tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22983080245097878282024-01-02T11:43:41.686-08:00Angola 3 Newsangola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-54942084278702102692020-06-21T06:28:00.000-07:002020-06-30T21:48:33.992-07:00Watch the new short film: Heroes - A Conversation with Albert Woodfox and Robert King<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://vimeo.com/427716058">Heroes - A Conversation with Albert Woodfox and Robert King</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/shebafilms">Shebafilms Kelly Saxberg</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Heroes: A Conversation with Albert Woodfox and Robert King is a short
video being released at this time to highlight another dimension of the
protests taking place around the world supporting Black Lives Matter
and to draw attention to racism in criminal justice systems around the
world.<br />
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In March, 2017, Kelly Saxberg and Ron Harpelle recorded a
conversation with Albert Woodfox and Robert King during their visit to
Thunder Bay, Ontario. Kelly Saxberg and Ron Harpelle are independent
filmmakers who produced <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgUNdEFBJCM">“Hard Time,”</a> a documentary film about Robert
King.<br />
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Albert Woodfox and Robert King are the surviving members of
the Angola 3 and, along with Herman Wallace, they spent a combined total
of 114 years in solitary confinement for crimes they did not commit.
Their real “crime” was being black in the U.S. and organizing the only
prison chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. Most of
their time was spent in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, which is
located on a former slave plantation known as Angola.<br />
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Robert King was
released in 2001 after 29 years in solitary, Herman Wallace was released
after 42 years on October 1, 2013 and he died of cancer three days
later, and Albert Woodfox saw freedom in February 2016 after almost 44
years in a six-by-nine cell for 23 hours a day.<br />
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Since
their release, both Albert Woodfox and Robert King have authored
critically acclaimed autobiographies and they continue to fight for
reforms in the criminal justice system.<br />
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In March 2017 they were invited
by researchers at Lakehead University to participate in a panel
discussion on solitary confinement in Canada. That discussion can be
viewed on our Facebook page Robert King - Hard Time. The introduction is
a re-edited section of “Hard Time,” a documentary about Robert King by
Ron Harpelle and Kelly Saxberg.</div>
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-27636153220358996262020-05-04T18:48:00.000-07:002020-05-04T18:48:01.652-07:00Albert Woodfox and Leslie George nominated for a Pulitzer Prize<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Albert Woodfox's 2019 memoir "Solitary," co-written with Leslie George, was nominated as a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in the category of "General Nonfiction."<br />
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Congratulations to the General Nonfiction winners Greg Grandin and Anne Boyer!<br />
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Read the New York Times article <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/04/books/pulitzer-prize-books.html">here</a>.</div>
angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-69109800758567131602020-04-02T21:42:00.000-07:002020-04-02T21:45:06.888-07:00A3 Newsletter: DECARCERATE!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>(PHOTO: At the New York State Capitol in Albany, <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/03/23/fighting-the-cuomo-virus-to-free-imprisoned-elders/">former political prisoner Laura Whitehorn calls for the release of prisoners in response to COVID-19</a>.)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A funny thing happened on the way to getting our Spring newsletter out...<br /><br />The whole universe stopped and all of a sudden, there are now more people in lockdown then ever before- albeit, it's lockdown at home, which in almost every instance is far better than a 6x9 cell. However, it's a form of isolation that most of our supporters, friends and family never dreamt they'd be experiencing.<br /><br />Albert and King are sanguine as always, using the skills they honed in decades of lockdown and appreciating the perks of locking down on the outside.<br /><br />We'd hoped the March newsletter would have been filled with all the special events that Albert was attending and the awards and honors he is receiving, as well as an update on King and Kenyatta's building project. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, just about everything has been postponed, cancelled, modified, televised or simply forgotten about. Albert should have been in Marin doing a special keynote for Marin College's Umoja program a few days ago. The New Orleans ACLU was then planning to honor him at their annual event on April 2nd.<br /><br />At this point, things are looking pretty quiet, at least through June. As many of us are discovering, things like staying home, breaking our routines and not being able to visit and travel, has both it's upsides and it's downsides.<br /><br />For Albert, it's an opportunity to spend some time at home, resting. He's been on the go since his release and this is a rare opportunity to rest. King and Kenyatta's plans to open their space soon have been upended, but the work on their project continues and they hope to be able to be open by Fall.<br /><br />We asked Albert and King about how they managed to endure decades in a small box. They have some advice for those of us new to 'sheltering in place.'<br /><br /><b>First</b>, develop a routine, something that provides some structure to the day and keeps you engaged in some activity.<br /><b><br />Second</b>, exercise as much as possible. Move your body!<br /><br /><b>Third</b>, take the time you have to learn new things. Albert and King did this through reading, reading and more reading. Those of us at home with an internet connection can take online classes, watch you tube videos and more. This is a great opportunity to expand your skills and horizons.<br /><br /><b>Fourth</b>, communicate with your loved ones by phone, letter, or online conferencing. With all the technology at most people's disposal, there's no reason to be totally isolated.<br /><br /><b>Finally</b>, King recommends giving yourself time to sleep and dream :-)</span><br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Albert points out that their job of explaining to people about how miserable solitary is will be much easier after this crisis is over. At that point, we will all have experienced a dose of restrictions and limits. Now imagine having those restrictions for decades with no real hope for change in sight.<br /><br />Albert, Robert and the entire Angola 3 crew send our best wishes for your safety and well-being. We hope to have better news to report in the coming months.<br /><br />We dedicate this newsletter to the men, women and children in detention centers, jails and prisons, where they are unable to social distance or sanitize--leaving them to anxiously wait for the virus to take hold in their facilities.<br /><br />We are featuring several articles and petitions regarding decarceration of all elderly prisoners, those with compromised health systems and the hundreds of thousands unable to pay bail in what has become a nation of debtors prisons. Please encourage your local governments to take action before the virus hits.<br /><br />We just learned that all active COVID-19 cases in Louisiana prisons and jails <a href="https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_11c54f08-739f-11ea-b290-4b2c1a651506.html">are being sent to Louisiana State Prison in Angola and Allen Correctional Center in Kinder</a>. Like most facilities in Louisiana, these are overcrowded, old and dirty. There is no way to keep a distance from others or to sanitize.<br /><br />No matter what your circumstances are, you can be pretty confident that they're worse in the prisons, so please take some time daily to contact your local legislators and let them know how important it is to release prisoners as soon as possible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WAYS TO TAKE ACTION: <a alt="https://www.change.org/p/governor-john-bel-edwards-life-saving-measures-to-protect-louisiana-prisoners-from-covid-19" href="https://www.change.org/p/governor-john-bel-edwards-life-saving-measures-to-protect-louisiana-prisoners-from-covid-19" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Change.org petition to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards</a> II <a alt="https://gem.godaddy.com/p/8813801?pact=1217503-157698117-7790601629-9b91dd92b638c231143896a170db2b4ac53d507c" href="https://gem.godaddy.com/p/8813801?pact=1217503-157698117-7790601629-9b91dd92b638c231143896a170db2b4ac53d507c" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Write the BOP for Leonard Peltier</a> II <a alt="https://communityjournal.net/chairman-nadler-introduces-bill-to-help-state-and-local-prisons-test-treat-covid-19/" href="https://communityjournal.net/chairman-nadler-introduces-bill-to-help-state-and-local-prisons-test-treat-covid-19/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Ask your Congressperson to support Chairman Nadler's bill</a> II <a alt="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/03/27/slowpandemic/" href="https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/03/27/slowpandemic/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Five ways the criminal justice system could slow the pandemic</a> II <a alt="https://freethemall4publichealth.org/" href="https://freethemall4publichealth.org/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Free them all for Public Health (spotlights relevant action campaigns)</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">LOUISIANA NEWS: <a alt="https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_11c54f08-739f-11ea-b290-4b2c1a651506.html" href="https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_11c54f08-739f-11ea-b290-4b2c1a651506.html" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Louisiana prisons lag in inmate releases as coronavirus spreads behind bars (March 31)</a> II <a alt="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_038231d6-7458-11ea-ab41-db912b7d629f.html" href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_038231d6-7458-11ea-ab41-db912b7d629f.html" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Inmates at two Louisiana state prisons have tested positive for coronavirus (April 1)</a> II <a alt="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7qdvq/4-inmates-dead-from-covid-19-as-outbreak-spirals-at-louisiana-federal-prison" href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/m7qdvq/4-inmates-dead-from-covid-19-as-outbreak-spirals-at-louisiana-federal-prison" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">4 Inmates Dead from Coronavirus as Outbreak Spirals at Louisiana Federal Prison (April 2)</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OTHER NEWS: <a alt="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-31/coronavirus-california-release-3500-inmates-prisons" href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-31/coronavirus-california-release-3500-inmates-prisons" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">California to release 3,500 inmates early</a> II <a alt="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-unique-threat-south-young-people/609241/" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-unique-threat-south-young-people/609241/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">The Coronavirus's Unique Threat to the South</a> II <a alt="https://truthout.org/articles/amid-pandemic-workers-walk-out-building-momentum-toward-general-strike/" href="https://truthout.org/articles/amid-pandemic-workers-walk-out-building-momentum-toward-general-strike/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Amid Pandemic, Workers Walk Out, Building Momentum Toward General Strike</a> II <a alt="https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/" href="https://truthout.org/articles/chomsky-ventilator-shortage-exposes-the-cruelty-of-neoliberal-capitalism/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Noam Chomsky: Ventilator Shortage Exposes the Cruelty of Neoliberal Capitalism</a> II <a alt="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/were-failing-doctors/608662/" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/were-failing-doctors/608662/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">We're Failing Doctors</a> II <a alt="https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/02/how-covid-19-changed-our-lives-a-report-from-beijing/" href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/04/02/how-covid-19-changed-our-lives-a-report-from-beijing/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">How COVID-19 Changed Our Lives: a Report From Beijing</a> II <a alt="https://theintercept.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-ice-detention/" href="https://theintercept.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-ice-detention/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Women in ICE Detention, Fearing Coronavirus, Make Video to Protest Unsafe Conditions</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <br /> <br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Albert's Interview with Washington Post Magazine, Reprinted in South Africa</span></b> <br /><br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Asked how he survived Angola, Albert said:<br /><br /><i>It was a combination of things that allowed me to survive 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement. The foundation laid by my mother gave me the internal strength to endure, and I dedicated my life to the Black Panther programme to better your life. So one gave me the foundation, the other gave me a purpose.<br /><br />The party gave me an awakening, a sense of self-worth. Listening to what the Panther brothers were teaching was one of those moments the light goes off in your head. Like, "Hey, wait a minute, I'm not who I've been taught my entire life that I was". They helped me to realise that I was a decent human being and could achieve things if given the opportunity. I firmly believe that in life, an event or an individual can raise your level of consciousness. And once your level of consciousness is raised, then you can no longer continue to be the person you were. So [fellow Panthers] Robert, Herman and I, we formed schools, we taught men how to read and write, we taught men history, we worked to teach ourselves the law because we knew our struggle couldn't continue to be physical, that our bodies just wouldn't survive the constant beatings and gassings that we were going through. So we had to take our struggle to another level. We figured the court would be the best place. And so we had to teach ourselves the law.</i> <br /> </span><br />
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interviewed by WDSU News, at the American Civil Liberties Union of
Louisiana's screening of the new Michael B Jordan film "Just Mercy" <a alt="https://www.wdsu.com/article/aclu-hosts-just-mercy-screening-at-broad-theater/30557500" href="https://www.wdsu.com/article/aclu-hosts-just-mercy-screening-at-broad-theater/30557500" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a>. The NOLA.com article about the screening has photos and additional coverage <a alt="https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_99ca02ee-396c-11ea-a6ac-03c98123ed79.html" href="https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_99ca02ee-396c-11ea-a6ac-03c98123ed79.html" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">--Watch
Woodfox in conversation with Katherine M. Kimpel, current Visiting
Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School and formerly one of Woodfox's legal
representatives, speaking at the Politics and Prose bookstore <a alt="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KmuPD2sZ_Y" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KmuPD2sZ_Y" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Solitary Awards and Honors: <a alt="http://www.offbeat.com/news/terence-blanchard-humanist/" href="http://www.offbeat.com/news/terence-blanchard-humanist/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Louisiana Endowment For The Humanities chooses Solitary for the Humanities Book of the Year</a> II <a alt="https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-international-nonfiction-of-2019-1.5382846" href="https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-international-nonfiction-of-2019-1.5382846" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">CBC Radio Canada names Solitary as one of the best international fiction books of 2019</a> II <a alt="https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/the-south-best-books-2019/TIuci4a2fLvmilgAY7F3bO/" href="https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/the-south-best-books-2019/TIuci4a2fLvmilgAY7F3bO/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Atlanta Journal-Constitution chooses Solitary as one of "The South's 10 best books of 2019"</a> II <a alt="https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/former-president-barack-obamas-favorite-books-of-2019-1203453073/" href="https://variety.com/2019/politics/news/former-president-barack-obamas-favorite-books-of-2019-1203453073/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Barack Obama chooses Solitary as a favorite 2019 book</a> II </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A3 IN THE NEWS: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a alt="https://www.wwno.org/post/29-years-solitary-robert-king-angola-3" href="https://www.wwno.org/post/29-years-solitary-robert-king-angola-3" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">New Orleans Public Radio interviews Robert King</a> II <a alt="https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2019/11/13/survivor-america-longest-solitary-stint-calls-brut/" href="https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2019/11/13/survivor-america-longest-solitary-stint-calls-brut/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Albert Woodfox at the University of Chicago</a> II <a alt="https://www.nprillinois.org/post/authors-celebrated-70th-anniversary-national-book-awards#stream/0" href="https://www.nprillinois.org/post/authors-celebrated-70th-anniversary-national-book-awards#stream/0" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">NPR Illinois interviews Albert and others at National Book Awards event</a> II <a alt="https://lithub.com/reading-albert-woodfoxs-solitary-while-being-detained-at-guantanamo/" href="https://lithub.com/reading-albert-woodfoxs-solitary-while-being-detained-at-guantanamo/" shape="rect" style="color: #02160c; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Reading Albert Woodfox's <i>Solitary</i> While Being Detained at Guantanamo</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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(PHOTO<b>:</b><i> Albert Woodfox and Robert King join other supporters of Kenny
"Zulu" Whitmore at Zulu's court hearing in Baton Rouge on Nov. 25. Many
of the supporters are Zulu's family members, who traveled from outside
of the state. Read more about this inspiring day below. Click on photo for a larger image.</i>)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, December 3, 2019: Goodbye 2019, Hello 2020 </b></span><br />
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Winding up a wild year of non-stop, back-to-back events, Albert will be heading to the <a href="https://mumiconference.com/">Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration Conference</a> in Oxford, Mississippi on Wednesday (see flyer below) and then on to San Francisco where he will be a special guest at the <a href="https://cacj.org/page/AnnualSeminar#Woodfox">California Attorneys for Criminal Justice Conference</a> on Saturday, December 7.<br />
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Above, we have compiled several new interviews with Albert and Robert and a great photo of them with a large group of supporters at Zulu's hearing on November 25th. <br />
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Looks like the beat will go on in 2020. Albert and King are starting out the new year heading to San Francisco for the de Young Museum <a href="https://deyoung.famsf.org/exhibitions/soul-of-a-nation">"Soul of the Nation"</a> exhibit's <a href="https://deyoung.famsf.org/calendar/ee-saturdays-rigo23-conversation-angola-3">free public panel discussion on January 11</a>, in conversation with artist and longtime A3 supporter Rigo 23, discussing how art and artists helped create the visibility for the Angola 3 case. <br />
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Wishing all Angola 3 supporters the very best over the holidays and we are all hoping for a much, much better New Year!! <br />
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(FLYER: <i>Albert Woodfox will be a Keynote Speaker at the <a href="http://www.mumiconference.com/">Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration Conference</a>, being held at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi on December 4-6, 2019. Other keynote speakers include Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Robin D.G. Kelley</i>.)<br />
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<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-scholars-pick-their-favorite-books-2019-180973577/">The Smithsonian Magazine reports</a> that Albert Woodfox's memoir Solitary was one of the books chosen by a cross-section of scholars from the Smithsonian Institute who were asked to recommend their favorite book of 2019. It was Paul Gardullo, a museum curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, who chose Solitary. In the article, Gardullo explains his decision:<br />
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<i>One of the inaugural exhibitions at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is entitled, <a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/making-way-out-no-way">Making a Way Out of No Way</a>. The crucial phrase encapsulates the hope and strategies for making change and it mirrors the museum's mission, meaning and approach to understanding African American history and its influence on the world. With his searing memoir, Solitary: My Story of Transformation and Hope, Albert Woodfox has given voice to one of the most profound testaments to have been published in this century of this spiritual and existential act.</i><br />
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<i>Woodfox was a member of the "Angola Three," the former inmates who were imprisoned at the Louisiana State Penitentiary (famously known as Angola). Originally convicted of armed robbery, Woodfox, along with Herman Wallace and Robert King, were placed in solitary confinement in April 1972, accused of killing a corrections officer. </i><br />
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<i>On November 20, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned Woodfox's murder conviction, and in April 2015, his lawyer applied for an unconditional writ for his release, which was granted on February 19, 2016. Woodfox was the last member of the Angola Three to be released from prison, where he served the world's longest term in solitary confinement.</i><br />
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<i>His incredibly powerful and distressing book charts his life story, most of which was lived within a six-by-nine-foot cell in Angola, a former slave plantation and since then a working prison farm. </i><br />
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<i>I had the opportunity to collect Woodfox's oral history along with <a href="https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2017.34.1-.2">the last set of his prison-issued clothing</a> after his release and just before NMAAHC opened to the public in 2016.</i><br />
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<i>In Solitary, Woodfox delivers penetrating insight into American society and the deep humaneness that I witnessed in the short time I spent with him. It is a personal meditation that becomes a window into America's soul and the nation's troubled history with race and incarceration. </i><br />
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<i>In relating what he still holds dear as his greatest achievement--teaching another inmate to read--Woodfox writes, "After years in prison and solitary confinement, I'd experienced all the emotions the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections wanted from me-anger, bitterness, the thirst to see someone suffer the way I was suffering, the revenge factor, all that. But I also became something they didn't want or expect-self-educated. . . . Reading was my salvation." </i><br />
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<i>With Solitary, Woodfox gives readers an unexpected and profound gift: the ability to see humanity in the midst of the worst conditions and to find hope there. He makes visible the tools needed to set our country on a path for transformation toward reckoning, justice and reform.</i> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Congratulations to National Book Award Winner Sarah H. Broom! </b></span><br />
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We want to send our congratulations to New Orleans writer Sarah Broom, author of "The Yellow House," for winning the 2019 National Book Award for Nonfiction! <br />
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Albert Woodfox's book <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2019/03/albert-woodfoxs-book-released-today.html">"Solitary"</a> was also one of four finalists nominated for the prestigious award's Nonfiction category. The New Orleans publication, <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_97cbf79c-e90b-11e9-a64a-4bf4870cd01d.html">The Advocate</a>, concluded their article on Sarah Bloom and Albert's nominations by writing:<br />
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"The fact that two Louisiana-based titles were nominated underscores the state's outsized influence on American culture. For those of us who live here, it's a reality that's easy to overlook."<br />
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We were obviously rooting for Albert to win the National Book Award for Nonfiction. However, if that was not meant to be, we are glad that the award went to Broom for her excellent memoir, The Yellow House. <br />
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The Advocate writes that Broom's "book about growing up in New Orleans East is a history of the city in the years before and after Hurricane Katrina told through the lens of Broom's family and the home they shared. Reviewers have praised the book since its August release as a major work whose evocative sketches elevated it above and beyond the ever-expanding collection of 'Katrina memoirs' into a foundational portrait of contemporary New Orleans and its people."<br />
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<i>--Read more <a href="https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/books/article_c9f56000-0c60-11ea-8cdf-53473357eaad.html">here</a>.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>New Reviews of Solitary by Counterpunch and Vox</b></span> <br />
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In the past month, the online magazines Vox and Counterpunch published new reviews of Albert's book.<br />
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Vox Magazine featured a review of each book nominated for a 2019 National Book Award. In her review of Solitary, Vox writer Aja Romano calls it "a vital first-hand account of carceral brutality, told with astonishing aplomb...Woodfox rattles off detail after detail of the hellscape he's thrust into - a bogglingly complex ecosystem of violence and corruption. 'It's painful to remember how violent Angola was in those days,' he says at one point. 'I don't like to go into it.' But he does, with prose that shocks because it is so readable, plainspoken, and awful." <br />
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Romano reflects: "It seems unthinkable that anything can be uplifting in such a place, but the collective spirit and sense of brotherhood among the Angola Three sustains and animates their long, grueling fight for freedom." Read the full review <a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/11/18/20955380/2019-national-book-awards-review">here</a>. <br />
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Another review from this past month was by Counterpunch's Eve Ottenberg, who writes that "this book is about a confrontation with evil. It is about being in the hands of wickedness itself and still, somehow, not succumbing, not submitting to utter powerlessness."<br />
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Ottenberg notes that Woodfox, King, and Wallace "helped their fellow inmates by treating them as human beings deserving of respect and dignity. Woodfox writes that his greatest achievement in Angola was teaching another prisoner to read. The Angola 3 made a special issue of prison rape, protecting victims and announcing to potential rapists that they would have to fight Woodfox, King and Wallace." Read the full review <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/11/29/the-torture-called-solitary/">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Angela A. Allen-Bell reports back from Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore's Nov. 25 Court Hearing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>--Zulu's next hearing is on December 11</b></span> <br />
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SULC Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell was one of many supporters (including Robert King and Albert Woodfox) that attended Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore's court hearing on November 25 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. <br />
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Following the hearing and a strong showing of public support at the courthouse, Prof. Bell told the A3 Coalition that "Zulu's spirits were really lifted by our presence today. The State now has until the next court date (December 11) to test the fingerprints."<br />
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If you live close enough, please help support Zulu by attending his court date next month. The December 11 hearing will be at the 19th Judicial District Court in Baton Rouge, LA.<br />
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In the meantime, Prof. Bell urges supporters to keep up the public pressure: "The Louisiana courts need to know all eyes are on them."<br />
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For more information about Zulu's case, please visit <a href="http://www.freezulu.org/">www.freezulu.org</a> <br />
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(PHOTO: <i>Zulu celebrates Christmas with his family on December 28, 2016. This photo and several others taken of Zulu visiting with his family were <a href="https://sfbayview.com/2017/03/updates-on-zulu/">published by the SF Bay View Newspaper in 2017</a>.</i>) <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Send Zulu Some Holiday Season Love! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Write Him:</b></span><br />
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Kenny Zulu Whitmore<br />
86468 - Cypress #3<br />
LA State Prison<br />
Angola, LA 70712<br />
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-26262506288442702202019-10-11T20:34:00.004-07:002019-10-11T23:37:25.462-07:00A3 Newsletter: NOLA event with Robert King and Albert Woodfox this Saturday<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />A3 Newsletter, October 11, 2019:<br />Honoring Herman Wallace</b></span><br />
