[lbo-talk] Irish Times: Georgia prisoners continue their protest strike

Joseph Catron jncatron at gmail.com
Tue Dec 14 15:00:41 PST 2010


"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."



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