Welcome to our 'Prisoner of the Month' page. Here you can find a listing of contact and background information on prisoners who are looking for support during their incarceration.
SKIP TO RELEVANT SECTION : Tarnac9 - SmashEDO Decommissioners - SHAC activists - Free Marie - Sean Kirtley -Prisoners can be moved to different locations so before posting your letter, make sure the address is correct by doing a quick internet search to get the latest information. Send us a quick email if you find that any of the below information needs updating. Also, if you have never written to a prisoner before, make sure to read FAQs on how to do so!!
Writing to Prisoners : Click here first to learn more about writing to prisoners. Brighton ABC put together this document with loads of relevant information.
Antifa letter writing PDF document : Another document to check out on the dos and donts of letter writing to prisoners.
Tarnac9 - as mentioned on our 15 May 2009 show : On November 11th 2008, French Anti-Terrorism Police arrested around twenty people, mostly in Tarnac, a small village in the Correze region of central France. Nine were subsequently accused of "criminal association for the purposes of terrorist activity" in connection with the sabotage of train lines which had caused delays on the French railways, five of them were released on bail and two remain in custody. Very little evidence has been presented against them, but central to the prosecution is their alleged authorship of a book, 'The Coming Insurrection', and their association with what the French government has termed the "anarcho-autonomous movement". They and others are the victims of a witch-hunt in which the word "terrorism" is applied to any ideas and practices which challenge the status quo. An international movement is emerging in their support. SmashEDO Decommissioners - as mentioned on our 17 April 2009 show : On January 16th a group of 6 decommissioners broke into the EDO/ITT complex and disarmed the factory that was making the bomb release mechanisms for the F15's and F16's. These release mechanisms were essential for the Israeli air force to drop thousands of bombs on innocent people in Palestine. they caused 300,000 pounds worth of damage and successfully brought business to a standstill. The Raytheon 9 did a very similar action causing also 300,000 pounds worth of damage at a Raytheon plant in Derry. On 11 June 2008, by a unanimous verdict of the jury, the Raytheon 9 were found not guilty of three counts of criminal damage at the Raytheon offices, Derry Northern Ireland on August 2006. "The Prosecution could produce not a shred of evidence to counter their case that we had acted to prevent the commission of war crimes during the Lebanon war by the Israeli armed forces using weapons supplied by Raytheon." Colm Bryce EDO MBM have joint contracts with Raytheon for the Paveway Lazer Guided Bombs, they and the British government should be done with aiding and abetting and perpetuating war crimes in Iraq, Lebanon and Gaza. SHAC - as stated on our 6 March 2009 show : On Wednesday 21st January, seven activists from the campaign Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) were sentenced to a total of fifty years in prison, after they were found guilty in December 2008 of 'conspiracy to blackmail' Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS). Heather Nicholson was jailed for 11 years, Gregg and Natasha Avery sentenced to nine years each, Gavin Medd-Hall an eight-year prison sentence, Daniel Wadham jailed for five years, Dan Amos and another were both sentenced to four years in prison. Send letters of support to:
Free Marie - as stated on our 5 December 2008 show : Marie, at the time of our show, was awaiting sentencing having pleaded guilty to involvement in ELF (Earth Liberation Front) arson against a University building carrying out Genetically Modified crop tests. Marie also pleaded guilty to conspiring to carry out ELF actions and also admitted involvement in 12 other ELF actions. Marie is expected to receive a sentence of between 15-20 years. (Marie is a vegan). We are encouraging folks to write Marie while she is incarcerated. Letters from the outside will serve as a lifeline and help keep her spirits up.
Sean Kirtley - as stated on our 7 November 2008 show : Sean Kirtley was imprisoned by the state (for four and a half years) after an 18 week trial which was at the time the longest running animal rights trial in history. He tirelessly campaigned against animal abuse and was always protesting against fur, foie gras and most notably Sequani labs in Ledbury. He was behind the SSAT (Stop Sequani Animal Testing) website and was seen by the police as the organiser of many the demonstrations against Sequani and suppliers of Sequani. He never himself actually broke the law during any protests, the police were present for most of the demonstrations he attended. He was found guilty of Conspiracy to interfere with contractual relationships so as to harm animal research organisation. This has landed Sean in prison.
If any of the above information needs updating / changing...let us know!
You can help in the following ways:
1. To send letters, postcards, notes to the imprisoned, write to:
Comite de soutien aux inculpes de Tarnac, le bourg, 19170 Tarnac, FRANCE
2. Inform yourself about the situation by checking the website regularly at http://tarnac9.wordpress.com/ or email: ussupportcommittee [at] gmail [dot] com
3. Create new support committees in your own area and link up to the others. The Tarnac9 would be benefitted greatly by an international network of committees to show solidarity!
4. Put pressure on the French government to drop this case in whatever ways you see fit!
APRIL - SmashEDO DECOMMISSIONERS
Robert Alford VP 7552 HMP Lewes , 1 Brighton Rd, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 1EA, England
Elija Smith VP 7551 HMP Bristol, 19 Cambridge Rd, Horfield, BS7 8PS, England
As of April 2009, Di on 0117 9426904 was offering to co-ordinate prison visits for Elija in Bristol - in order to make it easier to maximise the allocated times. So get in touch if you are interested in paying Elija a visit.
MARCH - SHAC ACTIVISTS
Natasha Avery NR8987 and Heather Nicholson VM4859 at HMP Bronzefield, Woodthorpe Road, Ashford, Middx, TW15 3JZ. England.
Dan Amos VN7818, Gregg Avery TA7450, Gavin Medd-Hall WV9475 and Dan Wadham WV9474 at HMP Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester, SO22 5DF. England.
(It was not known at the time if the 7th defendant wishes to receive prisoner support or not.)
DECEMBER - FREE MARIE
Letters of support must have a complete return address and must be addressed exactly as below for them to be accepted. Further mail rules and restrictions for Newaygo County Jail are listed below. If you send Marie a letter and it gets returned to you, please let us know about it so we can add any other restrictions to the guideline list. All letters must have a return address on the envelope. Also put a return address on the letter itself, as prisoners are almost never given the envelopes. Avoid using white-out, stickers, tape, colored ink/paper or glitter. Written correspondence and drawings may be in pencil, standard ink pen, typewritten, or computer generated. No felt pens, markers, crayon, or colored pencil, etc. All personal artwork must be in black &
white, copied pages can be in color. Most facilities do not allow torn pages from books, magazine or newspaper clippings. Photocopies, however, are accepted. Keep in mind that all mail is read by authorities. Again, DO NOT bring up or attempt to discuss Marie's case, her co defendants, illegal acts, or the Green Scare when writing her. Please remember that, even if unsolicited, mail can still result in sanctions against a prisoner.
Send letters of support to - Marie Jeanette Mason, Clinton County Jail, 1347 E Townsend Rd., Saint Johns, MI 48879, USA
NOVEMBER - SEAN KIRTLEY
Please show your support by writing to Sean at his new prison address: Sean Kirtley WC 6977, HMP Blakenhurst, Hewell Lane, Redditch, B97 6QS