Fri, April 4, 2008
Bashir called today asking for urgent medical assistance. He has lost a lot
of weight, has diarrhea, can't sleep nights, loss of appetite; and the
authorities are refusing to let him have any medical attention.
Bashir had a triple by-pass heart operation about two years ago, so we have
to treat these symptoms very seriously. Call the prison immediately and
demand the following:
1. Bashir must receive immediate medical attention.
2. He must be taken to the hospital that did his heart operation
immediately.
3. He must be transferred immediately to a facility where his medical
needs can be taken care of.
Make a similar phone call to Assemblyman Jeffrion L Aubry, Chairman of the
Corrections Committee, Telephone # (718) 457-3615. Bashir has reached out
to Assemblyman Aubry to investigate conditions at Great Meadows
Correctional
Facility with little success.
Please follow-up your phone call with a letter to the warden of the prison
demanding immediate medical treatment for Bashir. Copy the letter to
Assemblyman Jeffrion L. Aubry, 102-13A Northern Blvd., Corona, NY 11368.
Also copy the letter to the Honorable David A. Paterson, Governor of the
State of New York, State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224 Tel. 518-474-8390
Bashir's address:
Bashir Hameed/York #82A-6313
Great Meadows Correctional Facility
Box 51, Comstock, NY 12821
Great Meadows Corr. Facility
11739 State Route 22
Comstock, NY 12821
Tel. (518) 639-5516
Chairman, State Commission of Corrections
4 Tower Place
Albany, NY 12203-3764
Free all Political Prisoners
Herman Ferguson
Friday, April 4, 2008
Boston: 4 facing charges for shutting down Bank of America during environmental protest
The four activists: Elise Ansel, Adrienne Naylor, Laila Murad, and Candace Bollinger used large, cylindrical tubes to lock their arms together, as Bollinger was locked directly to the door-handle of the bank with a bicycle u-lock around her neck. Protesters on both sides of the street held up banners, chanted, sang songs, and yelled encouragement for their four comrades, while bearing the strong wind that ripped through the streets.
Fossil Fools Day, was a day of direct, localized action against major contributors to climate change. Protests and actions occurred in several locations across the US and the World. The day was intended to spark community-based awareness and action against climate change.
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Fossil Fools Day, was a day of direct, localized action against major contributors to climate change. Protests and actions occurred in several locations across the US and the World. The day was intended to spark community-based awareness and action against climate change.
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Ohio: 12 charged in January juvenile prison riot
Six adults and six juveniles face aggravated riot charges in connection with a large gang-related brawl at Marion Juvenile Correctional Facility on Jan. 24.
Officials at the youth prison vowed to seek charges to “send a message” to others at the facility, the home of nearly 300 of Ohio’s worst juvenile offenders.
Six youths, all 18 years old, were indicted recently on aggravated riot charges by a Marion County grand jury. Prosecutor Jim Slagle also filed delinquency counts of aggravated riot against five 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old.
The complaints against the juveniles seek to bind them over to Common Pleas Court for sentencing as adults. Aggravated riot is a third-degree felony carrying one to five years in prison.
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Officials at the youth prison vowed to seek charges to “send a message” to others at the facility, the home of nearly 300 of Ohio’s worst juvenile offenders.
Six youths, all 18 years old, were indicted recently on aggravated riot charges by a Marion County grand jury. Prosecutor Jim Slagle also filed delinquency counts of aggravated riot against five 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old.
The complaints against the juveniles seek to bind them over to Common Pleas Court for sentencing as adults. Aggravated riot is a third-degree felony carrying one to five years in prison.
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Ohio settles lawsuit alleging inhumane juvenile prison conditions
The state on Thursday settled a lawsuit alleging serious problems with its juvenile detention system. One report called Ohio’s use of solitary confinement “unconstitutional on its face.”
The Department of Youth Services said the settlement calls for as much as $30 million in additional annual spending and hiring more than 100 extra guards.
The state will also hire additional psychologists, nurses, social workers and teachers, improve its off-hours programs for children and revamp its program for sex offenders.
