romanm
22nd January 2006, 19:03
Free Robert Brown!
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For years, Robert Brown has played a leading role in uniting various lumpen organizations within the Oregon prison system around prisoners' rights and anti-imperialism. During that time he has faced repeated repression by prison staff and been labelled a member of Security Threat Group. In 2005, this struggle came to a head starting with the Father's Day Rebellion, in which comrade Brown was charged with kicking a Correctional Officer (CO) and threatened with 90 months in a control unit, called the Intensive Management Unit (IMU).
Following that uprising at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution there were a series of strikes in response to new restrictions on phone use in Oregon prisons, including strikes at Oregon State Penitentiary and Snake River Correctional Institution, in which Mr. Brown participated.
After being moved to Two Rivers Correctional Institution, the Security Threat Group Team tried to photograph Brown's tattoos, but he refused and was charged with misconduct. Soon after his arrival comrade Brown began organizing another hunger strike including at least 56 people. In retaliation he was charged with "Extortion", "Unauthorized Organization", "Disturbance" and "Conspiracy." These are the terms used to describe struggles for basic rights by the Oregon Department of Corruptions.
Following the phone strikes, comrade Brown was threatened with the sentence of 90 months in IMU, where he has been held since September 2005. He is scheduled for arraignment regarding these charges for January 26, 2005. He has asked that letters of support be sent to him to use to help bolster his case (see address below photo above). The links on this page provide further information that may be useful in drafting a letter. In addition you may want to look at www.abolishcontrolunits.org for more information on the torture cells they want him to rot in for the next 7.5 years. You can also use the text from his petition, which can be signed online, or check out this sample letter:
http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/agitatio...igns/or/rbrown/ (http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/agitation/prisons/campaigns/or/rbrown/)
Also check out irtr.org/forums
Sign the Petition
For years, Robert Brown has played a leading role in uniting various lumpen organizations within the Oregon prison system around prisoners' rights and anti-imperialism. During that time he has faced repeated repression by prison staff and been labelled a member of Security Threat Group. In 2005, this struggle came to a head starting with the Father's Day Rebellion, in which comrade Brown was charged with kicking a Correctional Officer (CO) and threatened with 90 months in a control unit, called the Intensive Management Unit (IMU).
Following that uprising at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution there were a series of strikes in response to new restrictions on phone use in Oregon prisons, including strikes at Oregon State Penitentiary and Snake River Correctional Institution, in which Mr. Brown participated.
After being moved to Two Rivers Correctional Institution, the Security Threat Group Team tried to photograph Brown's tattoos, but he refused and was charged with misconduct. Soon after his arrival comrade Brown began organizing another hunger strike including at least 56 people. In retaliation he was charged with "Extortion", "Unauthorized Organization", "Disturbance" and "Conspiracy." These are the terms used to describe struggles for basic rights by the Oregon Department of Corruptions.
Following the phone strikes, comrade Brown was threatened with the sentence of 90 months in IMU, where he has been held since September 2005. He is scheduled for arraignment regarding these charges for January 26, 2005. He has asked that letters of support be sent to him to use to help bolster his case (see address below photo above). The links on this page provide further information that may be useful in drafting a letter. In addition you may want to look at www.abolishcontrolunits.org for more information on the torture cells they want him to rot in for the next 7.5 years. You can also use the text from his petition, which can be signed online, or check out this sample letter:
http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/agitatio...igns/or/rbrown/ (http://www.etext.org/Politics/MIM/agitation/prisons/campaigns/or/rbrown/)
Also check out irtr.org/forums