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Herman Wallace died a free man in October of 2013 in spite of all the best efforts of the state of Louisiana to keep him incarcerated till his death. <br />
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The efforts the state took to to re-incarcerate Herman were so extreme that they actually helped make it possible for Albert to be released three years later. <br />
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Herman was without a doubt, the one member of the Angola 3 who had the widest reach in his correspondence and in the projects he inspired, initiated and obsessed over. His letters were frequently the catalyst that added new supporters to his list. <br />
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His indestructible, energetic, good humor and ceaseless organizing for the Angola 3 are missed. Hermanʻs spirit and forceful nature moved mountains in the effort to eliminate solitary. As you will see from the rest of this newsletter, his spirit lives on through the efforts of others today.<br />
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Albert has been traveling the globe since his release, speaking on the state of the criminal injustice system in this country. His book <i><a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2019/03/albert-woodfoxs-book-released-today.html">Solitary</a></i> is now <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/books/article_6561b1b8-ead0-11e9-8907-7fef3ddbbdf2.html">a finalist</a> for the National Book Award and <a href="https://www.colorlines.com/articles/solitary-film-tell-story-angola-3s-albert-woodfox">a movie is in the works</a>. Later this year, Albert will be delivering the opening keynote address for <a href="https://mumiconference.com/">the "Making and Unmaking Mass Incarceration" conference</a>, set for December 4-6 at the University of Mississippi. The media attention continues for Albert, who was recently <a href="https://news.wttw.com/2019/09/24/after-40-years-solitary-confinement-story-transformation-and-hope">interviewed by the PBS television station WTTW</a> during his visit to Chicago. <br />
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King and his partner, Kenyatta are nearing completion of the community cultural center, eatery, bar and much more that they have been working on in Algiers, West Bank. <br />
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The site will be honored as the original home of the famous West Bank Steppers and will be the home of the Angola 3!<br />
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Tomorrow King is speaking at the Gillespie-Senter Memorial breakfast. A flyer for the event is shown below. Albert is not mentioned on the flyer, because he thought heʻd be out of town. But Albert will now be appearing alongside King after all. This is a great time for New Orleans supporters to catch up with the guys.<br />
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Thanks to the <i>Why Am I Not Surprised?</i> blog, a long time Angola 3 supporter for the new piece on anti-solitary organizing featured below. <br />
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Zuluʻs case continues to drag on, but it seems as though some progress is being made. An update from supporters is featured below.<br />
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We are thrilled to report the release of Ronald Ailsworth from Angola Prison after 40 years inside. Ronald was involved in so many events that surround the story of the Angola 3 and was a close friend of one of Angola 3ʻs initial supporters, Althea Francois, who sadly passed on before she had a chance to see the fruit of so much of her life long quest for justice.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Longtime A3 Ally and Former Black Panther Ronald Ailsworth Has Been Released</b></span><br />
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On September 26, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/paroleproject/photos/a.305997550079653/391463588199715/?type=3&theater">Louisiana Parole Project</a> reported on the release of Ronald Ailsworth from Angola Prison. The Project's statement reads:<br />
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<i>Ronald Ailsworth spent 40 years in prison before being given his second chance. While incarcerated he earned a college degree and served as a leader in his faith community. His top priority now that he is home: "to be an asset to humanity." </i> <br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />South Carolina Prisoners, Stay Strong! We Got Your Back</b></span> <br />
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On September 27, the SF Bay View Newspaper published a letter entitled <a href="https://sfbayview.com/2019/09/south-carolina-prisoners-stay-strong-we-got-your-back/">"South Carolina prisoners, stay strong! We got your back."</a><br />
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The author of the letter is <a href="https://comrademalik.com/">Keith "Malik" Washington</a>, a co-founder and chief spokesperson for the End Prison Slavery in Texas Movement, a proud member of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee and an activist in the Fight Toxic Prisons campaign. Malik writes:<br />
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<i>It seems like only yesterday when we all heard about the bloody riot that occurred at Lee County Correctional facility in South Carolina. Too many of our incarcerated comrades died. I remember the call that was made for a National Prison Work Stoppage in 2018...<br /><br />...Today, the oppression has, if anything, intensified. Many prisons are still on and off of lockdown TWO YEARS after the riot at Lee that touched off the 2018 prison strike. Friends and family of loved ones in South Carolina are organizing - the current demand is for removal of the steel plates installed over all the cell windows in some institutions, denying all natural light for the duration of the lockdowns - but change is slow and folks lose hope.<br /><br />The oppressors who operate these slave kamps in South Carolina need to know that the struggle for freedom, justice and equality for all is alive.<br /><br />We demand dignity, respect, and humane treatment for our comrades in South Carolina now! Locking human beings in cages for months at a time is not rehabilitation - it is torture!</i> <br />
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--For more information, read <a href="https://www.fitsnews.com/2019/09/14/south-carolina-prison-protest-at-perry-correctional-institution/">the Fits News article</a> about the recent protest in South Carolina, as well as <a href="https://whyaminotsurprised.blogspot.com/2019/09/south-carolina-prisoners-stay-strong.html">the new Why Am I Not Surprised? blog essay</a> inspired by the SFBV letter, that includes quotes from the late Herman Wallace and new commentary from Albert Woodfox. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Reportback from Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore's Oct. 2 Court Hearing: D.A. again does not produce test results and is threatened with contempt of court</span></b><br />
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<a href="https://zulusupporteurope.wordpress.com/newsblog/">An important update</a> from Zulu Whitmore's supporters states: <br />
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<i>We spoke with Zulu after the Court Hearing of October 2nd, and he said: "We did not get the ruling that we wanted yesterday, but the Judge was angry with the D.A's delay in the case."<br /><br />The Judge gave the D.A. within 30 days to produce the test of the finger- prints that were taken from the crime-scene, or he will be held in Contempt of Court & fined.<br /><br />So now we are waiting for the District Attorney to finish the work that should have been done so many years ago, which is: work with the court to make Justice happen.<br /><br />Meanwhile: Please send Zulu a POSTCARD (not a greeting card, they are no longer allowed in) for his upcoming Birthday on October 14th! <br /> </i><br />
<i>"Judge Erwin in the 19th judicial district court granted the State another 60-day extension without Zulu's lawyers being present in court. A statement from his legal team says, this is not over by a long shot."</i><br />
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Write Him:<br />
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Kenny Zulu Whitmore<br />
86468 - Cypress #3<br />
LA State Prison<br />
Angola, LA 70712<br />
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<i>(PHOTO: Albert's book tour takes him to Wales for the Hay Festival, where he is shown onstage with Sarfraz Manzoor.)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, July 18, 2019:<br />Summer Update</b></span> <br />
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With summer half over, we want to share with you some of the activity going on around Angola 3 and news in general of A3 supporters and comrades.<br />
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Robert has been laying low the last few months, working on his own projects but he's got quite a few things scheduled once September rolls around. We'll keep you posted.<br />
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Albert traveled to England for an Amnesty International event in London (shown in the photo above) and to Wales for <a href="https://www.hayfestival.com/p-15500-albert-woodfox-talks-to-sarfraz-manzoor.aspx">the Hay Festival</a> where he spoke alongside Sarfraz Manzoor. While in the UK, Albert was interviewed by <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0006r07/hardtalk-albert-woodfox-former-jailed-black-panther">the BBC's "Hard Talk" radio show</a> and for <a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/series-3-episode-9-albert-woodfox">the Channel 4 show "Ways to Change the World"</a> (also watch <a href="https://www.channel4.com/news/man-spent-40-years-in-solitary-confinement-for-murder-he-says-he-didnt-commit">the Channel 4 interview at Albert's home in New Orleans</a>, which aired in May).<br />
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At the end of June, Albert traveled to the meet with the Board of Directors of <a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/">the NAACP Legal Defense Fund</a> in Washington D.C.and two weeks later in July, he participated in the LDF's 40th Annual Capital Punishment Training Conference in Tarrytown, New York. <br />
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Albert was also involved in the press conference held at Loyola University announcing <a href="https://solitarywatch.org/2019/06/25/groundbreaking-new-report-exposes-impact-of-solitary-confinement-in-louisiana-state-prisons/">the release of a study on the use of solitary confinement in Louisiana</a>, a collaboration between VOTE, the ACLU of Louisiana, Solitary Watch, the Jesuit Social Research Institute / Loyola University New Orleans and <a href="https://www.lastopsolitary.org/">the new Louisiana Stop Solitary Coalition</a>. The wide range of news coverage included: <a href="https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_ca887a3e-11da-513f-bb70-3f2e5e74959f.html">The Advocate</a>, <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/gambit/new_orleans/news/the_latest/article_a0ddf924-9795-11e9-89fd-f7e0de8a6471.html">The Advocate's Gambit</a>, and <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Prisoner-survey-Filth-neglect-in-solitary-14047166.php">the San Francisco Chronicle / Associated Press</a>. <br />
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August is looking pretty quiet for both guys - time for them to spend with family and friends in between staying ever active in their efforts to spread the word about solitary confinement, prison conditions as a whole and the state of justice in America.<br />
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We hope you'll take a look at the awards and accolades that Angela A. Allen-Bell, an A3 supporter and Professor at Southern University Law Center has been receiving. We are thrilled to see that Prof. Bell's groundbreaking work is getting her the credit that she deserves.<br />
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We are sad to say that Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore's anticipated court date this month has been postponed. You can read the statement issued by Zulu's supporters in the section below. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Congratulations To Our Friend, Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell!</b></span><br />
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Longtime A3 supporter <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2018/02/albert-woodfoxs-release-celebrating-and.html">Angela A. Allen-Bell</a> is a Professor at Southern University Law Center in Louisiana, as well as the Director of SULC's Louis A. Berry Institute for Civil Rights and Justice. <br />
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In May, the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana passed House Resolution No. 248, which commended Professor Bell "for her achievements as a legal scholar; does hereby recognize and record for posterity the tremendous pride and honor that she brings to this state; and does hereby extend to her best wishes for continued success in future endeavors." <br />
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Read the full resolution by clicking on the photo above (page one) and the photo below (page two). When you click on the photo, the image will get bigger and the text readable. <br />
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Prof. Bell has brought a pioneering approach to integrating community activism into her classes. Recently her student <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWpokVRDdA&feature=youtu.be">Justin Bullard</a> succeeded in his class project's goal of getting Panther elder and longtime A3 supporter Malik Rahim's house designated as a historic landmark. <br />
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Powerful new articles written by her students have been published by the American Bar Association. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jwet6ZoCxQ&app=desktop">Hayden Carlos and Cameron Pontiff</a> wrote <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/diversity-inclusion/articles/2019/summer2019-race-mental-health-poverty-incarceration-louisiana/">Trick or Treatment?</a>, where they confront "the horrific intersection of race, mental health, poverty, and incarceration in Louisiana." Their classmates <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atRp9j-RXZM&feature=youtu.be">Chelsea Hale and Meghan Matt</a> wrote <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/diversity-inclusion/articles/2019/summer2019-intersection-of-race-and-rape/">The Intersection of Race and Rape Viewed through the Prism of a Modern-Day Emmett Till</a>, which examined "the historical practice of exploiting and violating the bodies of African American women with impunity and how African American defendants accused of raping white women are treated differently under the law." <br />
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The A3 Coalition knows firsthand how Prof. Bell brought her amazing intellect and work ethic into the struggle to free Herman and Albert and we join the Louisiana Legislature in sending "best wishes for continued success in future endeavors." Thanks for all the hard work!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Court Date for Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore Postponed by Judge</b></span><br />
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Last newsletter we told you about an important court date for Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore to he held on July 22. However, in a recent statement, supporters of Zulu were disappointed to report that this hearing has been postponed: <br />
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"Judge Erwin in the 19th judicial district court granted the State another 60-day extension without Zulu's lawyers being present in court. A statement from his legal team says, this is not over by a long shot."<br />
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Current information says the court date will be September 20, but we will keep you updated of any changes. Also be sure to visit the Zulu Support News Blog. <br />
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Show our brother some love with letters of support!<br />
<b><br />Write Him:</b><br />
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Kenny Zulu Whitmore<br />
86468 - Cypress #3<br />
LA State Prison<br />
Angola, LA 70712<br />
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>Albert Woodfox book event at the New Orleans Public Library. Photo by New Orleans Innocence Project</i>.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, April 29, 2019:<br />Ending Solitary One Book Signing at a Time</b></span> <br />
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<a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/solitary/"><i>Solitary</i></a> is now in its second printing! Albert has hardly had a minute to rest and the tour continues!<br />
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Early May finds him heading west for a book signing at Eso Wan books in Los Angeles, then north to Berkeley for two events at the Bay Area Book Festival, then on to Sacramento to join Angola 3 supporters, BJ and Gail at Underground Books.<br />
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After a scant week at home, he'll be heading to Miami to participate in a federal defenders conference and will do a book signing at Books and Books in Coral Gables in advance. <br />
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Returning from Florida, after a week at home, Albert will be heading to England to take part in the Hay Book Festival. Summer slows down a little but there will be a trip to Australia in August. Much more to come, but these are enough details for now. We hope that all of the many Angola 3 supporters across the country will be able to join Albert as he blows through their town.<br />
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We also hope you'll read through to the section on Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore--another case of total injustice.<br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Book Tour Continues:<br />In May, Albert is traveling to Los Angeles, Berkeley, Sacramento, and Florida</b></span><br />
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Albert Woodfox's memoir, entitled Solitary, was released on March 5, 2019. Albert's book tour across the US began that month in Tucson, Arizona. Most recently, Albert spoke at Yale and Princeton Universities. Next month, Albert will be in California and Florida (see the book tour schedule below).<br />
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The two photos above and below, were taken by the New Orleans Innocence Project during a March 20 book event with Albert at the New Orleans Public Library that also featured the Innocence Project's Emily Maw.<br />
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Solitary's release has attracted a wide range of media coverage, including radio interviews with Democracy Now (parts <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/43_years_meet_the_man_held">one</a> and <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/freed_prisoner_albert_woodfox_on_transformation">two</a>), <a href="https://whyy.org/episodes/ending-solitary-confinement/">WHYY Radio Times</a>, and <a href="https://www.wwno.org/post/reading-life-albert-woodfox">WWNO New Orleans Public Radio</a>,<br />
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Newspaper articles ranged from local publications like the <a href="https://www.nola.com/opinions/2019/03/albert-woodfox-of-the-angola-3-somehow-survived-almost-45-years-in-solitary-with-his-mind-intact.html">New Orleans Times-Picayune</a> and <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_7153c264-442b-11e9-906b-dfa8994bfa0f.html">New Orleans Advocate</a>, to national media like the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/what-one-mans-40-years-in-solitary-says-about-americas-criminal-justice-system/2019/03/05/01a7ce8a-2f98-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html">Washington Post / Associated Press</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/books/review-solitary-albert-woodfox.html">New York Times</a>, including the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/books/review/albert-woodfox-solitary.html">Times Sunday Book Review</a>.<br />
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Most recently Albert was featured by the <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-16/albert-woodfox-survived-half-a-lifetime-in-solitary-confinement/10980196">Australia Broadcast Corporation</a> and <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/surviving-solitary-one-mans-43-years-in-hell/news-story/f39dfc061ab2aa0e74332a54403b8b3f">The Australian</a>. A compilation of other recent news stories can be viewed <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2019/03/albert-woodfoxs-book-released-today.html">here</a>.<br />
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<i>--To learn more about Solitary, including the latest information about
Albert's book tour, please visit <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/solitary/">the publisher's website</a>. The top of the
publisher's website features links to several different booksellers
from whom you can purchase Albert's book, including <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802129086">Indie Bound</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802129080">Amazon</a>,
and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/solitary-albert-woodfox/1128978854?ean=9780802129086&st=AFF&2sid=Grove%20Atlantic_8346280_NA&sourceId=AFFGrove%20Atlantic#/">Barnes & Noble</a>.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Upcoming Book Tour Dates</b></span><br />
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<b>Los Angeles, California: May 2, 6:00 PM</b><br />
Eso Won Books, 4327 Degnan Blvd<br />
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<b>Berkeley, California: May 4, 3:15 PM</b><br />
Bay Area Book Festival, Berkeley City College Auditorium<br />
<a href="https://www.baybookfest.org/session/beyond-the-bars-alternatives-to-prison-and-punishment/"><i>"Beyond the Bars: Alternatives to Prison and Punishment"</i></a><br />
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<b>Berkeley, California: May 5, 5:00 PM</b><br />
Bay Area Book Festival, Freight & Salvage<br />
<a href="https://www.baybookfest.org/session/the-unbreakable-human-spirit-albert-woodfox-on-survival-in-solitary/"><i>"The Unbreakable Human Spirit: Albert Woodfox on Survival in Solitary," in conversation with Shane Bauer</i></a><br />
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<b>Sacramento, California: May 7, 6:00 PM</b><br />
Underground Books, 2814 35th Street<br />
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<b>Coral Gables, Florida: May 16, 7:00 PM</b><br />
Books & Books Coral Gables, 265 Aragon Avenue<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Upcoming Court Date: Please Support Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore</b></span><br />
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Supporters of Angola prisoner Kenny "Zulu" Whitmore report:<br />
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<i>"There was a long-awaited Court Hearing on April 2nd, 2019, in which Zulu was present, with support of his family and friends. In this hearing, the State was ORDERED by the Judge to have all of the withheld evidence tested by July 22nd, which is the next court date. So let's pack the courtroom on July 22nd!"</i><br />
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--For more information, please visit the website maintained by Zulu's supporters, <a href="https://zulusupporteurope.wordpress.com/newsblog/">here</a>.<br />
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<b>Write Him:</b><br />
Kenny Zulu Whitmore<br />
86468 - Cypress#3<br />
LA State Prison<br />
Angola, LA 70712<br />
U.S.A.<br />
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>Albert Woodfox and Robert King show support for their friend
Zulu during a November 2016 visit to London. Here they are standing in
front of the Zulu Taxi, an art project designed by Carrie Reichart a
longtime supporter of Zulu and the Angola 3.</i>)</div>
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<b>MORE COVERAGE:</b> <a href="https://kpfa.org/episode/africa-today-april-29-2019/"><i>Africa Today</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/weekend-australian-magazine/surviving-solitary-one-mans-43-years-in-hell/news-story/f39dfc061ab2aa0e74332a54403b8b3f"><i>The Australian</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/17/18305109/solitary-confinement-prison-criminal-justice-reform"><i>Vox</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-16/albert-woodfox-survived-half-a-lifetime-in-solitary-confinement/10980196"><i>Australia Broadcast Corporation</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/books/review/albert-woodfox-solitary.html"><i>NY Times Sunday Book Review</i></a> <b>II</b> <i>Democracy Now! (parts <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/43_years_meet_the_man_held">one</a> and <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/freed_prisoner_albert_woodfox_on_transformation">two</a>)</i> <b>II</b> <a href="https://whyy.org/episodes/ending-solitary-confinement/"><i>WHYY Radio Times</i></a> <b>II</b> <i><a href="https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/books--literature/after-years-solitary-confinement-albert-woodfox-gets-his-say/yNAGaXaMoSBcaflMgmxsbN/">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a></i> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.nola.com/opinions/2019/03/albert-woodfox-of-the-angola-3-somehow-survived-almost-45-years-in-solitary-with-his-mind-intact.html"><i>New Orleans Times-Picayune</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="http://www.stormlake.com/articles/2019/03/20/no-death-penalty-ever"><i>Storm Lake Times (Iowa)</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_7153c264-442b-11e9-906b-dfa8994bfa0f.html"><i>New Orleans Advocate</i></a> <b>II</b> <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/user/radiosputnik/40-years-in-solitary-the-story-of-albert"><i>By Any Means Necessary Radio Show</i></a> <b>II</b> <i><a href="https://www.wwno.org/post/reading-life-albert-woodfox">89.9 WWNO New Orleans Public Radio</a></i> <b>II</b> <i><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjv4e-_wfHgAhUnilQKHT63CxoQqQIIKygAMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Foutlook%2Fwhat-one-mans-40-years-in-solitary-says-about-americas-criminal-justice-system%2F2019%2F03%2F05%2F01a7ce8a-2f98-11e9-813a-0ab2f17e305b_story.html&usg=AOvVaw2nTbuRMI3PEPFXRzy3c4o2">Washington Post / Associated Press</a></i> <br />
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<i>(To learn more about </i>Solitary,<i> including the latest information about Albert's book tour, please <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/solitary/">visit the publisher's website</a>. The top of the publisher's website features links to several different booksellers from whom you can purchase Albert's book, including <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802129086">Indie Bound</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802129080">Amazon</a>, and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/solitary-albert-woodfox/1128978854?ean=9780802129086&st=AFF&2sid=Grove%20Atlantic_8346280_NA&sourceId=AFFGrove%20Atlantic#/">Barnes & Noble</a>.)</i><br />
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Today, Albert Woodfox's autobiography hit the news-stands and went on sale around the world. The release of <i>Solitary: Unbroken by four decades in solitary confinement. My story of transformation and hope</i>, has been marked by significant news coverage.<br />
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National Public Radio featured both an <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/03/02/699663270/albert-woodfox-on-serving-more-than-40-years-in-solitary-confinement">interview with Albert</a> and a <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/03/05/700339694/in-solitary-determination-and-humanity-win-over-injustice">separate book review</a> entitled "In 'Solitary,' Determination And Humanity Win Over Injustice." The Guardian <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/04/after-40-years-in-solitary-activist-albert-woodfox-tells-his-story-of-survival">reprinted a lengthy excerpt from Solitary</a>, where "The former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3 reflects on how he turned his cell from a place of confinement to a space for personal growth."<br />
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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/04/books/review-solitary-albert-woodfox.html">The New York Times' review</a> described it as an "uncommonly powerful memoir," concluding that "if the ending of this book does not leave you with tears pooling down in your clavicles, you are a stronger person than I am. More lasting is Woodfox’s conviction that the American justice system is in dire need of reform."<br />
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Solitary's release was also <a href="https://religionnews.com/2019/03/05/a-virtual-reality-tour-of-solitary-confinement-helps-religious-groups-rally-for-a-ban/">cited today by the Religion News Service</a> in an article about a virtual reality tour against solitary confinement that was presented by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, an organization that <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-moral-outrage-albert-woodfoxs-third.html">supported the campaign for Albert's release</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Book Tour Begins</b></span><br />
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On Saturday, March 2, Albert began his book tour in Arizona at the Tucson Festival of Books. His next appearance will be on March 20 at the New Orleans Public Library. Information for March 20 and other dates is featured directly below (find the latest book tour updates <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/solitary/">Solitary's website</a>):<br />
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<a name='more'></a><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Washington DC: March 25, 7:00 PM</b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In conversation with Katherine Kimpel</span><br />
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 26, 7:30 PM</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In conversation with Tracey Matisak</span><br />
<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Brooklyn, New York: March 27, 7:30 PM</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/albert-woodfox-solitary-central-library-dweck-20190327">Central Library</a>, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In conversation with Jelani Cobb</span><br />
<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Long Island City, New York: March 28, 10:30 AM</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Fortune Society, 2976 Northern Blvd.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">In conversation with Vinnie Schiraldi</span><br />
<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">New Haven, Connecticut: April 15 </b><br />
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Berkeley, California: May 4</b><br />
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>Guests of King and Kenyatta's home-warming last month. From left to right, General Rico, Deidre, Donna, Robert, Angela, Albert, Gwendolyn and Malik</i>.)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter: So Much to Celebrate</b></span><br />
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Happy Anniversary!<br />