The settlement ends legal challenges that began in 2004 with allegations of excessive force being used against girls at the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility.
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The Department of Youth Services said the settlement calls for as much as $30 million in additional annual spending and hiring more than 100 extra guards.
The state will also hire additional psychologists, nurses, social workers and teachers, improve its off-hours programs for children and revamp its program for sex offenders.
The settlement ends legal challenges that began in 2004 with allegations of excessive force being used against girls at the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility.
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California: Prisoners rebel against guards, four hospitalized
All of the state's prisons were locked down as a precaution Thursday after two inmates attacked four officers at the California Correctional Institution, a corrections official said.
Two sergeants and an officer were treated for lacerations, stab and puncture wounds, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The three men were in stable condition at hospitals. A fourth officer, a woman, suffered unknown injuries and was also taken to a hospital.
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Two sergeants and an officer were treated for lacerations, stab and puncture wounds, said Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The three men were in stable condition at hospitals. A fourth officer, a woman, suffered unknown injuries and was also taken to a hospital.
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Sami Al-Arian still on hunger strike, protesting his indefinite detention
The Department of Justice under the Bush administration continues to manipulate the legal system to keep Dr. Sami Al-Arian imprisoned indefinitely.
Sami Al-Arian, a computer engineering professor from Tampa, Florida, was arrested on charges of supporting a designated terrorist organization in 2003. Al-Arian proclaimed his innocence and maintained the charges were purely political. Almost three years later, a federal jury reached that same conclusion. Al-Arian was acquitted of the most serious charges against him following a six-month trial in 2005. The jury voted 10 to 2 for acquittal on the remaining charges. Dr. Al-Arian, to end his legal nightmare, then signed a plea bargain with the government that stated he would be released and deported as soon as possible. During the negotiations for the plea bargain, the government agreed to a stipulation by Dr. Al-Arian that he would not be called upon to testify in any other trial. The prosecutors accordingly removed the cooperation clause that is standard in plea agreements in the Middle District of Florida.
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Sami Al-Arian, a computer engineering professor from Tampa, Florida, was arrested on charges of supporting a designated terrorist organization in 2003. Al-Arian proclaimed his innocence and maintained the charges were purely political. Almost three years later, a federal jury reached that same conclusion. Al-Arian was acquitted of the most serious charges against him following a six-month trial in 2005. The jury voted 10 to 2 for acquittal on the remaining charges. Dr. Al-Arian, to end his legal nightmare, then signed a plea bargain with the government that stated he would be released and deported as soon as possible. During the negotiations for the plea bargain, the government agreed to a stipulation by Dr. Al-Arian that he would not be called upon to testify in any other trial. The prosecutors accordingly removed the cooperation clause that is standard in plea agreements in the Middle District of Florida.
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New York: Update on Binghamton Anti-war Arrestees
The aftermath of a protest that landed nine people — eight of them were students — in jail more than two weeks ago is still unraveling as grievances, complaints and charges continue to be filed and dropped.
A grievance filed against the Experimental Media Organization, the student group responsible for organizing the initial protest on campus on March 18, with the Student Association was dropped this week, but some of those who participated in the rally have filed complaints against police.
The demonstration, which started on campus with about 60 participants, continued in an off-campus march toward the Army Recruitment Center at University Plaza but ended in a face-off with police right before they reached the Center. Nine people were arrested, but only three — BU students Andrew B. Epstein, David Bittner and Thomas A. Pieragastini — were held on $500 bail. Charges for the nine included resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration.
Other protesters raised bail money for Epstein, Bittner and Pieragastini, who were released after a few hours, but a date has yet to be set for the arraignment.
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A grievance filed against the Experimental Media Organization, the student group responsible for organizing the initial protest on campus on March 18, with the Student Association was dropped this week, but some of those who participated in the rally have filed complaints against police.
The demonstration, which started on campus with about 60 participants, continued in an off-campus march toward the Army Recruitment Center at University Plaza but ended in a face-off with police right before they reached the Center. Nine people were arrested, but only three — BU students Andrew B. Epstein, David Bittner and Thomas A. Pieragastini — were held on $500 bail. Charges for the nine included resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing governmental administration.
