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- subject: Sundiata Acoli's coming up for parole
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- Sundiata Acoli's Coming Up For Parole
-
- After 20 long, hard years, Sundiata Acoli, ex-Black Panther,
- is coming up for parole in early 1993. Because of his outstanding
- achievements, New Jersey Department of Corrections recently
- restored all of the "good time" they had taken from him during the
- early 70's; which made him immediately eligble for parole. Yet the
- parole board plans to give him a 10 year "hit", meaning, "Do 10
- more years!" We are asking all people concerned about justice to
- write the parole board today, demanding that Sundiata be released
- when he comes up for parole. Send personal and form letters and
- signature petitions to:
-
- The New Jersey State Parole Board
- CN-862
- Trenton, NJ
- 08625 USA
- (609) 292 4257
-
- Also send a copy of your letter or petition to:
-
- Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign
- P.O. Box 5538, Manhattanville Station
- Harlem, NY
- 10027 USA
- (203) 966 9048
-
- This will help his attorney, Jill Soffiyah Elijah, (718) 575 4460
- (Work); (718) 575 4478 (FAX); (718) 282 3576 (Home), verify to the
- parole board that the letters and petitions were sent.
-
- A Bit Of History About Sundiata
-
- In 1973, Sundiata and Assata Shakur were captured after a
- shoot-out on the New Jersey Turnpike during which their companion
- Zayd Shakur and a state trooper, Werner Foerster, were killed.
- Following a highly publicized trial, Sundiata was convicted
- and sentenced to life at Trenton State Prison. There he was
- confined for 5 years in a MCU isolation cell which was smaller then
- the SPCA's space requirement for a 90 lb. German Shepherd dog. He
- was then secretly transferred over 1,000 miles to the infamous
- Federal Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, although he had no
- federal charges or convictions. An entrance physical exam showed
- that Sundiata had been heavily exposed to tuberculosis while he was
- at Trenton Prison. Even so, for the next 8 years at Marion, he was
- confined 23 hours per day in an isolation cell containing only a
- stone bed, toilet bowl and sink. Finally in 1987, Sundiata was
- transferred to general population at Leavenworth Federal
- Penitentiary, Kansas.
- Sundiata has had only one minor disciplinary infraction in the
- last 10 years. At Leavenworth he has maintained a straight "A"
- average in all his college courses while earning diplomas in both
- Desktop Computers and Paralegal Real Estate Law. He has also
- received "above average" job-performance ratings and he has worked
- 7 days per week for the last 5 years as a cellblock janitor.
- Because of his outstanding record, the New Jersey Department
- of Corrections recently restored the 2.5 years of "good time" he
- had lost while confined in Trenton's MCU Unit; which made him
- immediately eligible for parole. Yet the New Jersey Parole Board
- plans to "hit" him with 10 more years when he comes up for parole.
- For Sundiata, already 56 years old and infected with tuberculosis,
- that will amount to a death sentence. Write the parole board today,
- and demand that Sundiata be released at his parole hearing.
-
- Books/Pamphlets By Sundiata
-
- Sunviews (Book) $5.00
- Bits 'N' Pieces (Pamphlet) $2.50
- The Liveright Interview (Pamphlet) $2.50
- Brief History Of The New Afrikan Prison Struggle (Pamphlet) $3.00
-
- Prisoner Prices (Payable by cheque, cash or stamps): Sunviews -
- $1.00, Any pamphlet - $.60
-
- Add $1.00 to the total amount for postage and handling. Order from
- the National Office or the nearest Regional Coordinator.
-
- Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign (SAFC)
-
- Co-counsels: Jill Soffiyah Elijah and Nkecki Taifa
- National Coordinators: Susan Burnett and Ali Bey Hassan
- Operations: Sunni Acoli
- Spokesperson: Shiriki Unganisha
-
- National Office
-
- SAFC
- P.O. Box 5538, Manhattanville Station
- Harlem, NY
- 10027 USA
- (203) 966 9048
-
- Regional Coordinators
-
- New Jersey
-
- Bonnie Kerness
- (201) 643 3192
- SAFC
- 972 Broad St., 6th Floor
- Newark, NJ
- 07102 USA
-
- Midwest
-
- Hondo T'chikwa
- (312) 737 8679
- SAFC
- P.O. Box 579154
- Chicago, IL
- 60657-9154 USA
-
- Central
-
- Shiriki Unganisha
- (816) 333 9814
- SAFC
- P.O. Box 5161
- Kansas City, MO
- 64132 USA
-
- West Coast
-
- SAFC
- c/o Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
- 5356 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
- Los Angeles, CA
- 90043 USA
-
- Write to Sundiata!
-
- Sundiata Acoli #39794-066
- P.O. Box 1000
- Leavenworth, KS
- 66048 USA
-
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