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At long, long, long last...<br />
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From 1998 to 2016, we sent a newsletter annually commemorating another year that King, Herman and Albert remained in prison. It is such a great joy to be able to commemorate their freedom.<br />
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Today is the anniversary of Albert's 2016 release (shown in the photo above as he drove away from the prison gates). This is Albert's third year out here in the so called free world...the third year he can see the sky, go where he wants to go and do what he wants to do. After 44 years it seems like a miracle every time we talk on the phone or we book another trip to Europe or elsewhere for him to give a presentation. We're so excited to share the news of Albert's long awaited book, Solitary, which will be released on March 5 by Grove Atlantic Press. The book tour schedule is featured below and you can <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/solitary/">visit the Grove Atlantic website for more information</a>.<br />
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The top of the publisher's website features links to several different
booksellers from whom you can purchase Albert's book, including <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802129086">Indie Bound</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802129080">Amazon</a>, and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/solitary-albert-woodfox/1128978854?ean=9780802129086&st=AFF&2sid=Grove%20Atlantic_8346280_NA&sourceId=AFFGrove%20Atlantic#/">Barnes & Noble</a>.<br />
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This month also marked the 18th anniversary of Robert King's Feb. 8, 2001 release from Angola (shown in the photo above). True to his word when he was released, King has been free of Angola, but Angola and all prisons will never be free of his critical efforts. King and his partner Kenyatta presided over a rousing home-warming last month. See the photo at the top of the page!<br />
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To cap all this off, Malik Rahim's special awards evening occurred last month as well and we're happy to share some of the accolades and images from this memorable event that honored one of the founders of the Angola 3 effort.<br />
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<i>--For more on the three year anniversary of Albert's release, visit <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/02/breaking-albert-woodfox-is-freed-today.html">the compilation of news articles from three years ago today</a>, as well as <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-guardian-interviews-albert-woodfox.html">the many interviews with Albert</a> in the days that followed. If you have not yet done so, also be sure to <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/06/just-stand-video-interview-with-albert.html">watch our interview with Albert conducted in May, 2016</a>, just a few months after his release.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Book Excerpt Reflects on Three Years Ago</b></span><br />
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<i>February 19, 2016.<br /><br />I woke in the dark. Everything I owned fit into two plastic garbage bags in the corner of my cell. "When are these folks gonna let you out," my mom used to ask me. Today, mom, I thought. The first thing I'd do is go to her grave. For years I lived with the burden of not saying goodbye to her. That was a heavy weight I'd been carrying.<br /><br />I rose and made my bed, swept and mopped the floor. I took off my sweatpants and folded them, placing them in one of the bags. I put on an orange prison jumpsuit required for my court appearance that morning. A friend had given me street clothes to wear, for later. I laid them out on my bed.<br /><br />Many people wrote me in prison over the years, asking me how I survived four decades in a single cell, locked down 23 hours a day. I turned my cell into a university, I wrote them, a hall of debate, a law school. By taking a stand and not backing down, I told them. I believed in humanity, I said. I loved myself. The hopelessness, the claustrophobia, the brutality, the fear, I didn't say. I looked out the window. A news van was parked down the road outside the jail, headlights still on, though it was getting light now. I'll be able to go anywhere. To see the night sky. I sat back on my bunk and waited.</i><br />
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>Albert enjoys a canoe ride in the Spring of 2016</i>.)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Albert's Book Tour Begins</span></b><br />
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<b>Tucson, Arizona: March 2, 10:00 AM</b><br />
Tucson Festival of Books<br />
Panel Discussion with Shane Bauer & Lara Bazelon<br />
Moderated by Margaret Regan<br />
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<b>Tucson, Arizona: March 3, 10:00 AM</b> <br />
Tucson Festival of Books<br />
Panel Discussion with Lara Bazelon & Edward Humes<br />
Moderated by Grace Gamez<br />
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<b>New Orleans, Louisiana: March 20, 6:00 PM</b><br />
New Orleans Public Library, 219 Loyola Avenue<br />
Book sales provided by Octavia Books<br />
In conversation with Emily Maw<br />
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<b>Washington DC: March 25, 7:00 PM</b><br />
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW<br />
In conversation with Katherine Kimpel<br />
<b><br />Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: March 26, 7:30 PM</b><br />
Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street<br />
In conversation with Tracey Matisak<br />
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<b>Brooklyn, New York: March 27, 7:30 PM</b><br />
<a href="https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/albert-woodfox-solitary-central-library-dweck-20190327">Central Library</a>, Dweck Center, 10 Grand Army Plaza <br />
In conversation with Jelani Cobb<br />
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<b>Long Island City, New York: March 28, 10:30 AM</b><br />
Fortune Society, 2976 Northern Blvd.<br />
In conversation with Vinnie Schiraldi<br />
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<b>New Haven, Connecticut: April 15</b><br />
Yale University<br />
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<b>Princeton, New Jersey: April 17</b><br />
Princeton University<br />
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<b>Los Angeles, California: May 2, 6:00 PM</b><br />
Eso Won Books, 4327 Degnan Blvd<br />
(More details to be announced)<br />
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<b>Berkeley, California: May 4</b><br />
Bay Area Book Festival<br />
(More details to be announced)<br />
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<i>--Visit the Grove Press website (scroll to the bottom of the page) for the latest information about Albert's book tour, <a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/solitary/">here</a>. </i><i>The top of the publisher's website features links to several different
booksellers from whom you can purchase Albert's book, including <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780802129086">Indie Bound</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802129080">Amazon</a>, and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/solitary-albert-woodfox/1128978854?ean=9780802129086&st=AFF&2sid=Grove%20Atlantic_8346280_NA&sourceId=AFFGrove%20Atlantic#/">Barnes & Noble</a>.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>'Living legend' Malik Rahim honored for decades as civil rights activist in New Orleans</b></span><br />
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<i>(All photos courtesy of SULC Prof. Angela A. Allen-Bell)</i><br />
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On January 18, community activist and longtime A3 supporter Malik Rahim's life was celebrated at a powerful event held at the Southern University campus in New Orleans. <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_cb4e64e6-1d15-11e9-a838-cb241411f288.html">The New Orleans Advocate</a> reported on the night:<br />
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<i>Finally, about 11 p.m. Friday, it was time for Malik Rahim to speak.<br /><br />The 71-year-old community activist had just been honored with a four-hour "Living Legend" ceremony at the Southern University at New Orleans campus that included more than two dozen speakers, artistic performances and short films, all focused on Rahim and his life's accomplishments.<br /><br />At the event, which kicked off the weekend before the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, Rahim was heralded, again and again.<br /><br />"You, sir, are the dean of social struggle and the godfather of the revolutionary change. And you are a living legend who is happiest when you are fighting for your people," said Angela Allen-Bell, the director of the Louis A. Berry Institute for Civil Rights and Justice at the Southern University Law Center.<br /><br />Midway through the celebration, a group of young children ran in, carrying stacks of newspapers and yelling, "Read all about it." They distributed an eight-page edition of the Black Panther newspaper devoted entirely to Rahim.<br /><br />Monique Moss and her Third Eye Theater honored Rahim with dancing and drumming featuring Titos Sompa, a legendary performer from the Republic of Congo. The Spirit of Fi Yi Yi Mardi Gras Indians danced and sang. Poets Black Pearl and Sunni Patterson offered odes to New Orleans and rebellion.<br /><br />Finally, Rahim was presented with a pile of official proclamations, from the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, the New Orleans City Council and U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond.<br /><br />As he held the proclamations and looked down at the microphone in his hand, he said, "I'm at a loss for words," noting that he is rarely tongue-tied.<br /><br />"You got that right," shouted a man with a tall shock of gray hair.<br /><br />Even the catcall added depth to Rahim's story. The man with the gray hair, Albert Woodfox, 71, helped to found the Black Panther Party chapter at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He spent nearly 44 years in solitary confinement at Angola but was released three years ago, thanks to a coalition that Rahim helped to form nearly 20 years ago that worked to free him and the two other members of the Angola Three, Robert King and the late Herman Wallace...</i><br />
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--Read the full article <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_cb4e64e6-1d15-11e9-a838-cb241411f288.html">here</a>.<br />
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--See photos from the event, taken by Prof. Angela A. Allen-Bell, below:<br />
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-23145623195824492842019-01-20T15:56:00.002-08:002019-01-20T16:05:21.800-08:00A3 Newsletter: An Invitation from King and Kenyatta <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Shortly after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Robert King left New Orleans and settled in Austin, Texas. After more than a decade of living in Austin, King and his partner, Kenyatta have returned to Louisiana and they want to share their new home and their new life with the many Angola 3 supporters and comrades fighting for social justice, next weekend in their home in Westwego.<br />
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They'll be hosting a homecoming home warming on Sunday, January 27th from 2PM on. Contact Robert at <kingsfreelines gmail.com=""> if you need the address or directions and join them in their celebration.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNigLDkx3wE-xFgdNtk9ZOHgcXVwdrrTUqQPgVRyfUtciPpVKp05CejVHAEZUgNJGDD95173TftxAmQSiuQH7P4dzy05OB_1Vki4ic4Z91XQ1XwHoGnTLh4GPTFMsH4z4tv7MP7nsa6nY/s1600/invite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNigLDkx3wE-xFgdNtk9ZOHgcXVwdrrTUqQPgVRyfUtciPpVKp05CejVHAEZUgNJGDD95173TftxAmQSiuQH7P4dzy05OB_1Vki4ic4Z91XQ1XwHoGnTLh4GPTFMsH4z4tv7MP7nsa6nY/s320/invite.jpg" width="320" /></a></kingsfreelines><br />
<a name='more'></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Now Featured on Youtube: Canadian Filmmaker Ron Harpelle's "Hard Time" and "In Security"</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlwdSMQvuoXxSWaNUAET5VAOVcktgQ2qD6o5HB8ZOcn0VnCHKmoAQSNI-Nionus9pGZIWrtLzYnbgVJaCxRjsJlLmugm97Em1wIIr-Osyt12LkjxAFX8zKYAK8w0NsnCXkS-hQep7D6M/s1600/tbff-king-harpelle1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlwdSMQvuoXxSWaNUAET5VAOVcktgQ2qD6o5HB8ZOcn0VnCHKmoAQSNI-Nionus9pGZIWrtLzYnbgVJaCxRjsJlLmugm97Em1wIIr-Osyt12LkjxAFX8zKYAK8w0NsnCXkS-hQep7D6M/s320/tbff-king-harpelle1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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If you have not yet seen them, two excellent films by Canadian filmmaker Ron Harpelle (shown in the photo above with Robert King) are now available for viewing on Youtube.<br />
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Harpelle's 2014 film, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgUNdEFBJCM">"Hard Time,"</a> is centered around a lengthy interview that Harpelle conducted with Robert King. The film, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-tzSV5gZsY">"In Security,"</a> about the history and politics of barbed wire, fences, border walls, and the broader police state, is a timely re-release given the present-day context where human rights activists are working to oppose the racist border wall sought by President Trump.<br />
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<i>--To learn more about Professor Harpelle, read our 2014 interview:</i> <br />
<a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2014/04/razor-wire-prison-cells-and-black.html">Razor Wire, Prison Cells, and Black Panther Robert H. King's Life of Resistance</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Photos: Albert and Robert Visit the Netherlands</b></span><br />
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<i>(Photo of Robert and Albert in Holland, by Sarah Eick / Amnesty International)</i><br />
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Last month, in support of Amnesty International's "Write for Rights" campaign, Albert and Robert traveled to the Netherlands. The Dutch section of Amnesty has existed for 50 years and is one of the world's largest Amnesty sections.<br />
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Featured below are photos from the Write for Rights events, taken by Karen Veldkamp / Amnesty International.<br />
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<i>--READ: The Dutch publication One World's interview with Albert and Robert, entitled</i> <a href="https://www.oneworld.nl/interview/44-jaar-onschuldig-in-een-isoleercel/">"44 jaar in een isoleercel"</a><br />
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--WATCH: During their November 2017 trip to Germany, both Albert and Robert speak at an Amnesty International event in Berlin, entitled "Being Politicized" (in English with German subtitles). You can view <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf9_RaWEJYc">the short trailer</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW34q0Mhzt0">the full-length version</a>.<br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, November 30, 2018:<br />Another Years Draws to a Close </b></span><br /><br />Albert and King are ending their year with a short trip to Holland to support the Dutch branch of Amnesty International's " Write for Rights Campaign" which kicks off on December 10, International Human Rights Day. The Dutch section of Amnesty has now existed for 50 years and is one of the world's largest Amnesty sections. <br /><br />Amnesty featured Albert in their 2015 Write for Rights and the prison received bags of mail addressed to him from all over the world! Albert and King are both happy to be able to support this highly successful effort at protecting prisoners by shining the world's light on them and helping them reach for freedom. <br />
<br />On Friday December 7th, they will appear in Amsterdam, and Den Hague and for the first time, Amnesty has a Write for Rights train ride across the country, where people can get on and write during their ride! Albert and King will ride the train with Amnesty from Den Hague back to Amsterdam before heading home. The featured prisoners this year are eight women who have dared to speak out about human rights abuses from eight different countries.<br />
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In one of many interesting interviews and events that occurred this year, Director Steve McQueen (<i>Twelve Years A Slave</i>) asked Albert to read a quote from one of his interviews to open his new film <i><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/11/16/668622764/authenticity-is-my-rebellion-viola-davis-on-widows-steve-mcqueen-and-legacy">Widows</a></i>. Several supporters have been stunned to hear Albert's voice at the start of the movie.<br /><br />For those of you who have been fighting the good fight by illuminating the torture that is solitary confinement, there is a new project that you may find useful. Solitary Watch, in conjunction with Unlock the Box, has started the <a href="https://solitarywatch.org/2018/11/02/announcing-the-solitary-confinement-resource-center/">Solitary Confinement Resource Center</a>, where information, statistics, resources, tools and articles about solitary have been compiled into a huge searchable database. Check it out when you can.<br /><br />This has been a year full of travel and interviews for both Robert and Albert. Two years free and Albert has become a well-seasoned traveler, sharing how his experience of 44 years in solitary motivates him to stay involved and keep spreading the word about this dreadful penal practice. After fourteen years of advocating for Albert's release and the freedom of all political prisoners, King is happy to share the podium and the plane with his comrade of decades. March of next year brings the long-awaited release of Albert's book, Solitary, which will be released by Grove Press and, undoubtedly more travel. <br /><br />
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<br />In conjunction with Amnesty International, Albert Woodfox has issued a call to action in support of ten different human rights defenders from around the world. Albert writes:<br /><br /><i>In 2015, I was featured in Write for Rights, Amnesty's annual campaign that focuses the actions of a global movement of activists - like you - on a few priority cases.<br /><br />I am now free and am so thankful for Amnesty's remarkable support. I must help others. That's why I'm writing you today.<br /><br />Ten cases of human rights defenders - all of them women - are counting on you.<br /><br />Some are in jail. Others are under dire threat. All of them targeted for their human rights work. All need your voice. Take action for all 2018 Write for Rights cases.</i><br /><br />--Read Albert's full message <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2081204371941703&id=284617768267048&__tn__=-R">here</a>.<br /><br />--Sign the online petition <a href="https://act.amnestyusa.org/page/29666/petition/1">here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Victory! Louisiana votes to require unanimous juries in felony cases --Ends Jim Crow Era Law</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkN-Awfm-xiWU4g17_mEhOlYYpiTOWsVda1xghbS8lPq54DkbfQgf4G_nOxYjSPGRFDGpmla-iLkKNAf47GW5eX-CD3URuTIXmUo9f3Pz5d4J_f_Mq7Gn2xuqGI1eQcAiJEr34MAHwaY/s1600/juries.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1077" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkN-Awfm-xiWU4g17_mEhOlYYpiTOWsVda1xghbS8lPq54DkbfQgf4G_nOxYjSPGRFDGpmla-iLkKNAf47GW5eX-CD3URuTIXmUo9f3Pz5d4J_f_Mq7Gn2xuqGI1eQcAiJEr34MAHwaY/s320/juries.png" width="320" /></a> <br />
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As <a href="https://www.nola.com/crime/2018/11/louisiana-approves-unanimous-jury-requirement-scrapping-jim-crow-era-law.html">the NOLA Time-Picayune reported</a> following the Nov. 6 election, voters in Louisiana chose "to require unanimous juries for all felony convictions involving crimes that take place after 2018. The voters approved a state constitutional amendment ending a Jim-Crow era law that has dominated the state's legal system."<br /><br />"You, now, ladies and gentlemen have ended 138 years of Jim Crow," said state Sen. J.P. Morrell, D-New Orleans, at a campaign victory party Tuesday night. Morrell sponsored the legislation that resulted in the amendment. "You have fundamentally changed criminal justice in Louisiana."<br /><br />SULC Law Professor and longtime A3 supporter Angela A. Allen-Bell was <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/221354/851901-episode-3-angela-a-allen-bell-esq">recently interviewed on Conscious Council's Podcast</a>. Asked about how she became involved in opposing non-unanimous juries in Louisiana, Allen-Bell explains that she had first come across it when working in the courts as a lawyer: <br /><br />"So, it never left me and I had always said when I got a chance, I was going to make this a research project. I spent probably close to six years doing advocacy work on the Angola 3 case, and near the very end of the case, around 2015 when Mr. Albert Woodfox was getting ready to be tried for the third time, the State tried to introduce this request to have a non-unanimous jury. When I saw the words appear yet again, I said 'this is the moment. I have to understand this.'"<br /><br /><i>--For more about non-unanimous juries, read our previous interview with Professor Bell <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2017/08/plantations-were-prisons-mobilizing-for.html">here</a>.</i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A Path-Breaker for the Release of Other Angola Inmates, John Esteen isn't Home Just Yet</b></span><br /><br />A <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_6d50e1d6-c368-11e8-9665-d3fd1136b754.html">new article published by The Advocate</a> spotlights the case of Angola prisoner John Esteen:<br /><br /><i>For 16 years, Esteen filed appeal after appeal to his 150-year sentence for cocaine possession with intent to distribute and racketeering. Each was denied.<br /><br />But the 50-year-old Avondale native persisted. In 2016, Esteen had filed another long-shot bid to the Louisiana Supreme Court aimed at overturning 12 years of precedent on state sentencing law.<br /><br />The prisoners who waited for Esteen that day were there to tell him he had done the impossible. In a 4-3 decision, the court sided with Esteen.<br /><br />"Man, are you serious?" Esteen replied. "I'm going home!"<br /><br />Like Clarence Earl Gideon, the impoverished Florida inmate who in 1962 wrote an appeal in pencil to the U.S. Supreme Court that created the constitutional right to counsel, a new precedent now had Esteen's name on it."</i><br /><br />--Read the full article <a href="https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_6d50e1d6-c368-11e8-9665-d3fd1136b754.html">here</a>. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Meek Mill in NY Times: "Prisoners Need a New Set of Rights"</b></span> <br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMt0DllXPyC5la6AKbEOQWtsiBLyHfXYY4aHwaMwiAQI-Nz84PczCjYeFH9IQNietgIKxIBzV7aozd1NG0HfOXMDx2OCEKzp0Vu7SmhW2cd_uwTe71C-Qv-prNP0qIPGEuBcdZh09v04/s1600/meek-mill.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMt0DllXPyC5la6AKbEOQWtsiBLyHfXYY4aHwaMwiAQI-Nz84PczCjYeFH9IQNietgIKxIBzV7aozd1NG0HfOXMDx2OCEKzp0Vu7SmhW2cd_uwTe71C-Qv-prNP0qIPGEuBcdZh09v04/s320/meek-mill.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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In <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/meek-mill-criminal-justice-reform.html">a recent editorial written for the New York Times</a>, rapper and former prisoner Meek Mill reflects that "Like many who are now incarcerated, I was the victim of a miscarriage of justice. I got lucky, but because of dysfunctional, discriminatory rules, most don't." <br /><br />In his important new article, Meek Mill argues: <br /><br />
<i>It's clearer than ever that a disproportionate number of men and women of color are treated unfairly by a broken criminal justice system. The system causes a vicious cycle, feeding upon itself - sons and daughters grow up with their parents in and out of prison, and then become far more likely to become tied up in the arrest-jail-probation cycle. This is bad for families and our society as a whole.<br /><br />We, as a free and democratic society, must do better. Since my release, I've had the opportunity to meet with several lawmakers such as Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, and I'm determined to use my platform to help those without the resources to make their voices heard.<br /><br />We all need to hold our lawmakers accountable for supporting unfair or inhumane policies and all practices that perpetuate injustice, especially for the blacks and Latinos who fall prey to them most frequently. The reality is African-Americans and Latinos who come from poverty-stricken neighborhoods are assigned public defenders too overburdened to do anything in most cases other than negotiate the most favorable plea deal, regardless of guilt or innocence.<br /><br />Soon, some friends and I will be announcing a foundation dedicated to achieving real change. In the meantime, if you're interested in joining us and lending your support to solving what is the moral crisis of our time, please visit <a href="http://www.reformnow.com/">www.reformnow.com</a> and sign up.</i><br /><br />--Read the full NY Times editorial <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/opinion/meek-mill-criminal-justice-reform.html">here</a>. <br />
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-69695624965696380702018-09-30T18:47:00.000-07:002018-09-30T18:59:06.637-07:00A3 Newsletter: Important Hearing This Week for Angola Prisoner Vincent Simmons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After a relatively quiet Summer, now Fall is starting out with a bang. Last week, King and Albert made their first presentation of the new season in Montgomery, Alabama for a group of Norwegian lawmakers on a fact-finding mission about the U.S. criminal justice system. <br />
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As part of their trip to Montgomery, they visited <a href="https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/">the National Memorial for Peace and Justice</a>, also known as the Lynching Memorial that Bryan Stevenson of Equal Justice Initiative conceived and spear-headed. They also visited the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church where Martin Luther King began his ministry and met with several of MLK's comrades. <br />
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They also had a chance to visit the offices of Equal Justice Initiative where Bryan Stevenson and his staff provide legal representation to prisoners who may have been wrongly convicted of crimes, poor prisoners without effective representation, and others who may have been denied a fair trial in Alabama. It was a moving visit and an auspicious beginning to another season of sharing their experiences across the country and around the world. <br />
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In November, Albert will be traveling to Philadelphia where Mural Arts Philadelphia will be hosting <a href="https://www.muralarts.org/events/portraits-of-justice-symposium/">"Portraits of Justice Symposium."</a> Albert will be the keynote speaker for a day-long symposium that engages the public in reimagining the criminal justice system through the lens of art, advocacy, and policy reform. <br />
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Also in November, King will head off to San Diego to participate in a panel at the annual Society for Neuroscience's conference. <br />
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In December, they'll both be off to Amsterdam to help kick off Amnesty International's annual Write for Rights campaign that was so helpful in moving Albert's release forward in 2016. <br />
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In March of 2019 Albert's book will be released and he will start a multi-city book tour. <br />
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We'll keep everyone posted on these activities and more, but for this newsletter, we are hoping that supporters in Louisiana will make every effort to attend this new hearing for Vincent Simmons, an Angola prisoner who has struggled to have his case re-tried for decades.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>More About Vincent Simmons' Court Date</b></span><br />
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Vincent Simmons' hearing is scheduled for October 2 at 1.15 pm in <a href="http://www.avoyellesparishclerkofcourt.com/">the Avoyelles Parish Courthouse</a> in Marksville Louisiana. We are encouraging A3 supporters in the area to please attend the hearing and show support for Simmons. Providing further background on Simmons' upcoming court date, <a href="https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Man-serving-100-years-for-attempted-rape-prepares-to-head-back-to-court-in-Avoyelles-491482461.html">KALB</a> in Louisiana reports: <br />
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<a name='more'></a><i>Robert Hjortsberg, the attorney for Simmons, has filed a response to the state's opposition of his effort to introduce new evidence in his case which could prove his innocence.<br /><br />A witness named Pamela Jones claims to have seen Simmons the day he was alleged to have tried to rape the girls, providing him with an alibi. Hjortsberg said that Jones made the state aware of that information, but they never told the defense at the time.<br /><br />The state argues that Simmons' post-conviction application has passed timeframe deadlines. But, Hjortsberg disagrees.<br /><br />"The state is arguing as they would in any case of this nature that this post-conviction application has prescribed, meaning he has run out of time to file it," he said. "There are some exceptions to allow him to file this motion for post-conviction application after he has already filed previous ones and after the boil, plate time limitations have run. We are arguing that his case fits within one of those exceptions and of course the state is arguing that it does not fit within one of those exceptions."</i><br />
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--Read the full article <a href="https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Man-serving-100-years-for-attempted-rape-prepares-to-head-back-to-court-in-Avoyelles-491482461.html">here</a>.<br />
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--Learn more about Vincent Simmons <a href="http://www.freevincent.com/">here</a>. <br />
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-71892629063092826062018-07-27T15:22:00.000-07:002018-07-27T15:25:23.832-07:00A3 Newsletter: Why Are We Not Surprised?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Why are we not surprised that children are ripped from their immigrant parents' arms? Could it be because this has been happening for decades in U.S. jails and prisons - not to mention, with increasing frequency as the population of women prisoners grows? <br />
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Please read the article below from the July issue of the Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, entitled "Cries of Children Echo Thru Years." The numbers cited by the newsletter, detailing the numbers of mothers and their children affected by mass incarceration, are truly staggering.<br />
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There are also cases like Veronza Bowers, Ed Poindexter of the Omaha 2 and Laverne Dejohnette, where it seems no amount of cruel and unusual treatment seems to satisfy our criminal injustice system's thirst for extreme punishment. We hope Angola 3 supporters will read these articles, sign petitions and re-commit to furthering their efforts to change the rotten systems that are in place. <br />