Other protesters raised bail money for Epstein, Bittner and Pieragastini, who were released after a few hours, but a date has yet to be set for the arraignment.
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California: Union members arrested during protest at University of California
On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in support of fairer wages that, 40 years later, became the rallying cry for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
On Thursday, inspired by King’s “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech, members of California’s AFSCME Local 3299 participated in a statewide protest in hopes of getting the University of California to increase wages and benefits for primary care and service workers at all 10 UC campuses.
The huge protest began with chants of “Si se puede,” or “Yes we can,” as AFSCME members took turns voicing their frustrations over a megaphone and ended when a small group of protesters sat down in a circle in the middle of Wilshire Boulevard in an act of civil disobedience resulting in their arrest.
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On Thursday, inspired by King’s “I’ve been to the mountaintop” speech, members of California’s AFSCME Local 3299 participated in a statewide protest in hopes of getting the University of California to increase wages and benefits for primary care and service workers at all 10 UC campuses.
The huge protest began with chants of “Si se puede,” or “Yes we can,” as AFSCME members took turns voicing their frustrations over a megaphone and ended when a small group of protesters sat down in a circle in the middle of Wilshire Boulevard in an act of civil disobedience resulting in their arrest.
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Connecticut: Police accused of brutality during arrest
Two people who said they had witnessed an arrest Wednesday night at the Crystal Mall called The Day Thursday to protest what they described as excessive use of force.
Waterford Chief of Police Murray Pendleton on Thursday defended tactics used by police in the arrest.
Based on Lt. Brett Mahoney's report of the incident, Pendleton said police were called to Sears after an employee there reported that a man was attempting to steal something out of an electronics case. By the time Mahoney arrived on the scene, Pendleton said, the man had smashed the case and started to run. Pendleton said Mahoney chased the man through several departments of the store. As the man attempted to run outside at the tool department entrance, he encountered a Sears security guard and began to struggle with the guard, the report said.
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Waterford Chief of Police Murray Pendleton on Thursday defended tactics used by police in the arrest.
Based on Lt. Brett Mahoney's report of the incident, Pendleton said police were called to Sears after an employee there reported that a man was attempting to steal something out of an electronics case. By the time Mahoney arrived on the scene, Pendleton said, the man had smashed the case and started to run. Pendleton said Mahoney chased the man through several departments of the store. As the man attempted to run outside at the tool department entrance, he encountered a Sears security guard and began to struggle with the guard, the report said.
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U.S. Government asserts 4th Ammendment does not apply to domestic military operations involved in the "War on Terror"
The Justice Department concluded in October 2001 that military operations combating terrorism inside the United States are not limited by Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, in one of several secret memos containing new and controversial assertions of presidential power.
The memo, sent on Oct. 23, 2001, to the Defense Department and the White House by the Office of Legal Counsel, focused on the rules governing any deployment of U.S. forces inside the country "in the event of further large-scale terrorist activities" by al-Qaeda, a Justice Department official said yesterday.
Administration officials declined to detail what domestic military operations were being contemplated at the time, and the legal status of the secret memo is now unclear. Although the memo has not been formally withdrawn, the Justice Department yesterday repudiated the idea that there are no constitutional limits to military searches and seizures in a time of war, saying it depends on "the particular context and circumstances of the search," according to a statement.
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The memo, sent on Oct. 23, 2001, to the Defense Department and the White House by the Office of Legal Counsel, focused on the rules governing any deployment of U.S. forces inside the country "in the event of further large-scale terrorist activities" by al-Qaeda, a Justice Department official said yesterday.
Administration officials declined to detail what domestic military operations were being contemplated at the time, and the legal status of the secret memo is now unclear. Although the memo has not been formally withdrawn, the Justice Department yesterday repudiated the idea that there are no constitutional limits to military searches and seizures in a time of war, saying it depends on "the particular context and circumstances of the search," according to a statement.
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