SHAC 7, and is currently in prison on “animal enterprise terrorism” charges. I read this at the opening session of the conference.
Dear friends,
Let me just start by expressing how happy I am to [...]
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Posted in Prisoner Support on Feb 24th, 2008
When environmental and animal rights advocates are sentenced to lengthy prison terms—many as “terrorists”—they depend on the support of friends, family and the larger activist community. They need money in their commissary account. They need books and magazines. They need visitors, phone calls, and perhaps above all else, according to many current and former prisoners [...]
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This is an update on Daniel McGowan, one of the Operation Backfire defendants who recently reported to prison after being sentenced as a “terrorist.” It’s from Family and Friends of Daniel McGowan:
July 26, 2007
I’m pretty convinced at this point, nearly 20 months after my arrest, that I am incredibly lucky to have the best [...]
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