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One bright spot in the midst of so much bad news is the release of Debbie Africa of the Move 9. It was a joy to behold seeing Debbie with her son Mike Jr., who was torn from his mother following his birth in prison! We continue to push for the freedom for the remaining six of the Move 9, who have been repeatedly denied parole since they first became eligible in 2008. So much work left to be done!<br />
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For all of you who <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2018/03/a3-newsletter-angola-3-spring-update.html">helped Malik Rahim</a> raise funds for his taxes- here's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XoXBovEjA">a short video</a> of the physical fundraiser in New Orleans.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Albert Woodfox Featured at Upcoming VOTE Workshops<br />--Events seeking participation from survivors of solitary confinement</span></b><br />
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Albert has been busy with speaking engagements country-wide, but is taking September through November to work with <a href="http://www.vote-nola.org/our-history.html">VOTE</a> (an acronym for "Voice of the Experienced," an organization founded in 2003 by former inmates of Angola Prison). Albert will participate in five focus groups around the state that will concentrate on strategies to reduce or eliminate the extensive use of solitary confinement in Louisiana jails and prisons. These groups will not be open to the public but are intended to develop a strategy that can be utilized by activists addressing this vital topic. VOTE is seeking participation from survivors of solitary confinement, with <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXMlRen7wgo3Z87FeD4CrhXWFDwTIh1iZgYLml6_1xhffNXQ/viewform?c=0&w=1">an online application and survey here</a>. <br />
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<i>Albert Woodfox spent 44 years in solitary confinement, in a 9X10 foot cell for 23 hours each day. Now, he's free and working with VOTE and other key partners to launch the Louisiana Stop Solitary Campaign. This statewide campaign will fight to end the practice of solitary confinement, and in order to win, we need to hear from people who have been directly impacted by this inhumane practice. If you have experienced solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison or jail, please register for one of our campaign planning meetings by filling out the form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXMlRen7wgo3Z87FeD4CrhXWFDwTIh1iZgYLml6_1xhffNXQ/viewform?c=0&w=1">at this link</a>. Planning meetings will be held:<br /><br /> September 6th, 6-8 pm, New Orleans<br /> September 20th, 6-8 pm, Baton Rouge<br /> October 4th, 6-8 pm, Lafayette<br /> October 11th, 6-8 pm, Shreveport<br /> November 17th, 10am-2pm, Statewide, New Orleans<br /><br />Contact Robert (robert@vote-nola.org, 214-714-0674) or Vanessa (vspinazola@gmail.com, 504-208-0584) with questions, or if you would like the registration form emailed directly to you. Please register by August 15th to be eligible for a $25 gift card and to request child care at the meeting. Light refreshments will be provided.</i><br />
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The July issue of the Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletter (<a href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/07/25/18816584.php">viewable here</a>, or by clicking on the two images below) features several important articles, including "Cries of Children Echo Thru Years." It begins:<br />
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<i>Family separation is a fact of life here, happening hundreds--if not thousands--of times a day. Even the New York Times has had quoted: "In the United States, we call that law enforcement." Prosecutors and police routinely separate children from their parents--when parents or children are arrested, when incarcerated women give birth, even when a pregnant woman fails a mandatory drug test, or when a child skips school.</i><br />
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<i>In addition, a quarter of a million U.S. children are estimated, in the mid-2000s, to have a single mother in jail. Another 150,000 had a mother in prison. And since then, the number of incarcerated women has risen. Many children have incarcerated fathers--one in four black children can expect to have their father incarcerated before they turn 14. No one in most communities, according to the Dallas Morning News, in the police, court or penal system is responsible for the safety (let alone well-being) of children whose mothers go to jail. Federal law states that any parent whose child spends 15 out of 22 months in foster care can permanently lose their parental rights...</i><br />
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--View the full newsletter <a href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/07/25/18816584.php">here</a>.<br />
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--View an archive of past newsletters <a href="http://www.realcostofprisons.org/coalition.html">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Veronza, Don't Die In Prison!<br />--BPP elder is being repeatedly denied parole </b></span><br />
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<i>(PHOTO: Pharoah Dawson, 8, recently visited Veronza. Earlier, Dawson had written to Veronza, having heard he was sick, and commanded him: "Veronza, don't die in prison.")</i><br />
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In a recent article published by the SF Bay View Newspaper, author Veronza Bowers introduces himself:<br />
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<i>Dear People, I send each and every one of you my very warmest greetings from 31 plus years deep inside the Belly of the Beast.<br /><br />My name is Veronza Bowers Jr. (so named after my Father), but many people call me Daoud. I'm a former member and captain of the original Black Panther Party, and even though government officials claim there are no political prisoners in this country's prisons and jails, it's simply not true. Having already "served" over three decades in continuous custody in federal prison, I'm one of the longest held political prisoners in the US of A. There are quite a number of us scattered about, but that's a very long story.<br /><br />Picture this in your mind ... if you dare: After 30 years of being denied release on parole, despite the fact that your conduct has been exemplary for over 20 years and you have long since met the criteria to be released on parole, finally your MANDATORY PAROLE RELEASE date rolls around: April 7, 2004. Everything is set...</i><br />
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--Read the full article and learn how to support Veronza Bowers <a href="http://sfbayview.com/2018/07/veronza-dont-die-in-prison/">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Journalist Michael Richardson Believes Ed Poindexter of the Omaha Two is Innocent of Murder</b></span><br />
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Writer Michael Richardson has been <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2010/07/cointelpro-and-omaha-two-interview-with_19.html">interviewed previously by Angola 3 News</a> about his research and writing on the cases of Mondo We Langa and Ed Poindexter, known as the Omaha 2. Sadly,<br />
<a href="https://n2pp.info/Documents/Michael/Mondo%20joins%20the%20ancestors.pdf">Mondo We Langa died</a> while still behind bars on March 11, 2016. Poindexter continues to assert his innocence and to fight for his freedom. <br />
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With the release of <a href="https://northomahahistory.com/2017/07/07/framed-series-summary-by-michael-richardson/">a new book</a> and the publication of new articles, Richardson continues his work spotlighting this important case. In his recent article <i><a href="https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-I-believe-that-Edward-by-Michael-Richardson-Black-Panthers_COINTELPRO_Crime_Evidence-180719-612.html">Why I Believe Edward Poindexter is Innocent of Murder</a></i>, Richardson writes: <br />
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<i>After a decade I finally finished the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/FRAMED-Edgar-Hoover-COINTELPRO-Omaha/dp/1985021994/ref=sr_1_43?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1530637788&sr=1-43&keywords=framed">FRAMED: J. Edgar Hoover, COINTELPRO & the Omaha Two story</a>, and can pursue efforts to help gain freedom for Poindexter, who I now believe innocent of the crime. Poindexter was head of Omaha's Black Panther affiliate group the National Committee to Combat Fascism and was a target of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's clandestine, and illegal, counterintelligence program code-named COINTELPRO.<br /><br />My purpose in writing the book was to make a record of what happened. The story, until now, has never been told in full, in the context of its time and place. Much of the story only came out years after the murder. In writing the book I followed the advice of Mondo to follow the truth. What I came to learn is that both men were innocent and prosecuted for murder because of their political beliefs.</i><br />
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--Read the full article <a href="https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-I-believe-that-Edward-by-Michael-Richardson-Black-Panthers_COINTELPRO_Crime_Evidence-180719-612.html">here</a>.<br />
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--RECENT ARTICLES: <i><a href="https://www.opednews.com/articles/Six-things-I-learned-writi-by-Michael-Richardson-Black-Panther-Party_Black-Panthers_Books_COINTELPRO-180705-678.html">Six Things I Learned Writing a Book About the Black Panthers</a></i> <b>II</b> <i><a href="https://richardsonreports.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/angela-davis-renews-call-for-release-of-ed-poindexter-mumia-abu-jamal-and-leonard-pelteir/">Angela Davis Renews Call for Release of Ed Poindexter, Mumia Abu-Jamal and Leonard Peltier</a></i> <br />
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--More information about the Omaha Two case is archived <a href="https://n2pp.info/commentary.htm">here</a>. <br />
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<i>(PHOTO: Ed Poindexter with author Michael Richardson in 2016 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary.)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Please Sign the Petition: Clemency for Laverne Dejohnette!</b></span><br />
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Please consider <a href="https://www.change.org/p/jerry-brown-clemency-for-laverne-dejohnette-b6898e03-bb48-4032-b9ed-a2a88cde0b03?recruiter=882765&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition">signing the Change.org petition</a> to California Governor Jerry Brown urging him to grant a commutation to Laverne Dejohnette. <br />
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Dejohnette's petition for commutation has been reviewed and approved by the Governor's investigators. Both the Parole Board and the California Supreme Court have recommended clemency. Now the commutation is in the Governor's hands. Dejohnette reflects today: <br />
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<i>"More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them. This quote that I read in a random book has become a focal point in my rehabilitation. I now recognize the many mistakes I made early in my life. I also know that I was lost, coming from a dysfunctional home, neighborhood and community. I am accountable for the bad choices I made but I also have learned to hold others accountable for the many abuses I endured growing up. I have healed by taking full advantage of self- help opportunities, and I continue to actively participate in my rehabilitation. I have transformed my life and if given the opportunity I will live a productive life and thrive. A Life Without the Possibility of Parole (LWOP) sentence reinforces a "throw away" attitude towards human beings. It denies that a person can grow or change."</i><br />
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--Take action <a href="https://www.change.org/p/jerry-brown-clemency-for-laverne-dejohnette-b6898e03-bb48-4032-b9ed-a2a88cde0b03?recruiter=882765&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Debbie Africa Has Been Released From Prison<br />--The struggle to free the remaining MOVE 9 continues</b></span><br />
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<i>(PHOTO: Debbie Africa with her son Mike Africa Jr, on the drive home.)</i><br />
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In a recent article, <a href="http://thiscantbehappening.net/node/3914">Baby-Snatching Practice Blocked Motherhood For 20-million Seconds</a>, veteran journalist Linn Washington Jr. writes: <br />
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<i>The piercing, bone-deep pain for a parent from having their child forcefully snatched away by authorities is a hurt Debbie Sims Africa knows in horrific ways. The immense suffering some immigrant parents currently experience -- triggered by the child-snatching/ family separation anti-immigration policies pursued by the Trump Administration on America's southern border - is something that impacts Africa very personally.<br /><br />On August 8, 1978 authorities in Philadelphia, literally snatched Africa's two-year-old daughter from her arms. A few weeks later when Africa gave birth to her son, Philadelphia authorities snatched him away also. For more than 39-years Africa could not do what she wanted to do all her life: be a lovingly embracing, nurturing and protective mother... <br /><br />Recently Debbie Africa, now 62-years-old, won parole release from a Pennsylvania prison - the first MOVE member convicted for that 1978 shootout to leave prison alive. (Two of the MOVE 9 died in prison.) <br /><br />Africa, during a press conference following her release, said seeing the cruel separations on the southern border "brought back emotions" for her. "When I saw that immigration separation on TV, I had a familiar feeling," Africa said, sitting beside her son Michael 'Mike' Africa Jr. during that press conference. "It is totally wrong what Trump is doing. The child did nothing wrong regardless of the parent. It pulls at the heart strings."<br /><br />The emotions Africa felt watching Trump's immigration enforcement practices palled in comparison to the emotions she felt arising from the reality that she had to leave her MOVE colleagues in prison, including the two surviving MOVE women who shared a prison cell with her. "I was happy to go home but hurt that they are still in prison," Debbie Africa said, describing how her MOVE member cellmates, Janine and Janet, helped her pack to leave prison. One of the still imprisoned MOVE 9 men is Debbie's husband, Michael.</i><br />
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--Read the full article by Linn Washington <a href="http://thiscantbehappening.net/node/3914">here</a>.<br />
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--Learn more about the movement to support parole for the six members of the MOVE 9 that remain imprisoned, <a href="http://move9parole.blogspot.com/">here</a>. <br />
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-47022640303575951272018-06-11T16:17:00.000-07:002018-06-11T16:17:52.317-07:00A3 Newsletter June 11, 2018: Keep on Keeping On<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Working for social justice frequently seems to be a glacially slow endeavor. This last week brought a summer thaw and more than a few things have changed. <br />
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We celebrate and honor the work of Professor Angela A. Bell and the students in her Law and Minorities classes at Southern University for their remarkable efforts in seeing the long delayed parole of John Cluchette through to his release. Please read the article and comments below on this momentous event. <br />
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Many Angola 3 supporters will remember the case of the Jena 6, yet another troubling chapter in Louisianaʻs racial history. One of Albertʻs lawyers, Rob McDuff, the amazing Emily Maw of the Innocence Project in New Orleans and Angola 3 supporter Tory Pegram, have continued to work with one of the members of the Jena 6, Theo Shaw, who rose above the massive obstacles and injustices he was faced with to graduate valedictorian of his law class this last week. Congratulations to Theo and best wishes for great success in the future. <br />
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Less personal but also a great indicator of change a coming is the article on law suits being filed against Angola by prisoners objecting to the prisoner/slave connection.... long overdue! We also want to honor the work of another one of Angola 3ʻs supporters, NRCAT and their excellent work organizing students to protest solitary confinement.<br />
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Finally, please join us in commemorating the life of Tiyo Attalah El-Salah, a prisoner at Dallas Security Prison in Pennsylvania who passed away this last week. Tiyoʻs life and work came to us through the efforts of Lois Ahrens of Real Cost of Prisons - a special friend to Tiyo and a tireless advocate for so many others. Tiyoʻs passing, much like Hermanʻs back in 2013 reminds us why we can never stop organizing and fighting.<br />
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To our comrades and allies - we are so grateful for your continued efforts. We hope this newsletter will inspire all of us to keep on keeping on. The good news lifts our spirits and the sad news reminds us that we canʻt give up! <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">'Soledad Brother' John Clutchette Has Been Released!</span></b><br />
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(<b>PHOTO</b>: <i>John Clutchette in the 1980s</i>) <br />
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On Wednesday, June 6, 'Soledad Brother' John Clutchette walked out of the prison gates a free man, following Governor Jerry Brown's final approval of a January 12, 2018 decision by the California Parole Board to grant parole to Clutchette.<br />
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On January 18, <a href="http://sfbayview.com/2018/01/soledad-brother-john-clutchette-granted-parole-will-california-gov-jerry-brown-reverse-the-decision/">we published an interview with Southern University Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell detailing Clutchette's case</a>, and which launched an action campaign initiated by Prof. Bell and her students. We extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Prof. Bell, her students, and everyone who took action in support of Clutchette's release! <br />
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<i>Watch a video interview with John Clutchette after his release, <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNCBaWgdVRDg8wMC11BscxeW6YlyrMuhvrLoSw0obl5pww4xD6kN4VcJ29N5DfGMQ/photo/AF1QipPwExscAdplwVTjSKInAu_OD-qAGjZsfg7F6b17?key=b0lweEVyUWVCZlVyU25TMlJ3RlVGSnZkNTBKeWFR">here</a>. </i> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reportback: Albert Woodfox and Robert King's Event With Angela Davis at UC-Santa Cruz</b></span><br />
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(<b>PHOTO</b>: <i>From left to right, Distinguished Professor Craig Haney, Professor Emerita Angela Davis, Robert King and Albert Woodfox, and Debbie Kilroy. Photo by Steve Kurtz</i>) <br />
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On May 22, Robert King and Albert Woodfox were hosted by the University of California at Santa Cruz, where they spoke on a panel alongside former political prisoner Angela Davis, as well as former prisoner Debbie Kilroy and Professor Craig Haney. <br />
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As reported on the UC-Santa Cruz website, Davis, a professor in UC-Santa Cruz's History of Consciousness Department for 17 years until her 2008 retirement, argued that "It's helpful to recognize that punishment in the form of imprisonment bears a direct relationship to slavery." The emergence of what's called mass incarceration can be traced back to the 19th century, right after slavery was outlawed, when "free black bodies had to be managed," she said.<br />
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Woodfox also referred to slavery when he talked about the economic exploitation of prison labor by major corporations. "Every prisoner represents profit," he said. "The irony is that companies will freely use 'slave labor' to produce their products, but if an individual is lucky enough to be released from prison, they won't hire him ... now he's of no value to them." <br />
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Read the full reportback from the May 22 event <a href="https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/05/haney-incarceration.html">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>'This is us': Jena 6 Defendant Theo Shaw Delivers Law School Commencement Address</b></span><br />
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In a recent article, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported on former Jena 6 defendant Theo Shaw's graduation this month from law school, as well as his commencement address. Writer Jarvis DeBerry, reflected: <br />
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<i>If a jury had found him guilty of the original attempted murder charge, Shaw could have been imprisoned well into his 60s. But there he was Sunday night, at age 29, standing out in a room of legal scholars. The Class of 2018 at the UW School of Law chose him to speak for them and to them. Even the law professor who called him forward to receive his degree was effusive with praise. He introduced Shaw as "my beyond student" and said, "I learned so much from him. I hope he learned something from me."<br /><br />Shaw's story is a cautionary tale, but not the typical cautionary tale one tells to scare a misbehaving child into straightening up. It's a cautionary tale that law enforcement officers in this incarceration-happy state of ours need to digest. How many other Theo Shaws has our criminal justice system chewed up and destroyed? How much talent is drying up in the sun on Angola plantation?</i><br />
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--Read the full Times-Picayune article <a href="https://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2018/06/jena_6_law_school.html">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Louisiana Prisoners Demand an End to 'Modern-Day Slavery'</b></span><br />
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A June 8 article by <i>The Appeal</i>, declares that "People incarcerated at Angola want opportunities for education instead of hard labor in the fields." Bryce Covert, writing for The Appeal reports:<br />
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<i>On May 8, a group of prisoners at the Louisiana State Penitentiary refused to perform the field labor they are compelled to do for virtually no pay. The prison, commonly known as Angola, stands on the site of a former plantation named for the origin of the slaves that worked its fields. That connection is not lost on the prisoners or their supporters...<br /><br />...Prisoners in Louisiana say the strike wasn't a sudden or isolated event but part of more than three years of organizing with the help of their supporters. During the stoppage, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee issued a list of demands from the prisoners at Angola. "We demand a national conversation," reads one of them, "inquiring how state prison farms across the country came to hold thousands of people from African descent against their will."<br /><br />Prison work in Louisiana dates back to before the end of the Civil War, when the state built its first penitentiary, located in Baton Rouge, in 1837 and handed management over to lessees who then profited off the forced labor. Louisiana took control of the Angola plantation in 1901, housing prisoners in old slave quarters and forcing them to work in the existing cotton fields. As recently as 1979, prisoners at Angola were referred to as "hands," not unlike the way slave masters referred to slaves...Today's organizers want to get rid of forced labor altogether, which is permitted under the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution.</i><br />
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--Read the full article <a href="https://theappeal.org/louisiana-prisoners-demand-an-end-to-modern-day-slavery/">here</a>.<br />
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This June, <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-moral-outrage-albert-woodfoxs-third.html">longtime opponents of solitary confinement in US prisons</a>, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) is stepping up their organizing work by initiating Torture Awareness Month. They are asking for your participation and support.<br />
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Already this year, the NRCAT U.S. Prisons Program has hosted virtual reality experiences of solitary confinement at nearly 20 college campuses and religious conferences in 2018. In April, Davis & Elkins College, a small college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Elkins, West Virginia, hosted the NRCAT virtual reality solitary confinement experience. This was part of a day-long campus-wide effort to equip students with knowledge and tools to end torture. The students also gathered over 100 names on the NRCAT petition to end solitary confinement, which was sent to the Governor's office.<br />
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<i>Learn more about Torture Awareness Month <a href="http://www.nrcat.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=298&Itemid=219">here</a>.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rest in Peace Tiyo Attallah Salah-El</b></span><br />
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(<b>PHOTO</b>: <i>Tiyo Attallah Salah-El with Lois Ahrens in 2007</i>.)<br />
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On Friday, June 8, we received an email about the passing of Tiyo Attallah Salah-El, written by Lois Ahrens from the Real Cost of Prisons Project (RCPP), which we are reprinting below:<br />
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<i>I "met" Tiyo in 2005, when I sent him a set of RCPP comic books. He wrote back immediately and over the next 15 years we became as Tiyo would say--"life-long friends," mostly through hundreds and hundreds of letters and an occasional visit or call. Ever since we exchanged that first letter, Tiyo has been a part of my life.</i><br />
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<i>This morning at 4:30am Tiyo Attallah Salah-El passed away at SCI Dallas (PA). He was 85 years old and incarcerated for more than 40 years. Tiyo was an amazing person. A sax player since high school, he was a musician and composer. A wonderful writer. His autobiography was published in 2006 and his essays were published in books and read at conferences. A life-long student he earned his BA and Masters Degree while incarcerated. He never stopped learning and appreciating the wider world. He was a prison abolitionist and founded the Coalition for the Abolition of Prisons inside of Dallas in 1995. His accomplishments are too many to name here. His extensive archive is housed at the University of Massachusetts Special Collections. You can read about him <a href="http://scua.library.umass.edu/ead/mums590">here</a>.</i><br />
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<i>He was was funny, insightful and kind and a great and loving friend to many, including to me.</i><br />
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<i>To honor Tiyo, let us rededicate ourselves to ending the cruel sentence of life without the possibility of parole, or as Tiyo accurately called it "slow death row."</i><br />
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<i>Rest in peace Tiyo.</i></div>
angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-10734692373968389922018-06-06T15:58:00.000-07:002018-06-06T15:58:07.631-07:00BREAKING: 'Soledad Brother' John Clutchette has been released!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Watch a short video interview with John Clutchette following his release, <a href="https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNCBaWgdVRDg8wMC11BscxeW6YlyrMuhvrLoSw0obl5pww4xD6kN4VcJ29N5DfGMQ/photo/AF1QipPwExscAdplwVTjSKInAu_OD-qAGjZsfg7F6b17?key=b0lweEVyUWVCZlVyU25TMlJ3RlVGSnZkNTBKeWFR">here</a>.<br />
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Today 'Soledad Brother' John Clutchette walked out of the prison gates a free man, following Governor Jerry Brown's final approval of a January 12, 2018 decision by the California Parole Board to grant parole to Clutchette.<br />
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On January 18, <a href="http://sfbayview.com/2018/01/soledad-brother-john-clutchette-granted-parole-will-california-gov-jerry-brown-reverse-the-decision/">we published an interview with Southern University Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell detailing Clutchette's case</a>, and which launched an action campaign initiated by Prof. Bell and her students. We extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Prof. Bell, her students, and everyone who took action in support of Clutchette's release!</div>
angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-49739710358505526042018-05-15T21:54:00.000-07:002018-05-16T08:45:00.543-07:00A3 Newsletter: Kiilu Nyasha Remembered, Eric Brown, and A3 in Santa Cruz<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>King, Ida, Marina and Kiilu at Expressions Gallery in 2001, just months after King's release from Angola.</i>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, May 15, 2018: <br />Paying It Forward</b></span><br />
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Albert and Robert continue on their epic journey, sharing their stories of solitary and false imprisonment, bringing attention to yet unreleased prisoners as in Los Angeles where they met with members of the Committee to Free Leonard Peltier, forging bonds with Native groups working on prison issues. At Princeton the following week they met with students in African American studies and shared their experiences. Next week they will be in Santa Cruz along with Angela Davis and others. They also wanted to share the story of Eric Brown, still in Angola, with their supporters, hoping that some will find the time to write and support Eric in his efforts towards freedom. <br />
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They also want to join in the memorializing of long time supporter <a href="http://kiilunyasha.blogspot.com/">Kiilu Nyasha</a> who passed away unexpectedly last month. Her support of the Angola 3 and so many other political prisoners was tireless and critical to so many. She will be deeply missed.<br />
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In 2008, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJknBHc-Qk">Kiilu interviewed Robert King on her TV show</a> following the release of his autobiography, and she spoke at an A3 event in 2012, (featured at 17 minutes and 50 seconds into <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFZDHb6Ce94&feature=youtu.be">this online video</a>). Below is an announcement for <a href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/15/18809223.php">Kiilu's memorial service</a>, to be held in San Francisco on May 20.<br />
