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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

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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).

Support Prisoners South of the (Irrelevant) US-Mexico Border: Click here.
More Information on Mexico Captives:
http://abajolosmuros.wordpress.com/lista-de-presxs/
and http://grupohastaelfinal.wordpress.com/

Use Google translator to convert your email from English to Spanish:
http://translate.google.com/#en|es

 


Kellie & Victor VanOrden

Kellie and Victor

Update: Victor was sentenced 5 years on February 2, 2012. Kellie is scheduled for trial on March 6, 2012.

Victor VanOrden
Woodbury County Jail
P.O. Box 3083
Sioux City, IA 51102

Arrested: October 10, 2011 for alleged attempt at mink liberation near Stone State Park, IA

Charges: As of Thursday, October 20th, they are charged with the following- Animal Facility-Destruct of Property/Injury to Animal (Class D Felony), Burglary 3rd Degree (Class D Felony), Possession of Burglar's Tools (Aggravated Misdemeanor), and Criminal Mischief 4th Degree (Serious Misdemeanor).

For more support information, visit: http://supportkellieandvictor.blogspot.com/

Donations can be made via PayPal on the support blog.


New Address!

Walter Bond #37096-013
USP Marion CMU
PO Box 1000
Marion IL 62959

Arrested: July 23, 2010 as the alleged ALF "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.

For more information, and to read Walter's essays and correspondence from jail: www.SupportWalter.org



Steve Murphy #39013-177Steve Murphy
FCI Beaumont Medium
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 26040
Beaumont, TX 77720

Arrested: September 30, 2009 for ELF Actions in Pasadena, CA

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.

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.


Jan Smith, M14236
Jacksonville Correctional Center
2268 East Morton Ave
Jacksonville, IL 62650

Jan Smith is a dedicated green anarchist and activist for animal and Earth liberation causes. He is an aspiring author and has already written several novels and stories all dealing with social justice issues. Jan is from California though he is currently incarcerated in Jacksonville, IL, given a 4 year sentence for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The authorities initially asked Jan to complete his delivery in exchange for having a "good word put in" and he immediately refused. Jan is deeply missed by his family and his rescued rats and pit bull, Rikki.

For more information : (FaceBook Support Group)



New Address!
Daniel McGowan #63794-053Daniel McGowan
FCI Terre Haute - CMU
P.O. Box 33
Terre Haute, IN 47808

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


Marie Mason #04672-061 Marie Mason
FMC Carswell
Federal Medical Center
P.O. Box 27137
Fort Worth, TX 76127

Update from Marie, February 2, 2012

Arrested:
March 10, 2008

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).

[Note: Under no circumstances mention any illegal acts. Letters that mention other Green Scare prisoners may be rejected. While at Waseca prison, Mason had a list of 100 pre-approved people who she could write to; if you were not on that list, she was not be able to write you back, although she was be able to receive your incoming mail. We are not sure about the present rules.]

Donations: [Please do NOT donate directly to Marie's prison commissary account] Donate directly to Marie's family for commissary, phone time, etc. by sending money to:

Karin Mason
PO Box 352
Stanwood MI 49346


Joyanna "Sadie" Zacher #36360-086Joyanna
FCI Dublin
5701 8th Street- Camp Parks- Unit F
Dublin, CA 94568

Arrested: February 22, 2006

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


Nathan "Exile" Block #36359-086 Nathan
FCI Lompoc
3600 Guard Road
Lompoc, CA 93436

Arrested: February 22, 2006

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


New Address!
Eric McDavid #16209-097
FCI Terminal Island
Federal Correctional Institution
PO Box 3007
San Pedro, CA 90731

Arrested: January 13, 2006

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.

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


Mexican Prisoners

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


Fallen Warriors
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)

  • William Sweet , British anti-bloodsports activist shot dead (January 1976) during an altercation with a man shooting birds.

  • 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 vivisection.

Recently Released Prisoners

Kevin Kjonaas
Released August 5, 2011

Alex Hall
Released January 2011

Jonathan Paul
Released to a Halfway House January 2011





"We have to organize and become involved in well coordinated action which will involve any means necessary to bring about complete elimination of the conditions that exist ...... It takes action to get action." - Malcolm X