Wisconsin Prisoner Hunger Strike

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FOOD REFUSAL UPDATES AND ACTIONS

UPDATE TUESDAY June 14 2016
 1)Phone Zap schedules for Tuesday, June 14,2016 on facebook:

2)Sign our petition at: https://www.change.org/p/wi-doc-secretary-jon-litscher-waupun-prisoners-begin-food-refusal-to-protest-solitary-torture
3)List of Demands made by striking Prisoners : http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/06/demands-of-food-refusers-june-2016.html

4) Also, Consider sending a card or letter to one of these prisoners -it would lift their spirits. FFUP offers forwarding service too, if you do not w ant to use your own address. Call 608-536-3993 for more information. Addresses and info on prisoners needing cards below.

5)ACTION Alert for 6 14 16: PRISONERS HAVE BEEN MOVED-NOW THREE PRISONS House Strikers

Please help us keep pressure on the DOC and Madison officials

People to call often

1)Waupun Correctional Institution Warden: Brian Foster, Warden WCI; PO Box 351, Waupun, WI 53963; Phone: 920-324-5571, Fax: 920-324-7250;email: brian.foster@wisconsin.gov,

inmates on food refusal” in WCI as of 6 13-

Address for all three: WCI; PO Box 351, Waupun, WI 53963

LaRon McKinley 42642 link to web post :http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/05/laron-mckinley.html

Cesar De Leon 322800, link to web post: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/05/cesar-deleon-his-mother-speaks.html

Joshua Scolman 422508 (now in seg-going to AC)link to post: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/06/joshua-scolman-watches-his-mind.html

2) Columbia Correctional Institution Warden : Michael Dittman; Warden CCI; P.O. Box 950, Portage, WI 53901-0950; Phone: 608-742-9100, Fax: 608-742-9111;  does not give out his email but the email assigned by the DOC is: michael.dittman@wisconsin.gov.

Inmates at CCI  on food refusal-

Address for all: CCI; P.O. Box 900, Portage, WI 53901

Norman Green, 228971 CCI ,(moved from WCI late May) link to web post: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/05/ras-               uhuruprofile-and-writings.html

Shirell Watkins: 359661 CCI (moved from WCI late May) web: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/05/shirell-watkins-profile.html

3) Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI); Warden Scott Eckstein, Phone: (920) 432-4877

inmates at GBCI on “food refusal”

:Lamar Larry#239906 ;GBCI,PO Box 19033;Green Bay, WI 54307 (no profile yet)

Secretary of Corrections

4) WI Doc Central Office/ Secretary of DOC Jon E Litscher at (608)- 240- 5000; PO Box 7925, Madison, WI 53707; email: jon.litscher@wi.gov

5)Governor                                                   

Governor Scott Walker at (608)-266-1212, PO Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707;

email: governor@wisconsin.gov

If they do not accept the calls, call your legislators and complain- the prison powers need to log the complaints: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/about/contact/

Updates are here: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/06/food-refusal-updates-and-actions.html
latest Monday 6 13 evening
This just in via letter from LaRon McKinley: much movement of prisoners form AC Waupun Correctional to other prisons and statuses> LaRon thinks it is because his lawsuit pending-

May 26:Quentin Thompson and Dutch(nickname) and Cita( ninkname) and Gypsy ( nickname) moved- believes to GBCI
May 27th :Norman Green,Shirell Watkins transfered to CCI
June 6 (About)Rashun Woods was sent to transition-(not AC but not General). He is a diabetic and LaRon believes he was about to participate in the strike-HSU and Warden were concerned.
June 9, 2016 prisoner Lamar Larry, Sonniel Gidarisingh and Bugs ( nickname) were taken to transition and to GBCI.

prisoners remaining on AC in WCI as of June 9,2016-LaRon McKinley, Danimar Larryel McBride, Ceasar DeLeon, Dimone Black, jake Ramone, Batala, Wolf WOP, unknown prisoner in cell C129.

5 still participating in the food refusal:
WCI: LaRon McKinley, Cesar DeLeon,
CCI:Shirrell Watkins,Norman Green
GBCI: Lamar Larry,
in seg in WCI about to go on AC)Joshua Scolman
Sunday June 12 th through Monday June 13th

1)Media on rallies.

Milwaukee Journal sentinel: http://m.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/waupun-inmates-begin-hunger-strike-to-limit-solitary-confinement-b99742479z1-382578941.html

Fox news 6: /http://fox6now.com/2016/06/12/protesting-solitary-confinement-hunger-strike-begins-at-wisconsin-prisons/