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On April 7, Robert King and Albert Woodfox were featured at "Mightier than Metal, Sturdier than Concrete," an event in Los Angeles, CA that was hosted by The Main and moderated by artist & longtime A3 supporter Rigo 23. The panel discussion was held inside the exhibition supporting Leonard Peltier, entitled <a href="http://www.themainmuseum.org/press-releases-1/the-main-museum-presents-rigo-23-ripples-become-waves">'Rigo 23: Ripples Become Waves,'</a> which takes its title from a quote by Robert King: "You throw pebbles into a pond, you get ripples; ripples become waves; the waves can become a tsunami." You can view an excellent collection of photos from the day, courtesy of photographer Frank Jackson, <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2018/04/photos-robert-king-and-albert-woodfox_25.html">published here</a>.<br />
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(<i>April 7 Photo, from left to right: Albert Woodfox, Kathy Peltier, Chauncey Peltier, Robert King, and Rigo 23</i>.) </div>
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Then, on April 9, Robert and Albert appeared in a livestream video when they spoke at a standing-room-only event moderated by Bryonn Bain, Director of the UCLA Prison Education Program, held inside the Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library. If you missed the livestream, you can watch the full event, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys0Bqq4TnkY&feature=youtu.be">archived here</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Albert Woodfox and Robert King Speaking at UC-Santa Cruz with Former Political Prisoner Angela Davis on May 22 </b></span><br />
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On Tuesday, May 22, at 5:30 pm, Robert King and Albert Woodfox will be at the University of California at Santa Cruz, speaking on a panel alongside Distinguished Professor Emerita Angela Davis. The panel will be moderated by UC-Santa Cruz Professor Craig Haney, author of Reforming Punishment: Psychological Limits to the Pains of Imprisonment. The panelists will also be joined by Debbie Kilroy, an Australian prison activist and the founder of "Sisters Inside," an international organization that advocates on behalf of women in prison. Learn more about this event <a href="https://news.ucsc.edu/2018/05/haney-davis.html">here</a>.<br />
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We would like to share information with you about Eric Brown, who has released a new info-sheet flyer that Brown and his supporters are asking fellow human rights activists to share with their friends and circulate around the social media blogosphere.<br />
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Both Albert Woodfox and Robert King are familiar with this case and hope their supporters will join them in advocating for Ericʻs release. <br />
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An excerpt from this online flyer (<a href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/14/18809193.php">available here</a>) provides background info:<br />
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"At 16 years old in 1994, Jefferson Parish WRONGLY CONVICTED a innocent kid, Eric Brown, for the murder of a known drug dealer. NO MURDER WEAPON, NO EYE WITNESSES, NO DNA, NO FINGERPRINTS; THE DA TOLD THE JURY HE 'THINK' ERIC KNOWS WHO KILLED THE DEALER BUT WON'T TELL. TWO JURORS FOUND ERIC NOT GUILTY, BUT ERIC WAS STILL CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE. Eric's life -sentence was ruled unconstitutional by THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN 2012, but Louisiana refuses to follow the US Supreme Courts orders to reduce Eric's life sentence."<br />
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Read more <a href="https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/14/18809193.php">here</a>. <br />
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-91658581777773796942018-04-25T13:35:00.000-07:002018-04-26T14:51:58.217-07:00PHOTOS: Robert King and Albert Woodfox in Los Angeles at The Main with Rigo 23<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-60339605551231396972018-04-24T17:51:00.000-07:002018-04-25T12:46:01.028-07:00Watch the archived full length video: Robert King and Albert Woodfox in Los Angeles on April 9<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The April 9 <a href="http://lfla.org/event/unbreakable-spirit-freed-angola-three/">event with Robert King and Albert Woodfox</a> in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library <a href="https://youtu.be/Ys0Bqq4TnkY">has now been archived</a> for those who missed the livestream or we unable to attend.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, March 28, 2018: <br />Where Common Ground Began<br />--Help Malik Save Lubertha's Home</b></span> <br /><br />
Featured below is a fundraising appeal from longtime Angola 3 supporter and former Black Panther Malik Rahim, who is shown in the photo above, alongside Robert King and Albert Woodfox.<br /><br />The Angola 3 have long been involved with and supported Malik in his efforts with Common Ground and multiple other projects. We hope that our supporters will do what they can to assist Malik in saving his motherʻs home, the very home that was the initial base for Common Ground. Please take a moment to watch the video Malik has put together and help if you can.<br /><br />We also want to remind you that Albert and Robert will be speaking in Los Angeles, California <a href="http://www.themainmuseum.org/program/mightier-than-metal-sturdier-than-concrete-robert-king-and-albert-woodfox-struggle-angola-3">on April 7 at The Main</a> and <a href="http://lfla.org/event/unbreakable-spirit-freed-angola-three/">on April 9 at the Mark Taper Auditorium - Central Library</a>. The April 7 event, moderated by artist and longtime A3 supporter Rigo 23, will occur inside the exhibition <a href="http://www.themainmuseum.org/press-releases-1/the-main-museum-presents-rigo-23-ripples-become-waves">'Rigo 23: Ripples Become Waves,'</a> which takes its title from a quote by Robert King: "You throw pebbles into a pond, you get ripples; ripples become waves; the waves can become a tsunami." A fitting metaphor for the decades-long A3 struggle.<br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbu4IigZE6nrt61gbBIOL6xtY9yckBEkTopDjnMvl7PvY-p7TR801D3xNYA7GVQAPr_Pwd56LStQBF_GusIEWlWlzhaGLhGP1PHS4mCI3_G_aCF9ic1BqTV9p-Gdka70x2advKmK3g9o/s1600/laevent.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="750" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbu4IigZE6nrt61gbBIOL6xtY9yckBEkTopDjnMvl7PvY-p7TR801D3xNYA7GVQAPr_Pwd56LStQBF_GusIEWlWlzhaGLhGP1PHS4mCI3_G_aCF9ic1BqTV9p-Gdka70x2advKmK3g9o/s320/laevent.png" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A Message from Malik Rahim</b></span><br /><br /><i>(Watch Malik's video and donate <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/savingmalikshome">here</a>.)</i><br /><br />Almost 13 years ago, days after Hurricane Katrina, Mary Ratcliff of the Bay View News Paper called me for an interview which later was entitled "This is Criminal." First, this article exposed the fact that over 150,000 people (the vast majority being Black) in the City of New Orleans were abandoned and offered no relief. Second, it launched the founding of one of this nation's greatest relief efforts, the Common Ground Collective. Through this collective, Common Ground Relief and Common Ground Health Clinic were organized. Together, we served over a 1/2 Million people in 19 affected parishes in Louisiana as well as counties in both Mississippi and Alabama. We provided outreach assistance to displaced residents in over 20 states.<br /><br />All three organizations were founded at the home of my late Mother (Lubertha and step Father Irwin Johnson). I also housed over 200 of the early volunteers while serving as their first distribution center. Over 4,000 people received aid at my late mother's home. And it was from that home on Atlantic Ave, just weeks after Hurricane Katrina when we were hit by another hurricane, Rita. These early volunteers, working from my family home, cleaned hundreds of storm drains, preventing Algiers (which later became the community that the City of New Orleans was able to use to begin it's recovery efforts) from flooding. Never has the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana nor this nation acknowledged the role and sacrifice those who volunteered with these organizations played in the aftermath of both hurricanes.<br /><br />Now, in this New Orleans' 300th year anniversary, the city is attempting to sell my family home for back taxes. Taxes I will pay, for I truly believe there are enough grateful people in New Orleans to help me raise $ 31,000, to save a home if renovated would be valued over $200,000. But as these taxes are paid, I will be filing a civil right's law suit against the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana and U.S. Federal Government, declaring our civil rights were violated, that I was targeted for being a member of the Black Panther Party and for the work I did to free the Angola 3 (three men who spent a combine total of 114 years in solitary confinement). But most of all, for exposing the injustice infected in my community in the aftermath of these hurricanes. <br /><br />Please support my effort by not only making a contribution to save my home but calling for city, state, and congressional hearing on this civil action. Remember this can happen again if we fail to act.<br /><br />Thanking you in advance for your support. <br />In the struggle for environmental Peace & Justice<br /><br />Malik Rahim </div>
angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-32016280443464903092018-03-21T09:13:00.000-07:002018-03-28T11:16:54.657-07:00Please Support Herman Bell - Four Things to do Right Now!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last week the New York State Board of Parole granted Herman Bell release. Since the Board’s decision, there has been significant backlash from the Police Benevolent Association, other unions, Mayor De Blasio and Governor Cuomo. They are demanding that Herman be held indefinitely, the Parole Commissioners who voted for his release be fired, and that people convicted of killing police be left to die in prison. <br />
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We want the Governor, policymakers, and public to know that we strongly support the Parole Board’s lawful, just and merciful decision. We also want to show support for the recent changes to the Board, including the appointment of new Commissioners and the direction of the new parole regulations, which base release decisions more on who a person is today and their accomplishments while in prison than on the nature of their crime.<br />
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Herman has a community of friends, family and loved ones eagerly awaiting his return. At 70 years old and after 45 years inside, it is time for Herman to come home. <br />
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Here are four things you can do RIGHT NOW to support Herman Bell:<br />
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<b>3.</b> TWEET at Governor Cuomo: use the following sample tweet: <br />
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<b>4.</b> <a href="http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/03/15/herman-bell-parole-police-outcry/">Participate in a CBS poll</a> and vote YES on the Parole Board’s decision <br />
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The poll ends on March 21st. Please do this ASAP!<br />
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Script for phone calls and emails:<br />
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“Governor Cuomo, my name is __________and I am a resident of [New York State/other state/other country]. I support the Parole Board’s decision to release Herman Bell and urge you and the Board to stand by the decision. I also support the recent appointment of new Parole Board Commissioners, and the direction of the new parole regulations, which base release decisions more on who a person is today than on the nature of their crime committed years ago. Returning Herman to his friends and family will help the heal the many harms caused by crime and decades of incarceration. The Board’s decision was just, merciful and lawful, and it will benefit our communities and New York State as a whole.” <br />
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Thank you for your support and contributions. <br />
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With gratitude,<br />
Supporters of Herman Bell and Parole Justice New York</div>
angola3newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12753202759660052174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298308024509787828.post-89858701906755492052018-02-19T00:30:00.000-08:002018-06-11T15:50:25.536-07:00Albert Woodfox’s Release: Celebrating and Reflecting Upon the Two-Year Anniversary --An Interview With Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Albert Woodfox’s Release: Celebrating and Reflecting Upon the Two-Year Anniversary<br />--An Interview With Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell</b><br />
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On February 19, 2016, following 43 years in solitary confinement, Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/02/breaking-albert-woodfox-is-freed-today.html">was released from prison on his 69th birthday</a>. Now two years later, as we celebrate Albert’s 71st birthday, it is still difficult to properly articulate our profound joy that after decades of hard work and perseverance, Albert is now <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/06/just-stand-video-interview-with-albert.html">living life on his own terms</a>. We would once again like to express our sincere gratitude to Albert’s legal team and to the many supporters from around the world who came together to make this happen.<br />
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Since his release, Albert has been to Denmark, Sweden, <a href="https://www.greenpeace-magazin.de/der-panther-im-kaefig">Germany</a>, <a href="http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20171204_03223329/amerikaanse-ex-gevangenen-trekken-amnesty-schrijfcampagne-op-gang-in-kdg-hogeschool">Belgium</a>, <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/10/uk-guardian-interview-albert-woodfox-i.html">the UK</a>, <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2017/05/video-watch-albert-woodox-speaking-in.html">Canada</a> and multiple campuses including <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2017/02/albert-woodfox-and-robert-king-of.html">Harvard</a> and Yale. He’s now busy writing his autobiography and both he and fellow Angola 3 member, Robert King, continue to do their best to keep the conversation about solitary confinement and political prisoners in the public spotlight. <br />
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Albert and Robert will be speaking in Los Angeles, California <a href="http://www.themainmuseum.org/program/mightier-than-metal-sturdier-than-concrete-robert-king-and-albert-woodfox-struggle-angola-3">on April 7 at The Main</a> and <a href="https://dola.com/events/2018/4/9/unbreakable-spirit-the-freed-angola-three">on April 9 at the Mark Taper Auditorium – Central Library</a>. The April 7 event, moderated by artist and longtime A3 supporter Rigo 23, will occur inside the exhibition ‘<a href="http://www.themainmuseum.org/press-releases-1/the-main-museum-presents-rigo-23-ripples-become-waves">Rigo 23: Ripples Become Waves</a>,’ which takes its title from a quote by Robert King: “You throw pebbles into a pond, you get ripples; ripples become waves; the waves can become a tsunami.” A fitting metaphor for the decades-long A3 struggle.<br />
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If you have not yet seen it, ‘Cruel and Unusual,’ the UK film about the Angola 3, is now available both as a DVD and a in downloadable format through <a href="http://www.cruelandunusual-film.com/">the film’s website</a>.<br />
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Over the past six years, we have conducted a series of interviews with Southern University Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell. Our first interview with Prof. Bell, entitled <i><a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2012/06/prolonged-solitary-confinement-on-trial.html">Prolonged Solitary Confinement on Trial</a></i>, followed the release of her 2012 article written for <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2012/06/hastings-constitutional-law-quarterly.html">the Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly</a>, entitled "Perception Profiling & Prolonged Solitary Confinement Viewed Through the Lens of the Angola 3 Case: When Prison Officials Become Judges, Judges Become Visually Challenged and Justice Becomes Legally Blind.”<br />
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Our second interview, entitled <i><a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2014/09/terrorism-cointelpro-and-black-panther.html">Terrorism, COINTELPRO, and the Black Panther Party</a></i>, examined her 2014 article, published by <a href="http://www.lsd-journal.net/archives/Volume7/BlackPanthers.pdf">the Journal of Law and Social Deviance</a>, entitled “Activism Unshackled & Justice Unchained: A Call to Make a Human Right Out of One of the Most Calamitous Human Wrongs to Have Taken Place on American Soil."<br />
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Our third interview, entitled <i><a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2015/06/healing-our-wounds-restorative-justice.html">Healing Our Wounds</a></i>, focused on her 2015 article, published by <a href="https://repository.law.miami.edu/umrsjlr/vol5/iss1/3/">the University of Miami Race & Social Justice Law Review</a>, entitled "A Prescription for Healing a National Wound: Two Doses of Executive Direct Action Equals a Portion of Justice and a Serving of Redress for America & the Black Panther Party."<br />
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This new interview reflecting upon the two-year anniversary of Albert Woodfox’s release is the third part of our most recent set of interviews with Professor Bell. Part one, entitled <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2017/08/plantations-were-prisons-mobilizing-for.html">Plantations Were Prisons</a>, was published during the lead up to <a href="http://sfbayview.com/2017/09/millions-for-prisoners-human-rights-march-in-washington-d-c/">the August 19, 2017 Prisoners Human Rights March in Washington DC</a>, with the interview providing an in-depth discussion of the issues central to the March. <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2018/01/soledad-brother-john-clutchette-granted_18.html">Part two</a> was published last month, following the recent decision by the California Board of Parole Hearings that granted parole to ‘Soledad Brother’ John Clutchette, where Professor Bell issued a call for readers to contact California Governor Jerry Brown, urging him to affirm the decision. Gov. Brown has yet to issue a decision, so if you have not yet contacted him in support of Clutchette’s parole, please do so today.<br />
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(PHOTO: On April 17, 2012, Robert King, Amnesty International and others gathered on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol to deliver a 67,000 signature petition is support of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace. Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell, one of the speakers at the press conference is in the front row on the right. Watch a video from the day <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2012/09/video-amnesty-international-delivers.html">here</a>.) <br />
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<u><b>Angola 3 News:</b></u> <i>As we human rights activists move forward and continue fighting against the myriad of injustices related to the US prison system, it is important that we be optimistic and remain hopeful that change is possible. <br /><br />You have been visiting Albert at his home in New Orleans. Can you tell us about your visits with him? Given that you visited him while he was still imprisoned, how did you feel when he was released? What’s it like now to be spending time with him outside of the prison walls?</i><br />
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<u><b>Angela A. Allen-Bell:</b></u> Those of us who served on the Angola 3 advocacy team approached our work as if victory was our only option. The only issue was when. All three members of the Angola 3 achieved freedom. This case perfectly illustrates your point. No change can happen if the change agent does not first conceive that it is possible. Hope and optimism are essential for anyone doing the work of social change.<br />
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Albert Woodfox has defied so many odds. Despite forty-three horrific years in solitary confinement, he has willed himself to be a survivor and not a victim. He astutely spent his prison days planning for freedom, often studying newspaper advertisements to keep abreast of changes. This has helped him tremendously because he never became fully institutionalized. Therefore reentering the world he left over forty years ago has been a lot less difficult. <br />
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He budgeted on the inside for freedom and lives accordingly. On the inside, he planned how he would live his purpose on the outside. He does exactly that by educating, motivating, empowering others and advocating for needed social and criminal justice and human rights changes. He travels regularly to speak and interview and is comfortable doing so alone now. Within a few weeks of his release, he learned to email, text and use the Internet. He has purchased a vehicle and a home. <br />
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On a recent visit, I got emotional seeing him walk towards the door of his home to let me in. I was overcome with emotion just thinking about our many prison visits where we discussed how this would one day be. He is at peace, finally. This has been amazing to behold. <br />
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He has reunited with his daughter and gained grandchildren and great grandchildren. They are always present or near. <br />
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The advocacy team lives on. He would probably say we are too present at times. We all call, text, email and visit regularly―just like old times. We pry and we police. He lets us in and shuts us out. We understand because this is what we fought for: his freedom. In the past two years, we have gathered for events, parties and reunions or just because. Albert is loved and revered. He smiles gently when we discuss this. He never focuses on what went wrong. He often discusses how to make things right. He is still very politically conscious and he still enjoys a good debate.<br />
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Albert is principled. He has now met public officials, celebrities and dignitaries; yet he remains a humble man. I often tell him how he exemplifies all the traits of Christ. Like Robert King and Herman Wallace, he is very true to his Black Panther Party (BPP) ideals: service and empowerment. I view him as family and I am honored to call him my friend. Astonishingly, he is now turning seventy-one years old, has experienced only two years of freedom, but mostly talks about the work he needs to do to improve prison and human conditions.<br />
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When Herman and Albert were released, it was exhilarating! The first emotion was joy (for them). The next emotion was pride (for the group accomplishment). Those two emotions were short-lived. Reality set in quickly. The reality is that, with their release, a task was completed, but the job was far from done. Like the other advocacy team members and right alongside King and Albert, with no break in time, we returned to our respective work fighting injustice. <br />
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<u><b>A3N:</b></u> <i>What did you learn from studying the decades-long struggle for the release of Albert, as well as Herman and Robert –including from your personal involvement with the A3 Coalition in recent years? Are there any lessons that we can apply to the broader struggle against mass incarceration and for the human rights of prisoners?</i><br />
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<u><b>AB:</b></u> <b>1)</b> Victims of injustice should never limit their efforts to participating in legal proceedings. The Angola 3 had both a legal team and an advocacy team. They had a distinguished team of lawyers and those lawyers played a pivotal role in their freedom. They had an advocacy team of people who, for years, worked tirelessly behind the scenes making sure their plight was brought to the forefront. <br />
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There are people who worked over twenty years, others who worked a single year and many more who worked spans of time in-between. The team consisted of activists, childhood friends, academics, various artists, students, citizens of Louisiana and other states, clergy members, members of the faith community, lawyers, family members, members of the international community, prisoners and members of the BPP. We did interviews, articles, plays, exhibits, prayers services, second lines, rallies, press conferences, lobbying and more. <br />
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I am convinced that the Angola 3 members would still be behind bars were it not for all of these collective efforts. What plagues me is knowing that there are many more incarcerated like Albert Woodfox, Robert King and Herman Wallace who can’t mount such a campaign. No system should operate this way, but ours does. I firmly believe defendants must fight in court and out of court simultaneously. This case teaches that lesson.<br />
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<b>2)</b> I have now had time to reflect on why it is that some state officials tried so hard to prosecute three men when there was no physical evidence to justify these prosecutions and in defiance of opposition from a strong, local, national and international coalition. <br />
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Time has brought some clarity. I see it as an effort to make a public example out of those who dare to confront injustice. In the early 1970s, the Angola 3 brought BPP teachings into a segregated prison, which happened to be a former plantation. They were teaching male inmates that manhood carried responsibilities, such as confronting injustice, bettering society and demanding basic human and civil rights. Men who subscribe to this thinking are a threat to plantation culture (which is what all prisons are). Plantations run best with people who passively accept their fate. They were to be living sacrifices.<br />
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My theory gained clarity as I studied the unsolved 1972 assassinations of Denver Smith and Leonard Brown on the campus of Southern University in Baton Rouge, where I teach today. Incidentally, these murders occurred a matter of months after Albert and Herman were taken into custody for supposedly murdering a prison guard. In 1972, students at Southern were actively protesting campus conditions, as well as segregation and employment discrimination in the City of Baton Rouge. <br />
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Stokely Carmichael and Louisiana’s own H. Rap Brown (now known as Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin) were invited speakers at times. State officials branded the students radicals. After a number of police calls related to protests on and off campus, law enforcement showed up in November 1972 with tanks and military weapons. Within minutes, they shot into the crowd, <a href="http://therougecollection.net/therouge/today-is-the-43rd-anniversary-of-southern-university-massacre-where-denver-smith-leonard-brown-were-killed-2/">assassinating Smith and Brown</a>, innocent bystanders. This caused a break in the protests that had ravaged Baton Rouge. This illustration reinforces my earlier point concerning the time-tested methodology of silencing dissent through targeted, public punishment. <br />
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Also consider the 1811 Louisiana slave revolt where over two hundred slaves led a revolt that is believed to be the largest act of armed resistance against slavery in United States history. After the organizers (Kook, Quayman, Boukman, Harry Kenner and Charles Desponded) and slave fighters were caught, some were killed and others were prosecuted and sentenced (after unmerciful beatings and torture sessions). In the end, dismembered bodies and heads were placed on poles and put in view for other slaves to see the costs of getting out of line.<br />
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Angola 3 teaches that activists must not be naive when they take public positions. They must be aware that the reaction will be to silence them and to make an example out of them. They must operate with support and never alone. Supporters must be aware of this psychological approach to destroying movements. The activist community must know that this work is not glamorous or lucrative; it is sacrificial and dangerous.<br />
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<b>3)</b> The Angola 3 story demonstrates the need for broadening the scope of prison reform and broader injustice discussions from a national one to an international one. It is my firm belief that international law is a powerful tool and one that is underused. Pennsylvania prison intellectual and activist <a href="https://freesalim.net/">Robert “Saleem” Holbrook</a> authored an ingenious piece on this. In Statutory Illegitimacy and Mandatory Sentencing, he writes:<br />
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While in custody in Canada, BPP member Larry Pinkney successfully self-authored a case to the United Nations and there are a number of ongoing efforts to document human rights violations. In Pennsylvania there is a prisoner-led effort called, <a href="https://hrcoalition.org/">The Human Rights Coalition</a>. Human rights are fundamental rights that every human is entitled to enjoy just by virtue of being born. Human rights tenants were a cornerstone of Angola 3 advocacy strategy. This should be put to broader use. <br />
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<b>4)</b> The Angola 3 story teaches that profound misunderstandings about the BPP still exist. The Angola 3 joined the BPP during their incarceration. In fact, they began a prison chapter at Angola in the 1970s. Louisiana prosecutors and prison officials used their BPP affiliation to create a negative narrative around the case. <br />
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For years, this strategy was effective when it came to jurors and members of the public who lacked any knowledge of the case. However, the truth is that the BPP was not a terrorist organization or a hate group, nor were they anti-white or anti-government. They are not akin to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and they should not be compared to them. The KKK formed to promote white supremacy and racial separation. The BPP formed to eliminate injustice, empower people and improve conditions for them. <br />
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The BPP did not believe in pleading, begging, praying or patiently waiting for equal rights to be conferred. They felt that equality was a birthright, demanding it was a duty, having it delayed was an insult, and compromise was tantamount to social and political suicide. They were largely victims of a sinister plot by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover to destroy them because he was irrational, racist and opposed to dissident views of any sort. <br />
