"THOUSANDS OF prisoners in at least four penitentiaries across the state of Georgia continued a non-violent strike for the fifth consecutive day yesterday in a showdown between the Department of Corrections and inmates over forced labour and poor living conditions."
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2010/1214/1224285486855.html The International Action Center and Change.org have launched online petitions: http://www.iacenter.org/prisoners/georgia-prisoners121410 http://www.change.org/petitions/view/tell_the_georgia_department_of_corrections_that_you_stand_with_protesting_prisoners Striking prisoners have requested that supporters call their prisons: Macon State Prison – (978) 472-3900. Hays State Prison - (706) 857-0400 Telfair State prison – (229) 868-7721 Baldwin State Prison is at (478) 445- 5218 Valdosta State Prison - (229) 333-7900 Smith State Prison - (912) 654-5000 And here are some deserving targets for letters of protest: Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Brian Owens http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/contactus/jsp/form.jsp Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue http://www.georgia.gov/00/gov/contact_us/0,2657,78006749_94820188,00.html Pres. Barack Obama http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact -- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað." _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
