Prisoners [WIP]
“It’s hard to figure how prisoners and “Militant Politics” don’t appeal to people with a political bent on the outside. But that explains everything. One cannot be about Revolution – any type of Revolution – without dealing with prisoners and the prospect of going to prison yourself” – Kuwasi Balagoon, New Afrikan Anarchist
This page is a provocation, there are millions of people languishing in prisons across the world, we want the end of prison and the society it creates, part of a program to fight prison society is breaking down the regimen of isolation that prison imposes on the imprisoned and their families and community. Sending letters is just the beginning of what solidarity that can be shown to those on the inside. It’s something you can do at home with no experience and very little money. All you need is some paper, an envelope, a stamp and some free time…
There are other websites that are more exhaustive being updated frequently, please check out:
https://bristolabc.org/ & https://www.brightonabc.org.uk/prisoners.html for the UK & https://prisonersolidarity.org/ For the rest of the world.
As ever, if there are campaigns that you want listed here, please get in touch.
On Writing to prisoners
Disclaimer: The majority of the people in Muntjac are in England, as such any advice we give will centre regulations around sending mail to prisoners from this country to elsewhere, there are Anarchist Black Cross chapters around the world who might have better advice for you regionally. https://solidarity.international/index.php/abc-groups-around-the-world/
Here are tips we stole from Bristol ABC:
- Put your name and address on the back of the envelope
- Send cards with nice pictures and images
- Ask questions but also share info about yourself and your interests to help build a relationship
- Don’t write anything that could be incriminating – all mail is monitored
- You can use emailaprisoner.com to communicate via email (often faster than snail mail)
- You can send cards via sites like https://www.moonpig.com/
- Some post may not be given to the person in prison, so write a second time if you don’t hear back
- Accept that you may not get a reply, some people don’t always feel like writing but we know that everyone appreciates receiving mail!
Finally, think outside of the box,
A Incomplete List of Some Prisoners
Prisoners listed here (at the time of writing) do not endorse us as a group and their information here is shared as it is publically available, we encourage anyone seeing additional info to contact the individual prisoners support pages. They are sorted by region: We list their name & full address first, followed by a one sentence biography and their supporters site. Special requirements for writing to each prisoner are avalible on some supporter sites. Contact them for further clarification if needed.
UK
Zatoon Bibi
A9051DQ
HMP Drake Hall,
Eccleshall, Stafford
ST21 6LQ
UK
Bibi is a Muslim woman of colour. She is a survivor of domestic and sexual violence who was imprisoned for defending herself against her violent partner. Bibi is looking for support as she starts her appeal, she is hopeful to be able to rebuild her life and be with her children before too long. https://linktr.ee/anticarceral.funds
Dwayne Fulgence
A2480AN
HMP Whitemoor
Longhill Road, March,
PE15 OPR.
UK
Dwayne is a Black and Muslim long-term prisoner who has just got back to main location after being in solitary confinement in the segregation units of the most racist prisons in the country for over a year. No matter how bad things are for him, Dwayne always offers support and solidarity to others inside.
https://linktr.ee/anticarceral.funds
Turtle Island
Leonard Peltier
#89637-132
USP COLEMAN I
PO BOX 1033
COLEMAN FL 33521-1033
USA
Leonard Peltier is a citizen of the Anishinabe & Dakota/Lakota Nations who has been imprisoned since 1976. Consider sending Leonard a message of solidarity in LARGE BOLD font. Or a joke. Leonard insists on laughter.
www.freeleonardpeltiernow.org/
Michael Kimble
#138017
William E. Donaldson Correctional
100 Warrior Ln
Bessemer, AL 35023
USA
Michael is a 49 yr old, black, gay anarchist serving a life sentence 4 the murder of a white, homophobic, racist bigot.
anarchylive.noblogs.org/about/