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While the BPP’s organizational life span lasted sixteen years, their contribution to society continues. A Citizens’ Complaint Board to hear allegations of police abuse was established by the Oakland City Council in 1981—fourteen years after the BPP launched its community patrols of the police. This model has been replicated and reused. Their effective use of multicultural alliances is a model that has been replicated and reused. The BPP’s breakfast program and food giveaways raised public consciousness about hunger and poverty in the United States. These programs were a precursor to the present free school lunch program. BPP activism provides a model for community self-help. Additionally, their efforts where Sickle Cell Anemia was concerned laid the groundwork for our current medical awareness and response.<br />
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In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it was the ingenuity and the selflessness of some BPP members that saved lives and rendered aid to many New Orleans residents when an official governmental response was still be fashioned. These individuals used the BPP party platform and organizing strategy to form a highly successful multicultural coalition of national volunteers who assisted for months following Hurricane Katrina. <br />
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BPP members understand how to put loyalty into practice. I joined the advocacy team when Robert King was already free. His twenty-nine years in solitary confinement did not slow him down when it came to matters of freedom for Herman and Albert. He maintained a prominent role into the inner-workings of the advocacy and litigation teams and traveled the globe to bring awareness to the case when he could have chosen to enjoy his freedom. His sense of brotherhood, his energy and his commitment to the cause was a constant inspiration to the group. Angola 3 teaches that not enough effort has been made to redress victims of J. Edgar Hoover’s COINTELPRO tactics and not enough has been done to correct the historical record where the BPP is concerned.<br />
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<b>5)</b> This case also holds valuable lessons when it comes to political and politicized prisoners. It highlights our failures where they are concerned. There are many more political and politicized prisoners who have been behind bars from the civil rights era. <a href="http://thejerichomovement.com/prisoners">The National Jericho Movement’s list</a> is a trusted source. I would also add Louisiana’s <a href="http://www.medilljusticeproject.org/category/kenny-zulu-whitmore-case/">Kenny “Zulu” Whitmore</a>, who was recently released from over twenty-eight years of solitary confinement, and seventy-four-year-old John Clutchette to that list. <br />
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John Clutchette is the sole “Soledad Brothers” survivor. He should be a free man today. The parole board has granted parole several times, including most recently on January 12, 2018. In 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown reversed them, citing his affiliation with George Jackson and the 1970s Soledad Brothers case despite the fact that he was acquitted of all charges in the Soledad Brothers case. <br />
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Governor Brown has not yet decided whether he will affirm the recent January 12, 2018 Parole Board decision granting parole (as publicized by <a href="https://angola3news.blogspot.com/2018/01/soledad-brother-john-clutchette-granted_18.html">last month’s Angola 3 News interview</a> where I shared details of a restorative justice project my Law & Minorities students undertook and called upon readers to act by contacting Governor Brown to express their support for parole in John Clutchette's case). <br />
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It is time for us to become concerned about the plight of political prisoners, which, by the way, is yet another human rights violation. Many of them don’t get visits, don’t have funds or support from the outside and are routinely subject to abuse from prison officials. We celebrate the heroes we have been trained to embrace and overlook these individuals. We need to change the narrative. The Angola 3 case underscores this. <br />
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<b>6)</b> The Angola 3 case teaches about the importance of interconnectedness. As members of the human family, we are duty-bound to take care of our own. No one is exempt from this work. In the words of the late Derrick Bell: <br />
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The late Reverend Martin Luther King also urged this:<br />
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<i>In a real sense, all life is inter-related. All persons are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be. This is the inter-related structure of reality. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.</i></blockquote>
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This was put into practice by the volunteers who interrupted their lives to lend a hand to the cause. This template should be duplicated by others.<br />
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<b>7)</b> This case highlights the importance of contextual evaluations of injustices, which requires both historical cognizance and analytical fortitude (skills we must ensure that all youth and all social change agents possess). In 1971, the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified. It gave 18-year-olds the right to vote. Public protests, challenges and activism were of tremendous concern during this era because of the potential influence they could have on this new, impressionable pool of voters. This presented specific concerns for President Richard M. Nixon as he geared for reelection. <br />
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Without attention to this historical reality, allegations of men murdering an Angola prison guard in 1972 could be accepted at face value. When this layer of context is added, a more expansive view of the case takes form. The listener hears the allegation, but also sees the context within which they arise, causing the murder allegations to compete with the vivid reality that men who had proven that they could successfully organize a following to oppose, question and challenge norms could contagiously impact an area, then a region, then a nation. <br />
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Another lesson that the Angola 3 case offers is that injustices should never be viewed out of context. <br />
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<u><b>A3N:</b></u> <i>Any closing thoughts?</i><br />
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<u><b>AB:</b></u> I had the good fortune of visiting with <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2013/10/we-speak-your-name-a3-newsletter-about.html">Angola 3 member Herman Wallace</a> during his incarceration and seeing him the night of his 2013 release and in the short days to follow before he succumbed to the cancer. When he was released, he was a very sick man, but he was well aware of the fact that he had achieved freedom following the court’s ruling declaring him to be a victim of grand jury discrimination. <br />
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From the time I met him until the time he left this world, Herman spent his time in service to humankind. He looked out for inmates in need, he fought for prison policy changes and he devoted himself to social progress. He was a shrewd organizer and a clever teacher, both by his words and his example. I am a better person because of the time I had with Herman. He badly wanted to see an awakening in this country. Prison organizing and riots have historically resulted in gains for inmates. They have also served as a vehicle for getting the public’s attention on prison affairs. I will conclude by reflecting on Herman’s words:<br />
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<i>They remove my whisper from general population to maximum security<br />– I gained a voice,<br />They remove my voice from maximum security to administrative segregation<br />– My voice gave hope,<br />They remove my voice from administrative segregation to solitary confinement,<br />-My voice became vibration for unity,<br />They removed my voice from solitary confinement to the Super Max, Camp J<br />-Now they wish to destroy me,<br />The deeper they bury me, the louder my voice.<br /><br />I SAID – THE DEEPER THEY BURY ME, THE LOUDER MY VOICE!<br /><br />By: The Late Herman Wallace, Angola 3 member</i><br />
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<b>'Soledad Brother' John Clutchette Granted Parole; Will CA Governor Jerry Brown Reverse the Decision?<br />--An interview with Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell</b><br />
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On January 12, 2018, the California Board of Parole Hearings granted parole to an elderly inmate named John Clutchette. However, supporters of parole for Clutchette are concerned that California Governor Jerry Brown will reverse the Board's decision, and Clutchette will not be released.<br />
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Supporters have a reason to be concerned. After all, this is exactly what happened in 2016 when Clutchette was similarly granted parole by the Board but Governor Brown chose to reverse the Board's ruling.<br />
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Legal scholar Angela A. Allen-Bell, a professor at <a href="http://www.sulc.edu/about-sulc/">Southern University Law Center</a> and students in <a href="http://www.sulc.edu/law_news/prof-bells-class-uses-restorative-justice-law-to-fulfill-sulcs-mission/">her "Law and Minorities" class</a> began researching Clutchette's legal battle over a year ago. Following extensive research they have concluded that "the law has been used to perpetuate an injustice in Mr. Clutchette’s case."<br />
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Why did Governor Brown deny parole to 74-year-old John Clutchette? In our interview with Professor Bell, she refers to Brown's written explanation for his 2016 parole reversal, where Brown cites the fact that in the early 1970s, Clutchette was one of a trio of inmates at California's Soledad Prison, who became high profile co-defendants known as the "<a href="https://freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC513_scans/Soledad_Brothers/513.Soledad.Brothers.Support.the.Soledad.Brothers.pdf">Soledad Brothers</a>."<br />
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Since Clutchette was ultimately acquitted of all charges in <a href="http://kentakepage.com/soledad-brothers/">the Soledad Brothers case</a>, Professor Bell argues that it is problematic for Governor Brown to use this as his reason for reversing the parole board. In our interview, Bell further contextualizes Brown's reference to the Soledad Brothers, and identifies other troubling aspects of the case.<br />
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Professor Bell concludes with a call to action, urging readers to contact California Governor Jerry Brown and express their support for the California Board of Parole Hearings January 12, 2018 decision granting parole to John Clutchette.<br />
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<u><b>Angola 3 News:</b></u> <i>Can you tell us about the work you and your students have done researching the case of "Soledad Brother" John Clutchette?</i><br />
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<u><b>Angela A. Allen-Bell:</b></u> In <a href="http://www.sulc.edu/law_news/prof-bells-class-uses-restorative-justice-law-to-fulfill-sulcs-mission/">my "Law & Minorities" class</a>, the law students explore the use of law both to perpetuate and eradicate racial injustice in the United States by exploring past and current legal, racial and social justice challenges involving minorities, indigenous peoples and others in vulnerable situations. Once such a challenge is identified, the students conduct investigative research. Restorative justice principles are then employed. <br />
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A year ago, when we began our work on the case of Soledad Brother John Cluchette, we knew only that he was in custody and that he had some historical connection to the late George Jackson. The four law students who worked on this case sifted through volumes of dated Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) documents, numerous era-related court cases, news stories, books and interviews. They also conducted their own interviews.<br />
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These collective efforts led us to conclude that the law has been used to perpetuate an injustice in Mr. Clutchette’s case. In conjunction with this conclusion and, as a restorative justice measure, we filed a complaint to the United Nations through its Special Procedures Division. <br />
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<u><b>A3N:</b></u> <i>Last week, on January 12, 2018, the California Board of Parole Hearings granted parole to Mr. Clutchette, but before he is actually released on parole, this ruling will now have to be affirmed by CA Governor Jerry Brown. In the past, Governor Brown has rejected parole for Mr. Clutchette. On what grounds did he make this decision?</i><br />
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<u><b>AB:</b></u> On November 4, 2016, California Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. reversed the 2016 California Board of Parole Hearings decision that had granted parole to John Clutchette. Governor Brown reasoned:<br />
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<i>He has told the Board many times that he was not and had never been a member of the Black Guerilla Family….Mr. Clutchette has been identified as a high-ranking and revered member of the gang since the 1970s and as recently as 2008. Although he was acquitted of the murder of a correctional officer in 1970, he later admitted to fellow inmates that he had knocked the officer unconscious before George Jackson killed him. The pair, along with Fleeta Drumgo, became known as the “Soledad Brothers,” and made national news when Mr. Jackson’s brother made a failed attempt to take the judge, a deputy district attorney, and jurors hostage….While Mr. Clutchette acknowledged that he knew all of the individuals involved at the time and shared the same ‘political ideology,’ he steadfastly denies that he was ever in the [BGF] gang or that he was ever involved in ‘any violence or anything since I’ve been in prison.’ These statements are contradicted by ample evidence in the record . . . While I appreciate that Mr. Clutchette has completed the stepdown program and has now been deemed an inactive gang member, I remain troubled by his version of events. His statements, and the evidence to the contrary, demonstrate that Mr. Clutchette has not acknowledged or come to terms with his key role in these historical events or the magnitude of his actions.</i><br />
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<i>I have considered the evidence in the record that is relevant to whether Mr. Clutchette is currently dangerous. When considered as a whole, I find the evidence shows that he currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison.</i></blockquote>
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To appreciate our conclusions about this being an injustice and a human rights violation, Governor Brown’s decision must be viewed within the larger context of this case. <br />
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From all indicators, John Clutchette was a politically inactive citizen in 1966 when he was convicted of burglary. For that charge, he was supposed to have been released from prison in April 1970. However, instead of seeing freedom, he became a character entangled in a web of racial politics and social struggle on a forgotten page in a discarded history book.<br />
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In the late 1960s and the early 1970s, the civil rights era was underway in the United States. Free citizens and inmates alike were demanding civil and human rights. At this moment in time, J. Edgar Hoover was leading the FBI. Through <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2014/09/terrorism-cointelpro-and-black-panther.html">COINTELPRO</a>, a clandestine intelligence program, Mr. Hoover sought to neutralize many activists, advocacy groups, dissident voices, artists and innocent citizens. His tactics were often unconstitutional and largely illegal. For over forty-seven long years, Mr. Hoover declared war on free expression, chilled speech, intimidated and bullied dissenters, meted out private punishments, invaded privacy rights and engaged in discriminatory law enforcement practices. The Black Panther Party (BPP) and the Black Guerilla Family (BGF) were two groups that Mr. Hoover had a particular disdain for. Mr. Hoover’s practices were successfully suppressed from the American public until 1975. The full extent of COINTELPRO harms have yet to be realized all these years removed.<br />
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The late George Jackson is another prominent figure in Mr. Clutchette’s story. He was a successful organizer, an activist, the founder of the BGF, a member of the BPP and a respected prison intellectual. In 1970, he released <i>Soledad Brother</i>, a book that exposed prison conditions to a captive world audience. While this endeared legions of inmates and free people to him, this cemented his adversarial relationship with the prison staff and administration. His opposition extended beyond the prison gates. He was a target of Mr. Hoover’s COINTELPRO program.<br />
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In the early 1970s, John Clutchette was incarcerated at California Correctional Training Facility at Soledad. He was housed in the “Y” wing on the tier with George Jackson. At the time, there were documented racial problems inside the facility, as well as allegations of excessive force and other abuses on the part of correctional officers. In this climate, three African American inmates were murdered by a white guard, African American inmate witnesses were not allowed to testify at trial and the officer was not prosecuted. Shortly thereafter, in January 1970, John Mills, a white prison guard was murdered in what some describe as an act of retaliation. George Jackson, John Clutchette and Fleeta Drumgo were accused of Officer Mills’ murder and, subsequently, indicted in February 1970. The trio became known as the “Soledad Brothers.” Mr. Clutchette was less than three months away from parole.<br />
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Months later, in August 1970, heavily armed, seventeen-year-old Jonathan Jackson joined this cast of characters. Jonathan, George’s youngest brother, entered the Marin County Courthouse during a trial. Jonathan armed three prisoners before the group left with five hostages, which included the judge and district attorney. In an effort to stop the escape, officers killed Jonathan, the judge and two of the prisoners. A year later, in August 1971, George was killed by San Quentin prison guards, leaving his associates, however distant, to pay for his sins, both real and imagined. <br />
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From all appearances, officials deemed the Soledad Brothers guilty on the day they were arrested and viewed the surrounding legal process as a mere formality—something akin to a pit stop on the way to their final destination toward literal or figurative death in prison. Fate would write another ending for John Clutchette. In February 1972, John Clutchette was acquitted by the all-white jury that presided over his case. He further defied odds when he was granted parole on November 13, 1972. <br />
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Significantly, none of the “Soledad Brothers” were found guilty of the murder of Officer Mills. Also noteworthy is the fact that John Clutchette was not charged or convicted in the 1970 Marin County Courthouse matter that was onset by Jonathan Jackson nor was he charged or convicted in the 1971 Adjustment Center incident that resulted in the death of George Jackson. <br />
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John Clutchette remained a free man from 1972 until 1980 when he was placed in custody to stand trial for the murder of Robert Bowles. Mr. Bowles’ lifeless body was found in a parked car with two gunshot wounds to the head. Mr. Clutchette, then a substance abuser and a party to illicit drug operations, testified only to participating in the cover up of the murder. Despite his testimony, he was convicted of first degree murder. An indeterminate sentence of seven years to life was imposed. Two additional years were added for use of a weapon. <br />
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Mr. Clutchette presently speaks of this crime with great remorse and sorrow. His moral convictions led him to pen a heartfelt letter to the Bowles family. In that letter, he expressed:<br />
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<i>"I…extend[] my deepest apologies and sincere regrets to the entire Bowles family for the devastating and irreparable harm that I have caused with my callous disregard for Robert’s life…I’ll forever live with the shame of my actions…It did not happen overnight…I am taking full advantage of the rehabilitative process; in my long journey of self-discovery, I have matured and learned to use my care and concern when I know that my actions have the potential to affect the lives of my fellow man/woman and community…I am on my perpetual road of atonement…."</i></blockquote>
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<u><b>A3N:</b></u> <i>Do you know how Gov. Brown arrived at the conclusions that led him to reject the Parole Board’s decision granting Mr. Clutchette parole in 2016?</i><br />
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<u><b>AB:</b></u> His written reasons suggest he used subjective, unvetted, unreliable information and inaccuracies from John Clutchette’s prison file. This includes statements from prison snitches, memoranda from confidential sources, statements from prison staff and the like. Many of the documents are self-serving. Others are little more than speculation. They are not the product of any vetting, or credible or fact-finding process; yet they have been given the veracity of such. <br />
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This is more than speculation. In 1997, the appellate court made such a fact-finding: "We agree that Clutchette’s file contains false information. He produced uncontroverted declarations which provide that he was neither involved in nor prosecuted in connection with [the 1971] San Quentin Adjustment Center takeover attempt."<br />
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This same court urged California officials to correct Mr. Clutchette’s records, stating that: "[T]his false information suggests that Clutchette was involved in a serious breach of institutional security and implicates him in the death of inmates and correctional officers. Because of the seriousness of this implication, the Department voluntarily should expunge the false information from Clutchette's file. Removing the false information from Clutchette's file might avoid litigation each time Clutchette is considered for parole in the future."<br />
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Unfortunately, California officials undertook no such action, leaving the inaccuracies in place to fulfill the court’s prophecy about the potential for harm this false information could cause. <br />
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California’s standards governing eligibility of parole board commissioners are high. The individuals who make parole decisions must have a broad background in criminal justice and experience or education in the fields of corrections, sociology, law, law enforcement, medicine, mental health, or education. Additionally, they must fulfill rigorous, annual training requirements. Such a highly distinguished Board thoroughly reviewed Mr. Clutchette’s prison record and determined some of the salacious contents not worthy of their use. <br />
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Moreover, a 2007 appellate court deemed much of the content “historically interesting but otherwise irrelevant” for purposes of parole eligibility. In his 2016 reversal of parole, the Governor imprudently relied upon these contested contents in Mr. Clutchette’s prison file. In so doing, he completely ignored the wisdom of the board that he appointed, a Board that spent considerable time examining the records in this case, and the guidance of the judicial system and rendered a decision that defies logic.<br />
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Mr. Cluchette has paid for his past crimes. He is not a public threat. This is evidenced by the California Board of Parole Hearings granting him parole in 2003, 2015, 2016 and again on January 12, 2018. Because of pending, parole-related litigation, Mr. Clutchette postponed at least seven parole suitability hearings, resulting in even more time in custody. He has been eligible for parole since 1988. <br />
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The Governor is wrong for his: (1) reliance on the false and unreliable information in Mr. Clutchette’s prison records; and, (2) display of an animus to, through the parole process, “sentence” or punish Mr. Clutchette for the 1970s Soledad murder that he was acquitted of, the 1970 Marin County Incident with which he was never charged and the 1971 Adjustment Center Incident with which he was never charged. <br />
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Tragically, the Governor’s decision to disregard the legal dictate that his actions be guided by some evidence of current dangerousness has come at the expense of an elderly man who is afflicted with a host of health problems. Worse, without intervention, Mr. Clutchette will never be able to establish his suitability for parole because these flawed records will always serve as a bar to his freedom (or can be used as such). Such decision-making is in conflict with California law, as well as human rights tenants.<br />
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<u><b>A3N:</b></u> <i>What’s the official status of John Clutchette's case at this moment?</i><br />
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<u><b>AB:</b></u> In addition to the pending human rights complaint, Mr. Clutchette has formally brought his challenges to the court (in the form of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by his incredibly talented attorney Keith Wattley). <br />
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In December 2017, the Attorney General (AG), in defense of the governor, filed a request to keep the records the governor used under seal. In support of this request, the AG argued: “Disclosure [of the documents the Governor used to support his decision that John Clutchette is unsuitable for parole] would reveal the identity of the confidential informants from whom the confidential information was obtained and would release information that poses a threat to institutional security.” <br />
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These records have been openly considered and discussed by the various parole boards over the years. In each of those instances, the respective boards deemed many of these records unreliable and consistently felt they did not amount to a showing of present dangerousness. <br />
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In concert with all of this, Mr. Clutchette appeared before the parole board again on January 12, 2018. He was once again granted parole. However, Mr. Clutchette will not actually be released on parole without Governor Brown’s formal approval.<br />
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(Photo of John Cluchette in the 1990s with his late wife) <br />
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<u><b>A3N:</b></u> <i>How can our readers best help his effort to finally be paroled?</i><br />
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<u><b>AB:</b></u> Brother Clutchette is approaching seventy-five years of age. He has lost too many years to this injustice. Readers have to become his voice at this critical time. They must create a theatre of agitation that makes elected officials uncomfortable abusing power and partaking in racial or social injustices. Officials need to know that political accountability will await them for doing so.<br />
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Readers must make John Clutchette’s story a topic of robust discussion. Most importantly, they must speak their immediate opposition to Governor Brown. Supporters can mail a written letter, send a fax, make a phone call, and/or send an email to his office.<br />
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Be sure to include his prisoner ID number: C-23857<br />
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<b>Contact Information for Governor Brown, Suggested Talking Points and Sample Letter:</b><br />
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Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.<br />
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173<br />
Sacramento, California 95814<br />
Phone: (916) 445-2841<br />
Fax: (916) 558-3160<br />
Office email (<a href="https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov39mail/">click here</a>)<br />
Link to email submission page: https://govapps.gov.ca.gov/gov39mail/<br />
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Governor Brown, <br />
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Elderly inmate John Clutchette (C-23857) was again granted parole on January 12, 2018. I urge you not to oppose his release. <br />
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In February 1972, John Clutchette was acquitted by the jury who heard and evaluated the evidence against him for the murder of Officer John Mills. In November 1972, he was granted parole. I remind you that none of the “Soledad Brothers” were found guilty of the murder of Officer Mills. <br />
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Also noteworthy is the fact that John Clutchette was not charged or convicted in the 1970 Marin County Courthouse matter that was onset by Jonathan Jackson, nor was he charged or convicted in the 1971 Adjustment Center incident that resulted in the death of George Jackson. <br />
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Despite this, your reasons for opposing his release appear to involve your desires to punish Mr. Clutchette for these things, extrajudicially. If so, this is an abuse of your powers and it is a violation of California law and of human rights principles. <br />
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Mr. Clutchette has fulfilled the 1980 sentence that was imposed in conjunction with the Robert Bowles case. The judicial system did not impose any other sentences upon him. Please respect that.<br />
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As determined by your very capable parole board on multiple occasions, he is not a present danger and the record, when contextually considered, does not hold “some evidence” of current dangerousness. Please respect this too. I thank you for your attention to this request.<br />
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<i><b>--Angola 3 News is a project of the International Coalition to Free the Angola 3. At our website, www.angola3news.com, we provide the latest news about the Angola 3. Additionally we create our own media projects, which spotlight the issues central to the story of the Angola 3, like racism, repression, prisons, human rights, solitary confinement as torture, and more.</b></i></div>
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>Albert Woodfox at a meeting of VOTE-Shreveport on October 21. Albert is standing in the back row, sixth person from the right. Click on the photo for a larger image</i>).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A3 Newsletter, Nov. 18, 2017: <br />On The Road Again </b></span><br />
