Prisoners

If you know of anyone who you think we ought to be supporting get in touch with the AU or ELP (listed opposite), let us know as much as possible (what they’re in for, how long, when they’re due for release, details of any support campaign etc.). The AU proiritises listing new eco-prisoners ELP carry a more detailed list.

UK

Garfield Gabbard FT9062
HMP Pentonville, Caledonian Rd, London N7

on remand for setting fire to a police van at N30 Euston demo expecting a 7 year sentence.

Lee Himlan EX7748

on remand for Criminal damage at 9 Ladies quarry. Currently being moved so send letters to 9 Ladies (see contacts — Protest camps) and they’ll pass them on.

Charlotte Lewis , GN4092,
HMP Holloway, Parkhurst Rd, London, N7 ONU,

sentenced Jan 31st to 6 months for sending hate mail to HLS staff.

Jonathan Elliot , FT10TT,
HMP Petonville, Caledonian Road, London, N7 8TT,

sentenced in Dec to 6 months for affray London 1999 N30 demo

Europe

Geert Waegemans
Begijnestraat 42 2000 Antwerp, Belgium,

recently on remand for with various arsons against the meat industry and McDonalds.

USA

Andrea (Drea) Rightsell ,
Inmate Latah County Jail, P.O. Box 8068, Moscow, ID 83843,USA,

sentenced to 4 months on Feb 23rd for blocking access to the Otter Wing timber sale in Idaho.

Barney Kern,
Chilliwak Community Correctional Center, 45914 Rowat Ave, Chilliwak, BC V2P 1J3, Canada,

re-sentenced on Feb 20th to 6 months for defending the Elaho Valley in Canada. due out around May 10th .

Peter Schnell #S-199738 and Matthew Whyte #S-199970,
both at SC County Jail, 259 Water St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA,

federal charges filed on Feb 10th, facing a max of 20 years for alleged possession of materials (gas, gallon jugs, and birthday candles) which could be made into ‘destructive devices’.

Jeremiah Rush Bowen
DOC #108016, POB 392004, Denver, CO 80239-8004, USA.

sentenced to 2 years on Jan 26th for arson,

Earth Liberation Prisoners support network

c/o BM Box 2407 London, WC1N 3XX

Online newsletter earthlibprisoner@mail.com www.spiritoffreedom.org.uk

Urgent ELP Bulletin sends out names of new prisoners as soon as ELP gets them animalearthliberation@bigfoot.com

Writing to prisoners

Remember to include the prisoners number and a return address (prisons won’t accept the letter without one, not all accept PO Box address) for more tips on writng contact ELP or Anarchist Black Cross c/o 6 Tilbury Place Brighton BN2 2GY

"Any political movement that does not support it's political internees is a sham movement" - Ojore Lutalo, political prisoner