Month: June 2023

In the fight to defend the Atlanta Forest, people are still sitting in jail. Some of them would like public support, here are their names and addresses, but please read below to get specific information on how to send letters! Some prisoners can only receive letters on prepaid postcards that are only accessible in the USA, so if you are writing from abroad, we have listed one person who can receive paper letters just below the images.

For donations and economic support, donate to the National Bail Fund

For more info about the movement, visit Defend the Atlanta Forest or Scenes From The Atlanta Forest.

When writing people please use their chosen name in the letter, but address mail exactly as the address is listed.

People who can accept any letter type or length:

• pen and marker only
• mail is scanned digitally to jail
• mail takes about 3 weeks to arrive

Charley (they/them)

ADDRESS:
JAILATM.COM BARTOW COUNTY JAIL
CAROLINE TENNENBAUM #376204
925B PEACHTREE ST NE
BOX 2062
ATLANTA , GA 30309 USA

People who can only accept usps postcards:

• premetered usps postcards (buy from a US post office or from usps.com)
• no alterations
• blue or black ink only, sometimes drawings get rejected

Luke

ADDRESS:
LUKE HARPER X2312491
DEKALB COUNTY JAIL
4415 MEMORIAL DRIVE
DECATUR, GA 30032 USA

Victor

ADDRESS:
VICTOR PUERTAS X2312485
DEKALB COUNTY JAIL
4415 MEMORIAL DRIVE
DECATUR, GA 30032 USA

Atlanta, GA USA– The Atlanta Police Department raided the home of three organizers with the Atlanta Solidarity Fund (ASF), a nonprofit organization and bail fund founded in 2016 that offers legal support to those facing state repression for protest-related activity. ASF has been an outspoken critic of state repression of social movements, use of chemical weapons on protesters, and increasing police militarization. The three were arrested and have been charged with money laundering and charity fraud. These are the first known people associated with a bail fund to be criminally charged.

During the release hearing the prosecutor, John Fowler, attempted to allege that the members of the Atlanta Solidarity Fund comitted the so-called “crime” of “harbor[ing] extremist anti-government and anti-establishment views” based on writings in a personal diary and other documents collected from police trash searches at their residence, attempts to paint them as leaders, and part of a group of criminal extremists.

Fowler throughout attempts to string unidentifiable conspiracist connections between actions, people, intentions, money, and ideas. Fowler cites incidents from the uprising of 2020 and other acts of protest-vandalism, which Fowler seemingly alleges these bail fund activists are a part of for simply “being anti-government” and operating a bail fund, and using a “forest justice defense fund” for protest activity, as is the stated aim. Fowler brings up an “intercepted phone call” of another case drawing unintelligible connections between them. Fowler name-drops copsofcopcity.noblogs.org and the posting of addresses of police, judges, federal agents, as supposed “witness intimidation”. The most clear stated intention given by the prosecution is the request to deny bail based on their anti-governmental ideas and beliefs.

In response to these conspiracist brainworms the judge says “there is not impressive evidence against the defendants and there is nothing illegal about for example operating a mesh network or camping supplies.” and gives the defendants bond.

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