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As another year draws to a close, Albert and King are busier than ever traveling the country and the world, sharing their stories and providing inspiration and hope that good things can happen in this horribly broken criminal justice system.<br />
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Next week they'll be heading to Belgium and Germany to work with their friends at Amnesty on launching another Write for Rights Campaign.<br />
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It's been a whirlwind of a year for the guys that began with trips to San Francisco to speak at the Exploratorium and UCSF Psychology Dept., then to Toronto and Montreal before heading to Denmark and Sweden, the premiere of their film, Cruel and Unusual in NYC and Los Angeles and a myriad of other events across the county to support multiple efforts. We look forward to wrapping up the year with A3 supporters next month with a report back from their European tour. <br />
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One of the most difficult things that Albert has had to deal with since his release is the many, many requests he receives from prisoners for assistance. As A3 supporters know, success in this effort took over 20 years to achieve, with hundreds of individuals using all their creativity and energy and resources to draw attention to this case, not to mention a rafter of skilled lawyers and investigators. It is heart breaking for Albert to receive letter after letter from prisoners and their families and friends who share their stories of abuse and denial of rights inside and to have so little one can offer as help. <br />
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We recall several years ago reading about a wrongfully convicted prisoner who wrote ten letters every day for the 14 years he was incarcerated to lawyers and organizations before he reached someone who heard his story, agreed to help and he was released. There are no silver bullets and no straight path towards justice, just lots of hard work, searching for legal assistance, a committed support group and some lucky breaks seem to be the only advice we can pass on. <br />
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We're so grateful that Albert is finally free and that he and Robert are able to enjoy their lives out here in minimum security with family and friends. However, as wonderful as it is to have come this far and to have both Albert and Robert free, justice was not served in this case. Freedom is the consolation prize that has committed them to keep on working for the freedom of others. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Albert and Robert Will Return to Europe for a Visit to Belgium and Germany with Amnesty International</b></span><br />
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Later this month, Robert and Albert will be going to Germany and Belgium to launch Amnesty's annual <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/write-for-rights/">Write for Rights</a> campaigns which encourages activists to write to political prisoners around the world. They will also be meeting activists at public events and continuing to campaign & lobby for an end to solitary confinement and the release of political prisoners. <br />
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In Brussels, Belgium, Albert and Robert will appear at the "Write for Rights" kickoff on Saturday the 2nd and on Tuesday the 5th at a screening of the film "Cruel and Unusual." If more information about these Brussels events becomes available, we will post it on our <a href="https://twitter.com/angola3news">twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Free-all-the-Angola-3-284617768267048/">facebook</a> pages. <br />
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For all of our A3 supporters in Germany, Amnesty International and the Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (Initiative Black People in Germany) would like to invite you to two events, both entitled <i>BEING POLITICIZED - Talking about Justice Systems and Racism with Albert Woodfox and Robert King</i>. The events are in the cities of Berlin and Cologne. <br />
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Event information, written in German, is below. <br />
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<b><u>BERLIN:</u> Dienstag 28.11.2017, 19 Uhr (Einlass 18.30 Uhr) </b><br />
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<u><b>Ort:</b></u> STUDIO Я (Maxim Gorki Theater), Hinter dem Gießhaus 2, 10117 Berlin <br />
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<u><b>Mit:</b></u> Albert Woodfox, Robert King, Bafta Sarbo (Vorstandsmitglied der Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland Bund e.V.), Sumit Bhattacharyya (USA-Experte von Amnesty International) <br />
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<b><u>Moderation:</u></b> Karen Taylor (Vorstandsmitglied des European Network Against Racism, ENAR)<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1749570442011678/">Facebook event page</a>.<br />
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<b><u>KÖLN:</u> Mittwoch 29.11.2017, 19.30 Uhr (Einlass 19 Uhr)</b> <br />
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<u><b>Ort:</b></u> Bürgerzentrum Alte Feuerwache (Großes Forum), Melchiorstraße 3, 50670 Köln <br />
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<u><b>Mit:</b></u> Albert Woodfox, Robert King, Grußwort: Jessica Böhner (Vorstandsmitglied von Amnesty International Deutschland e.V.) <br />
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<u><b>Moderation:</b></u> Hadija Haruna-Oelker (Politikwissenschaftlerin und Redakteurin, aktiv in der Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland Bund e.V.) <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ripples Become Waves: Rigo 23's Leonard Peltier Art Exhibit in Los Angeles on Sunday</b></span><br />
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Artist, Rigo 23 has actively supported the Angola 3 case and traveled extensively with Robert over the years. As part of his ongoing work on political prisoners, <a href="http://www.themainmuseum.org/program/stand-in-solidarity-with-leonard-peltier">Rigo's recent project on Leonard Peltier</a> will be exhibited this Sunday, November 19th at The Main in Los Angeles, using a title that A3's Robert King coined: "Ripples Become Waves." <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Albert Woodfox Appears in Premiere Episode of "The Story of Us With Morgan Freeman"</b></span><br />
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On October 11, the National Geographic Channel premiered the new TV show entitled "The Story of Us With Morgan Freeman." With the title and focus of the episode being <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/the-story-of-us-with-morgan-freeman/videos/the-march-of-freedom2/">"The March of Freedom,"</a> Albert was interviewed and his story was spotlighted alongside several other survivors of prison and torture.<br />
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You can watch an excerpt from the section of the show focusing on Albert <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/the-story-of-us-with-morgan-freeman/videos/the-angola-three/">here</a>, but you will need to subscribe to the National Geographic website, or possibly catch it via On Demand on your TV or as a rerun on the Nat Geo channel where it is next being rebroadcast this Sunday, November 19 at 6pm EST.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Albert Woodfox Event With VOTE-Shreveport</span></b><br />
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On October 21, Albert Woodfox traveled to North Louisiana for a meeting organized by the Shreveport, Louisiana chapter of VOTE (Voices of the Experienced). An exclusive article written for the A3 Newsletter by Deborah Allen provides background on the important history of VOTE in Louisiana, as well as a report-back from Albert's visit last month.<br />
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Albert was <a href="http://www.ksla.com/story/36651084/one-of-the-angola-3-delivers-message-of-hope-to-ex-convicts">interviewed by KSLA News 12</a> and a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shreveportsun.newspaper/videos/920421888105130">video report published by the Shreveport Sun Newspaper</a> features excerpts from Albert's talk. You can watch a video of Albert's full speech <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deborah.allen.demaree/videos/1566063163437619/">here</a>. <br />
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(<b>PHOTO:</b> <i>Deborah Allen with Albert on Oct. 21</i>)<br />
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<b>Albert Woodfox Visits VOTE-Shreveport</b><br />
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<i>Written by guest author Deborah Allen</i><br />
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Tucked away in the far northern corner of Louisiana is Caddo Parish. It is so far removed from the rest of the state you would think you are in east Texas. The one thing that cannot be denied; for years Caddo Parish has incarcerated more than anywhere else in the state. With Louisiana incarcerating more than anywhere else in the US, and the US more than anywhere in the world, logically Caddo Parish incarcerates more people per capita than anywhere else in the world.<br />
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It is evident Caddo Parish has not changed much since the Reconstruction era. A report issued by the Pew Charitable Trusts in 2016, produced in cooperation with the Democratic Governor John Bel Edward, and the Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Task Force found that more than half of prisoners recently sentenced were convicted on drug charges. The Pew report also outlined how the top 10 crimes that received sentencing are nonviolent offenses. This explains why even though arrests and sentencing are high, the crime rate keeps going up.<br />
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The Task Force's consensus recommendations would avert the projected growth in the number of prisoners in Louisiana and move the prison population downward, for an overall reduction in the prison population of 13 percent (4,817 prison beds) by 2027. This decline in the number of prisoners would save Louisiana taxpayers $305 million over the next ten years. Savings in FY2018 alone would exceed $9 million. The recommendations would reinvest over half of the savings - $154 million-into research-based programs that reduce recidivism and services that support victims of crime. (Source)<br />
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November 1, 2017 was the release date of nearly 2000 nonviolent inmates in Louisiana. Most of these inmates are being released 60 days earlier that the date that was set for release. Caddo Parish sheriff, Steve Prator wasted no time using fear tactics to scare citizens across north Louisiana. Prator held a press release that went viral across the globe, where he touted the importance of keeping "good" prisoners incarcerated to perform money-saving menial labor. Furthermore, he described state prisoners as a "necessary evil to keep the doors open" at the jail his office runs. Among those are "the ones that you can work, that's the ones that can pick up trash, the work release programs."<br />
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In Caddo Parish and north Louisiana, the services provided for reentering society do not exist, thereby creating even greater challenges for those reentering these communities to be productive citizens. While the system is broken across the state, in north Louisiana it is even worse.<br />
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VOTE (Voice of the Experienced) is a grassroots, membership organization founded and run by Formerly Incarcerated Persons (FIPs) in partnership with allies. VOTE is dedicated to ending the disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions. The mission of VOTE - We believe that FIPs, their loved ones, and their communities can use their experiences and expertise to improve public safety in New Orleans. Through civic education and participation, VOTE increasingly mobilizes a strong group of leaders to transform our city's criminal justice system. VOTE-NOLA was at the table with Pew, Southern Poverty Law Center, and Louisianans for Prison Alternatives, and the ACLU in formulating the Justice Reinvestment Package. An amazing coming together of allies and a bi-partisan legislation came together to get smart about how the state incarcerates. <br />
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During this meeting of minds, activists and allies came together and identified the need for VOTE chapters across north Louisiana. Executive director Norris Henderson and field director Robert Goodman Jr. recruited Curtis Davis and Stephanie Rogers-Jones to organize VOTE-Shreveport. In less than 6 months, VOTE-Shreveport is seeing a great response from formerly incarcerated people and their allies. The services provided by the New Orleans VOTE chapter will greatly benefit those in northwest Louisiana. The services provided by VOTE are to help with reentry health care, housing, and leadership development, all of which Shreveport is in dire need of. <br />
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Albert Woodfox graciously accepted an invitation to speak at our meeting and share his experiences of 43 years in solitary and his counsel on helping others successfully reenter. It's a five hour drive from NOLA to Shreveport. Albert left early to make the 1PM meeting and had to race back for an 8PM meeting in NOLA.<br />
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He told the audience about his time in solitary confinement, how he gathered strength to carry on day after day. When someone asked him what he focused on during his solitary confinement he stated, "If possibly dying in prison could be an inspiration to someone following me, then I was willing to make that sacrifice. I believe my cause was noble." <br />
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Albert also credited the lessons his mother taught him as a child. "That was my foundation. I realized that great men and women and sometimes children that I read about were not putting something in me, but were pulling something out of me that my mother had already instilled from me. I believed something so strongly that I was willing to give my life for it. With that belief they had no ability to break me."<br />
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Albert called on those in attendance to get behind the efforts of VOTE Shreveport with so much work to do across the state of Louisiana to make this justice reinvestment work and to keep up the good fight. As he told one young supporter when ask why he is still active after his release. <br />
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"Old men like me struggle so that young men like you can know victory. As strong as I am, I cannot do by myself. It doesn't matter how strong I am, my strength is no greater than your support. As stron<br />
g as I am, I cannot do this by myself. I have to have the strength to take the first blow but beyond that are the people sitting in this room, people of the city of Shreveport, of the state of Louisiana, people in the United States of America, and the world that make the difference."<br />
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<i><b>--Guest author Deborah Allen, (shown alongside Albert in the above photo from Oct.21) is a long time supporter of the Angola 3. Deborah is a criminal justice activist, author, and executive director of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition who recently established the first civil rights museum in north Louisiana.</b></i><br />
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<b>Flyer for an upcoming VOTE event in New Orleans:</b><br />
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Join VOTE on December 12, 2017 as we march for the rights of formerly and presently incarcerated women and girls. We will be marching from the First 72+ to City Hall. Email Lead Organizer Dolfinette Martin, dolfinette@vote-nola.org, for more information.<br />
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According to The Sentencing Project, there has been a 700% increase in the number of incarcerated women and girls since 1980. These women face greater threat of sexual assault, restricted access to necessary feminine hygiene products, prohibitive health care choices, and inhumane isolation from family and allies. We will be marching to show our support to the women and girls who have experienced, and are experiencing, the injustices of female incarceration firsthand.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A3 Newsletter, Sept 27, 2017: Continuing the Struggle to Free Political Prisoners</span></b><br />
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Albert and Robert continue tirelessly traveling around the country and the world, bringing attention to other cases and issues around the criminal "in"justice system here in the USA and in other countries that they visit. <br />
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Last month, they traveled to Washington DC for the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March. Photos from the day are featured above and directly below, taken from <a href="http://sfbayview.com/2017/09/millions-for-prisoners-human-rights-march-in-washington-d-c/">the SF Bay View article written by Wanda Sabir</a>, who is shown above with Robert and Albert. The other two photos from the day are of Albert with former political prisoner Laura Whitehorn and one of Robert and Albert with longtime A3 supporter Rebecca Hensley. At the DC march, Albert was interviewed by former political prisoner and Panther Eddie Conway for The Real News Network, which you can <a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=19869">watch here</a>. <br />
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Morgan Freeman's new show <a href="http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/the-story-of-us-with-morgan-freeman/">"The Story of Us"</a> will be premiering on the National Geographic Channel at 9pm on October 11. Entitled "The March of Freedom," the show's premiere episode will be featuring our very own Albert Woodfox. Furthermore, Albert is featured in The Story of Us teaser trailer, which you can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxG39vHxsuQ">watch here</a>. <br />
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In November, Albert and Robert will be campaigning in Germany and Belgium with Amnesty International and meeting with activists and politicians. <br />
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As racial issues take center stage in the public discourse, they felt it was timely to highlight several of far too many cases, where racial inequality plays a huge role in continued unjust extended incarceration. <br />
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The research and writing of Professor Angela Bell has appeared in several law reviews and mainstream media. Just recently her piece on "non-unanimous jury" decisions in Louisiana was featured in the Washington Post, clearly elucidating just one of the many decisions and policies in the system that is grounded in white supremacy that promotes the adjudication of blacks and whites differently. Professor Bell's article highlights just one of the many issues that Albert and Robert speak on as they travel, along with the cases of other prisoners. <br />
They hope you'll take the time to read about the current status of Leonard Peltier, as well as a previously fellow Angola inmate, Vincent Simmons. This past month also brought news of an attack on political prisoner Herman Bell. <a href="http://freehermanbell.org/Assaulted.html">Click here</a> to find out how you can help Herman. <br />
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Finally, there's news that at long last there is an effort to review the conviction of Ruchell Magee who was sentenced to 7 years to Life in August of 1965 and remains in prison.<br />
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Albert and Robert are grateful for a chance to live outside the cages they were held in for so long and feel a great urgency to try to help other prisoners that have been stuck in the system for far too long. They feel certain that the supporters who stood with them during the many years of struggle to secure their release will do what they can, as they are, for those who have not yet been as fortunate. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Will the US Supreme Court consider the legitimacy of Louisiana's non-unanimous jury system? Professor Angela A. Allen writes for the Washington Post</b></span><br />
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In a recent article for the Washington Post entitled "These jury systems are vestiges of white supremacy," <a href="http://www.sulc.edu/law_news/prof-angela-allen-bell-published-op-ed-in-the-washington-post-on-criminal-justice-reform/">SULC Professor and longtime A3 supporter Angela A. Allen-Bell</a> writes:<br />
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<i>These jury systems are largely unnoticed vestiges of white supremacy and oppression in our legal system. The Supreme Court now has the chance to accept a case that could end the use of non-unanimous juries in criminal cases. It should take this chance....<br /><br />The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision next week on whether to review the conviction of Dale Lambert, a Louisiana man who was found guilty of murder by only 10 of 12 jurors. This is a chance for the court to remove this relic of white supremacy and protect rights guaranteed by the Sixth and 14th amendments.<br /><br />We must confront the fact that oppression and supremacy are as fixed in our legal system as monuments of Confederate generals are in the ground. Both undermine social progress and speak to a systemic oppression we must fight collectively to remove.</i><br />
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--Read the full Washington Post article <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/these-jury-systems-are-vestiges-of-white-supremacy/2017/09/22/d7f1897a-9f13-11e7-9c8d-cf053ff30921_story.html?utm_term=.29a69b3e6d3a">here</a>.<br />
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--Read our recent interview with Prof. Bell examining the historical context for Lousiana's non-unanimous jury system <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2017/08/plantations-were-prisons-mobilizing-for.html">here</a>. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A Visit With Leonard Peltier Following Heart Surgery</span></b><br />
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The International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee has just released an update on elder political prisoner Leonard Peltier, including a report from a visit with him on September 21. Supporter Paulette reports from the visit:<br />
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<i>Leonard was pleased that so many people sent him birthday cards and that we had raised over $5,000 in donations for the legal fund. But there is so much more to be raised. He said, "I realize that there are many tragedies from the hurricanes, and we need to take care of one another, but I also don't want to die in prison." My heart dropped. I told him the committee, as well as his supporters, were doing everything to bring him home. It is disheartening for us all that obtaining a measure of justice for him after 40+ years demands so much money. <br /><br />He reminded me to let folks know how much he appreciates their support and prayers for him. I am always thankful that I am able to spend both good and hard time with him, but it remains so difficult to walk away and hear that door slam behind me not knowing what his next day will bring to him.<br /><br />As I drove to the airport and during the flight north, I began preparing this letter. Plainly stated, Leonard's recent health scare has shaken us all. Should Leonard succumb while imprisoned, there can be no justice for anyone. His legal team has generated a solid multi-faceted approach which outlines several avenues which may lead to Leonard's release. The formula is prepared, but the attorneys can't do it all pro bono. Our lead attorney, David Frankel, has drastically cut his fees and is imploring assisting counsel to follow suit.</i><br />
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Read the Committee's full statement <a href="https://gem.godaddy.com/p/97c5da?fe=1&pact=641972-141568039-7790604302-216fcce4c41c119656c1abe4178acc6571f85d66">here</a>.<br />
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Donate to Leonard's defense fund <a href="https://www.whoisleonardpeltier.info/">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Spotlighting the Case of Vincent Simmons</b></span><br />
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Vincent Simmons was a subject in HBO's <i>THE FARM: Life Inside Angola Prison</i> as well as three other films. His 1997 parole hearing, so shocking in its blatant racism, corralled supporters from across the globe. Today Vincent remains in prison after 40 years. The fundraising campaign was created to raise legal funds so that Vincent can receive a hearing, and hopefully a new trial. Because of the nature of the charges this has remained a highly controversial case.<br />
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<b>Here is Vincent's story:</b><br />
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On July 28, 1977, Vincent Simmons was convicted of the attempted aggravated rape of twin white girls, Karen and Sharon Sanders, and sentenced to 100 years in prison. He has been at Angola prison for forty years. He was convicted purely on the basis of the flawed and contradictory testimony of the two alleged victims and their cousin, Keith Laborde. There was no physical evidence of any kind against Vincent, in fact no physical evidence that the rapes ever actually occurred. The twins picked Vincent out of a line-up in which he was the only one handcuffed after openly stating that all black men looked alike to them. Vincent has been the subject of three documentary films and has maintained his innocence since his arrest.<br />
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There is no physical evidence that the rapes actually happened. The alleged victims waited two weeks to report the alleged rapes. No forensic tests were carried out on the clothing of the alleged victims, Vincent's clothing or the car in which the alleged rapes took place.<br />
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The doctor's report did not find any signs of injury on either of the alleged victims and stated that one of the twins was a virgin two weeks after the alleged rapes. The doctor's report was not shown at the trial excerpts from the letter sent from F.P. Bordellon Jr., M.D. to district attorney Mr. J. Eddie Knoll on June 10, 1977, regarding examination of one of the alleged victims in the Vincent Simmons case. "She admits never having had intercourse before this... There was [sic] no bruises on her body. The vaginal examination showed that the hymen was intact and I was unable to insert one examining finger."<br />
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Vincent was convicted on the basis of the flawed and contradictory testimonies of the two alleged victims and their male cousin. In the police reports, the twins said that a black man attacked them. They said they did not know his name. In court the twins and their cousin all said the attacker had told them his name before attacking them and that his name was Simmons.<br />
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The twins stated that they would not be able to pick their attacker out of a line-up because all black men looked the same to them. They later picked Vincent out of a line-up in which he was the only one handcuffed.<br />
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The police investigative reports did not include one single lead pointing to Vincent, yet he was picked off the street and charged with the crime. Two reports by the same police officer written twenty-four hours apart give two completely different locations as the place of arrest.<br />
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There is no indication that the police, at any point, had an official interview with Vincent or that he gave any sort of statement. However, when Vincent was arrested and taken into interrogation, a police officer, who was related to Keith Laborde, shot Vincent in the chest, nearly killing him. The officers present stated that Vincent had disarmed one of the officers, said "You will never take me alive," and pulled the trigger, but the gun misfired. They said he continued dry firing and then Officer Laborde shot him. Vincent was never charged with any crime related to this and it was not mentioned in trial. Vincent has maintained from the beginning that the officer's shot him because he would not confess.<br />
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The arresting police officers never testified in court.<br />
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Not only did the shooting threaten his life, but Vincent was originally charged with two counts of aggravated rape, punishable by death at the time of accusal. Only after the US Supreme Court invalidated the death penalty in Coker v. Georgia, 433 US. 584 on June 29, 1977, did the prosecution quickly amend the charges to aggravated attempted rape.<br />
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Even though the state's case at trial were the actual rapes of both of the Sanders sisters.<br />
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No pre-trial motions nor investigations by defense counsel were made.<br />
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Vincent has several documents of evidence that he was not aware of at trial. Nor was the jury or Vincent's defense counsel aware of this evidence at trial.<br />
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Vincent has been trying to win an evidentiary hearing for decades, but no state has ever afforded him one.<br />
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On July 21, 2017, a post-conviction was filed at the 12th Judicial District Court. Contained in that application is newly discovered and explosive evidence supporting Vincent's claim of innocence.<br />
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All donated funds will go to Vincent's Defense Fund account which is managed by attorney Robert Flores.<br />
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To donate, visit <a href="https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/vincent-simmons-defense-fund">the fundraising site</a>.<br />
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For more information, visit <a href="http://www.freevincent.com/">www.freevincent.com</a><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">By Angola 3 News</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Robert H. King and Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3 are
issuing a call to everybody concerned about the human rights of US prisoners:
"We know the economic situation for African Americans, other minority
communities, and poor whites is very difficult. However, if there is any way
possible for you to get to <a href="http://www.iamweubuntu.com/millions-for-prisoners-human-rights.html"><span style="color: blue;">the Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March in Washington
DC on August 19</span></a>, so that your voice can be heard, so that we can
speak in one voice, please join us. Enough is Enough!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Albert Woodfox was <a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-guardian-interviews-albert-woodfox.html"><span style="color: blue;">released from prison in February, 2016</span></a> after over
43 years in solitary confinement. Robert King, the other surviving member of
the Angola 3, spent 29 years in solitary confinement until his release in 2001.
Along with personally traveling to Washington DC for the March on August 19,
both King and Woodfox are currently working to spread the word and raise
awareness about the upcoming event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The August 19 March will gather near the White House, in
Lafayette Park, at 12:00 Noon. The organizers
"seek to unite activists, advocates, prisoners, ex-prisoners, their family
and friends, as well as all others committed to the fight to drastically reduce
or eliminate prisons and the prison system, and replace them with more humane
and effective systems. Our aim is to expose the prison industrial complex for
what it is. We want to challenge the idea that caging and controlling people
keeps communities safe." </span><br />
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"This is an opportunity to bring to light a lot of stuff that has been
kept in the dark about prisons and the judicial system. August 19 will give an
opportunity for a mother, father or grandparents to speak about the horrors of
their loved ones being in prison." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The impact of the US prison system on families is a central
focus of the March, and is an issue Woodfox speaks directly to: "If you
consider the degrading and humiliating experiences that family members
sometimes have to endure just to visit, in my opinion it has risen to the point
now where the judge sends an individual to prison, he is also sentencing the
whole family." Furthermore, "because of economic hardship,
particularly with minorities, it js very difficult for a family to give the
kind of support that they want to give to their loved ones. Those are the kinds
of things people will get a chance to talk about on August 19."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The event's two core demands involve the 13th Amendment to
the US Constitution, which was ratified in 1865, following the end of the Civil
War. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, except for prisoners, stating
specifically: "Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The organizers of the March are demanding that "the
13th amendment enslavement clause of the United States Constitution be amended
to abolish legalized slavery in America." Furthermore, they demand "a
Congressional hearing on the 13th Amendment enslavement clause being recognized
as in violation of international law, the general principles of human rights
and its direct links to" several different issues, including "private
entities exploiting prison labor," "companies overcharging prisoners
for goods and services," and "producing the world's largest prison
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">For many years now, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kotf68mrqCI"><span style="color: blue;">the
Angola 3 have criticized the existence of legalized slavery in US prisons</span></a>,
particularly given that Angola State Prison in Louisiana (where the Angola 3
organized a prison chapter of the Black Panther Party in the early 1970's) was
built on <a href="http://truth-out.org/archive/component/k2/item/79840:slavery-haunts-americas-plantation-prisons"><span style="color: blue;">a former slave plantation</span></a>, and in its current
state is arguably <a href="http://www.truth-out.org/archive/item/88191:visiting-a-modernday-slave-plantation"><span style="color: blue;">a modern day slave plantation</span></a>. Robert King extends this critique to today, asserting that: "Because
of the 13th Amendment’s impact, there needs to be a reconciliation period. The
system is oppressive with economic discrimination, racism, bigotry, and more.
We want to make the connections, to show how broad the impact of the 13th
Amendment is, and how well thought out it was. It may have been a small idea in
1865 but it has since magnified itself greatly."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Albert Woodfox argues that the enslavement clause was added
to the 13th Amendment "to appease Southern politicians and wealthy men. A
lot of people think that slavery is over, but it is not." Woodfox
continues: "Anyone who has been convicted of a felony in this country
becomes a slave of the state, and you lose your human rights and in most cases
your citizen rights for a long time, in some cases forever. Some states have
laws where if you are convicted of a felony, then you lose your right to vote.
The American Revolution was about exactly that: ‘taxation without
representation.’ If I am a former prisoner and I am lucky enough to get a job,
I will be paying taxes but I don’t have the right to vote because I went to
prison. Okay, I went to prison and I paid my dues, so why when I come back into
society do I not have the basic human right in an organized society and that is
to vote. Those are the kinds of things we are trying to bring to light to
American citizens."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As the August 19 March approaches, we are publishing a new
interview with Southern University Law Professor Angela A. Allen-Bell. In our
discussion featured below, Prof. Bell provides an in depth analysis and further
historical context for properly understanding what she argues are the
legitimate criticisms presented by organizers and participants in the March.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">For example, Prof. Bell confronts the history and legacy of
slavery head-on, asserting: "When it comes to African Americans, we have
been incarcerated from the time we arrived in this country. Plantations were
prisons. The change from incarceration on a plantation, to incarceration in
custodial institutions, to incarceration where there are no physical
limitations, but where one exists in a state of civic and political oppression,
in my view, is nothing more than semantics. Mass incarceration started when
slavery started." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This interview with Prof. Bell is now the fourth in an
extended series. Our previous interviews also focused on human rights and the
criminal justice system, and are entitled <i><a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2012/06/prolonged-solitary-confinement-on-trial.html"><span style="color: blue;">Prolonged Solitary Confinement on Trial</span></a></i>
(2012), <i><a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2014/09/terrorism-cointelpro-and-black-panther.html"><span style="color: blue;">Terrorism, COINTELPRO and the Black Panther Party</span></a></i>
(2014), <i><a href="http://angola3news.blogspot.com/2015/06/healing-our-wounds-restorative-justice.html"><span style="color: blue;">Healing Our Wounds: Restorative Justice Is Needed For Albert
Woodfox, The Black Panther Party & The Nation</span></a></i> (2015).</span></div>
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advance of the August 19 March.</span><br />
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<i>Your recent article published by the </i>Mercer Law Review<i>, entitled <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3456957-How-The-Narrative-About-Louisiana-s-Non.html"><span style="color: blue;">"How The Narrative About Louisiana's Non-Unanimous
Criminal Jury System Became a Person of Interest in the Case Against Justice in
the Deep South"</span></a> examines “instances where twelve-person juries
are allowed to cast judgement with fewer than twelve individuals voting in
favor of a finding of guilt in non-capital, criminal cases involving hard labor
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Can you please explain what your critique of this policy is,
and how it relates to your broader critique of institutionalized white
supremacy in the US criminal justice system?</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Angela A. Allen-Bell:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
In felony cases that are not death penalty cases, Louisiana seats twelve
jurors, but allows a conviction upon the vote of only ten of those jurors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In 1803, when Louisiana became a territory, unanimous
verdicts were required. Non-unanimous verdicts were introduced in Louisiana
after slavery ended. This Jim Crow era law made its way to the Constitution of
1898 after a convention of all white males expressed that their: “mission
was…to establish the supremacy of the white race.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The change from unanimity was to: (1) obtain quick
convictions that would facilitate the use of free prisoner labor (vis-à-vis
Louisiana’s convict leasing system) as a replacement for the recent loss of
free slave labor; and (2) ensure African American jurors would not use
their voting power to block convictions of other African Americans. In my view,
this law:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Creates an arbitrary system whereby
defendants of 48 states are afforded greater 6th Amendment protections than
defendants in Louisiana and Oregon, the only two states that allow the use of
criminal, non-unanimous juries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Establishes an illogical disparity
in 6th Amendment protections between state courts and federal courts since all
federal courts require unanimous juries (even federal courts in Louisiana and
Oregon).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Contributes to wrongful convictions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Ignores the credible research on group
thinking, which suggests that unanimous verdicts are more reliable, more
careful and more thorough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Creates a legal means for prosecutors to
discriminate when it comes to jury practices by allowing them to circumvent the
US Supreme Court's 1986 <i>Batson v. Kentucky</i> decision, which prohibits
prosecutors from using race as a reason not to select someone for jury
service. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Contributes to the creation of an
automated justice system whose aim is speed as opposed to justice and genuine
concern for public safety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Ignores longstanding 6th Amendment
tenants calling for unanimity dating back to the enactment of the 6th Amendment
and the time of the Framers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Allows different standards between the
states and the federal government for the protection of fundamental rights in
defiance of the Bill of Rights, which mandates otherwise. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Undermines public trust in the judicial
system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Contributes to the oppression of classes
of people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">• Contributes to mass incarceration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We often think of slavery in racial terms. The scale of
slavery is often overlooked. When slavery was abolished, it was the largest
financial asset in the American economy. This is significant because it speaks
to the coveted nature of the system and hints to the veraciousness of the
appetite that would have existed to maintain it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Laws such as the 13th Amendment and Louisiana’s
non-unanimous jury law create the appearance of legitimacy in government while
simultaneously serving as legal blueprints for the oppression of certain
people. They were written to ensure that African Americans could not achieve
social or political equality. These laws represent the legislation of
oppression and white supremacy. Justice and oppression can’t coexist. Therein
lies the problem. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The historical record is replete with examples of this
taking form under the cover of law, policy and/or practice. For example,
following the end of segregation in Louisiana, the legislature created a
Segregation Committee and an Association of Citizens Councils. These bodies
were to work in close cooperation with the legislature to preserve white
supremacy. One of the things they did was set up programs for parish voting
registrars where registrars were trained on how to promote white political
control.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mississippi’s legislature created a Sovereignty Commission
for using legislation to maintain white supremacy. Alabama added language to
its constitution that prevented people from voting if they were convicted of
certain enumerated crimes. The crimes that they included in the legislation
came from conviction statistics. They used those statistics to select crimes
that African Americans were mostly convicted of and then those crimes were put
into the constitutional enumeration with the intent of disenfranchising African
Americans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I encourage people to stop viewing these injustices as
solitary wrongs. They are so much more than bad laws or bad policies. Justice
seekers must view these laws within the context of the system they were
designed in. Fixing these laws will accomplish a very narrow goal: one
bad law gone. I discourage a fix. I encourage a solution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The real issue is the system that plays host to such
injustices and human rights abuses. The focus of this generation has to be on
systemic change. This is the only way to finally confront the complex layers of
institutionalized racism and supremacy in the criminal justice system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since the late 1980s, Congressman John Conyers has
repeatedly introduced H.R. 40, which calls for the establishment of a
“Commission to Study the Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act.”
What’s important about this legislation is the aspect that would create a
federal commission to review the institution of slavery, the resulting racial
and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these
forces on African Americans who are living today. Studies are routinely done in
this country concerning lesser matters. It makes logical sense for the
government to devote its resources to fully acknowledging the far-reaching
impact that slavery has had on us―all of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Since slavery ended, there have been too many instances of
law and policy being used as an agent of repression. And it is law and policy
that has defined our economic, political and social existence. At what point
have we collectively confronted this reality and what it has done to the
infrastructure of our government and our legal system? The upcoming march
wisely seeks to confront this void.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A3N:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <i>What
is the current status of the non-unanimous jury rule in Louisiana? Are there
currently any challenges to it in the courts or elsewhere?</i></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">AB:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> The
law remains in the criminal code and in the state constitution. It continues to
be championed and used by many prosecutors on a regular basis. At the same
time, there are continuous defense challenges in Louisiana (and Oregon) state
courts. Louisiana courts render predictable and ritualistic rulings that
maintain the status quo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">On rare occasions when Louisiana courts have agreed to
review the merits of non-unanimous jury challenges, they harmoniously declare
that the solution to this injustice is to place a toilsome burden of proof on
criminal defendants. Notably, on February 9, 2017, in the case of <i>State v.
Lee</i>, Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Arthur Hunter ruled that
proof of disproportionate impact requires the testimony of a statistician or
social scientist who has:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">"[P]reformed a peer-reviewed study which looked at raw
data concerning jury verdicts. This data would have been divided based on
unanimous and non-unanimous juries. The data then would have been analyzed for
guilty, not guilty, hung juries, and overturned verdicts. The data would also
be teased apart based on race, gender, and even religion…To show disparate
impact, the court needs to see a full-scale study which looks at the numbers to
provide conclusive demographic data…"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">There are ongoing efforts by Oregon and Louisiana defense
attorneys to have this issue reviewed by the US Supreme Court (who last spoke
on this issue in its flawed, 1972 <i>Apodaca v. Oregon</i> plurality opinion).
A mounting grassroots advocacy effort led by the ACLU of Louisiana, the Innocence
Project New Orleans, myself and a few other local lawyers and exonerees devoted
to the dismantling of this law has also formed.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A3N:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <i>In
your Mercer Law Review article and earlier in this interview, you present the
historical context for the non-unanimous jury rule by citing how the 13th
Amendment abolished slavery, except for prisoners. The 13th Amendment is a
central focus of the upcoming <a href="http://www.iamweubuntu.com/millions-for-prisoners-human-rights.html"><span style="color: blue;">Millions for Prisoners Human Rights March</span></a> in
Washington DC August 19. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In your opinion, in order to understand our present
circumstances, how significant are these historical origins of the US prison
system? What is the legacy of the laws criminalizing former slaves, known as <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/the-black-codes-4125744"><span style="color: blue;">the Black Codes</span></a> and the convict lease system that
accompanied the 13th Amendment’s legalization of slavery for prisoners?</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">AB:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> After
Abraham Lincoln was elected, Southern states started to secede from the
Union. The Civil War ended in May 1865. The 13th Amendment was ratified
in December 1865. The 13th Amendment was an attempt by Congress to get those
Southern states back. Thus, the exceptions clause. The primary architect of the
legislation was a slaveholder. In <a href="http://www.truth-out.org/progressivepicks/item/34726-capitalism-slavery-racism-and-imprisonment-of-people-of-color-cannot-be-separated"><span style="color: blue;">his recent book, Slaves of the State, Dennis Childs</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">"The grandest emancipatory gesture in U.S. history
contained a rhetorical trapdoor, a loophole of state repression, allowing for
the continued cohabitation of liberal bourgeois law and racial capitalist
terror; the interested invasion of ‘objective,’ ‘color-blind,’ and ‘duly’
processed legality by summary justice and white supremacist custom; and the
constitutional sanctioning of state-borne prison-industrial
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The legacy is that they all contributed to the continuation
of the conditions of slavery. They collectively ensured that slavery
never ended, but merely changed forms. These historical origins help us
understand the current state of affairs as much as they underscore the
significance of the upcoming march, which seeks to eradicate these structural
defects in our “injustice” system.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A3N:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> <i>You
write that your </i>Mercer Law Review<i> article “advocates against impersonal,
mechanized systems of justice that are built upon defendants, dockets, cases,
quotas, formulas and rapidity. This article calls for the justice community to
see cases in a highly personal way—to see cases as stories written about
humans.”</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In this same vein, even human rights activists can perhaps
get so caught up in the statistics of injustice (like mass incarceration and
the racially discriminatory so-called “war on drugs.”) that we can downplay or
even forget the human story behind the statistics. What is that story? What do
you think is the US prison system’s impact on prisoners, prisoners’ families,
and the broader human community?</span></i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">AB:</span></u></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
Nothing about who we are as a mass incarcerator should be viewed as a current
event. When it comes to African Americans, we have been incarcerated from
the time we arrived in this country. Plantations were prisons. The change from
incarceration on a plantation, to incarceration in custodial institutions, to
incarceration where there are no physical limitations, but where one exists in
a state of civic and political oppression, in my view, is nothing more than
semantics. Mass incarceration started when slavery started. And, since that
time, African Americans have experienced some form of imprisonment―the
differences are in the degrees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The notion of incarcerating people as a form of individual
punishment did not always exist. The practice was to convict then punish, not
to confine. Death and corporal punishment were used extensively before
opposition to the death penalty formed. The practice of using physical
structures to separate people from society came as an alternative to this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">These institutions (along with immigrant detention centers)
have transcended the Southern racist and exploitative agenda and morphed into
incubators for capitalist contrivances. At this moment in America, there are
over 2.2 million incarcerated people. Incarceration has increased by more than
500% in the last forty years. My research does not offer justification for such
sweeping efforts to lock people up. What it does show is that laws, policies,
racism, bias, unjust practices, abuses and a nearly automated judicial system
has led to the creation of what I liken to an organized human trafficking
system where poor people are ushered through courts on virtual conveyor belts
and funneled into the unyielding grip of custodial detention and state
supervision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As people understand this, they will approach conversations
about prisons and convictions with caution and begin to develop the capacity to
see inmates as something more than just “defendants” or “criminals.” This
matters because perception and characterization shapes our level of empathy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In no way am I suggesting that every prisoner is free of
culpability and is undeservingly in custody. I don’t feel that way at all. I am
suggesting that the system is so inherently flawed and so riddled with bias
(both implicit and explicit) that it often treats the innocent and the guilty
the same and, once in it, the system engulfs a person and often fast-tracks
them to becoming their worse self.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Prisons are breeding grounds for sickness, recidivism,
exploitation, cruelty and destruction. In their current form, they are not a
good use of public dollars. With this appreciation, we can no longer dismiss
conversations about prisoners. We can’t rest on the notion that inmates put
themselves there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In this same vein, we must fight the overuse and abuse of
solitary confinement, both in the general population and on death row. This
system affords too much unchecked authority to prison officials. The harms far
outweigh the benefits. The situation has been too well studied to be refuted at
this point. Prolonged solitary confinement causes anxiety, depression, anger,
cognitive disturbances, perceptual distortions, obsessive thoughts, paranoia,
psychosis and a host of other medical and emotional challenges. It costs more.
It is disproportionately used on minorities and vulnerable populations, such as
the mentally ill and members of the LGBT community.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The march organizers are correct when they refer to solitary
confinement as torture and torture as a human rights violation. <a href="http://solitarywatch.com/2016/10/28/un-report-compares-solitary-confinement-practices-around-the-world/"><span style="color: blue;">The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture has
declared it to be so.</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This march represents a moment for people to see what
prisons are as much as what they are not. Certainly, they are needed for public
safety in some instances. But the scale of the situation in the United States
far exceeds what is necessary for public safety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Prisons create and ensure an underclass. Prisons provide a
free labor base. Prisons destroy families and kill potential in people. Prisons
provide profits to those who have a stake in them.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">--Angola 3 News is a project of the International Coalition
to Free the Angola 3. Our website is www.angola3news.com, where we provide the
latest news about the Angola 3. Additionally we are also creating our own media
projects, which spotlight the issues central to the story of the Angola 3, like
racism, repression, prisons, human rights, solitary confinement as torture, and
more.</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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