Category: Prisoner Support

It has been four months since Leonard Peltier left the federal prison walls behind him and returned home to Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa reservation.

In 1977 Leonard was convicted for a crime he didn’t committed, a murder of two FBI-agents, and he spent almost 50 years behind bars.

Though he is not totally free now (Joe Biden executed a communication and Leonard is now in house arrest for the remaining of his life), Leonard says it’s wonderful to be home again.

Leonard is angry for many things. Like for loosing so much time with his family, the wrongful conviction, and how society has been treating his people over the years.

“Goddamn right I’m bitter”, “Otherwise, I would have been guilty. Only the guilty would not be bitter…” “I’m pissed off, not only what they did to me, but what they did to my people…”.

Leonard says that he has no regrets for standing up for his people. He would do it again.

”I would stand up for them again today, if it cost me the rest of my life”, ”I don’t care. I believe what we were fighting for…” Regarding future activism Leonard says he is too old to be out in the streets. But ha can fight for the liberation of his people in other ways.

Leonard health has improved greatly since he left the prison. When he left prison he could barely walk, and he thought he was going to die. That was why he shouted, “I beat the bastards”, “They expected me to die in prison…” when he was released.

He doesn’t any longer have to take medication for diabetes, he is soon up for eye surgery, and his heart condition has improved greatly. “I’m starting to walk good now. My voice is still a little messed up, but I’m able to speak a lot better now, and I don’t feel as tired and constantly in pain”, “I think I’m starting to pull out of it…”

Read the whole interview at: https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/06/24/leonard-peltier-gives-interview-after-release-from-prison

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a tweaked version of a correspondence with the support group helping our comrades in Chile. We have only edited the bits that do not make sense for public sharing, the rest is all theirs! read an update about the four comrades below:]

“Tortuga and Itamar continue to serve their intensive probation sentences on the street, having to report to a representative every month, who prepares reports on their compliance.

Panda and Rucio are in the ex-penitentiary, they have already served 2 years and 7 months of their 4.5 and 5 year prison sentences respectively.

The comrades have been doing well overall, staying as healthy as possible and with high morale. They continue to spread anti-speciesism and anarchism whenever they can.

A few months ago, we tried to arrange Panda’s early release through a prison benefit, but as expected, it went poorly. We have a new release date for both comrades almost at the end of the year. We hope things go better this time; if not, we can only wait for the sentence to be served.

One of our last posts was about how the many animals live inside prisons.

Despite sometimes providing emotional support for the prisoners, they lack the basic conditions for their well-being. For example, there’s no veterinarian here, no sterilization campaigns, and they don’t even allow cat food. So, caring for them is very difficult.

However, despite all these difficulties, our comrades took care of two litters of newborn kittens, as well as their mothers and other cats living there. They spent weeks providing them with all the necessary care and inventing ways to feed them.

Then, when they were older, we took them out one by one and found them homes, also taking care of their food and their visits to the vet.

We also temporarily took care of a kitten who became quadriplegic inside the prison. We gave him all the care we could until he couldn’t take it anymore and had to be put to sleep. We wanted to make this story public because we believe it’s important to tell how our comrades continue to carry out small anti-speciesist actions inside the prison, seeking to break the apathy and indifference of the other prisoners, so that these actions can be replicated and everyone knows that we can do something whenever we can, that even in very hostile circumstances our comrades were able to. And it was also because we needed financial contributions, since both feeding and paying veterinary care for all the kittens meant great expenses. At the same time, we had to continue to cover all the prison’s expenses.

We’ve been holding activities, information days, gigs, and various other opportunities to raise funds for all of this.

Our comrades also participate with written contributions whenever they can and when needed, to create a constant connection between the streets and the prison.

Please if you can donate, do so on paypal:

The account is: [email protected]

Our contact emails are: [email protected] [email protected].

We thank you for the support you’ve always given us; we appreciate your constant support for us and our comrades in prison. Hugs and freedom.”

June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. It is a day for us to remember and honor our comrades behind bars. We fight the same fight, but sometimes some of us are locked up in prison, and in these times we really need support.

Together we are stronger!

We can show our solidarity with words, actions and material support. Over the years, people have shown their solidarity with their imprisoned friends in different ways. Only the imagination sets the limits to the ways in which we can support our comrades behind bars.

This year, the call for June 11th is “The Landscape is Transforming”.

You can read the full statement on the June 11th website.

”Our moves towards a life of freedom are undoubtedly shaped and strengthened by struggling alongside those captured by the state. The inventiveness and courage needed to maintain survival and one’s values inside can teach us a great deal about what spirit will need to be mustered as we forge ahead. May this June 11th be a day to reflect on those we love inside, those we grow and struggle with that are locked away, and to make further moves against this world full of prisons and the forces that maintain it…”

Now is a great time to learn more about some anarchist prisoners. Like Marius Mason, an animal liberation activist, who has been in prison since 2009, and he now has less than two years left. But Marius has had a tough time lately and he really needs our continued love and support during his final time behind bars.

Show your solidarity to a prisoner today!

IN SOLIDARITY

Read more at June 11 website: https://june11.noblogs.org/

Greetings and Gratitude to my community,

I want to begin with thanking everyone who wrote a support letter or went to a support event this past year- thank you so much! I know that your solidarity connects incarcerated resisters with so much strength and love. I wish I could have replied to every letter I received – and I will be adding several new contacts to my correspondence list and writing back as much as I can…..This year has been a tough one for me. My twelve-years-long gender-affirming surgery quest was abruptly torpedoed by an administration whose sole mission has been hate and division. On the verge of surgery, successfully integrated into a predominantly-male identified prison population (for years) – I was unceremoniously kidnapped and thrown into the SHU due to an Executive Order making my gender illegal and erasing my rights as a citizen. Since then, I have been transferred to a predominantly female-identified prison population at the Federal Satellite Low in Danbury, Connecticut. It’s been an adjustment socially, but my community here has been very welcoming and affirming. I work as a peer support for an integrated program treating trauma and addiction. That feels meaningful, as so many people lose control over their lives, and often even their very lives, because of untreated addiction problems. I really feel that the international epidemic has at its heart the sense of despair and alienation that so many feel right now.

It’s been an intense year for all communities of resistance – whether we were focusing on the war on Gaza or the war on immigrants. We have been hard-pressed to provide support to those among us who have been damaged by the increasing attacks on women, immigrants, as well as transgender and queer people. The past six months have been a military march backward in human evolution as even the most basic social agreements on the rights of individuals in a society have been violated time and again. Rights guaranteed at the signing of the Magna Carta – rights that were at the heart of the conflict between England and the former colonies, are being systematically disemboweled. It has been said that if we do not learn from history, then we are doomed to repeat it. We have seen the onset of fascism before, and should recognize it now. So…these times are a challenge to any who desire real freedom, who passionately espouse justice and who honor and respect human dignity – and who persist in the belief that we are responsible for each other and to each other and our shared home, this Earth. The strength to face this challenge will come from solidarity…this is always our secret weapon against the venal brutalities of fascism.

Persist and Resist!

Love and Solidarity, Marius Mason

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In Between 1980 and 1989, Osman Evcan was imprisoned for 9 years. In 1992, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison for alleged membership in an illegal organization.

In 2003, he embraced anarchist thought, became vegan, and continued to participate in the animal liberation struggle from within the prison system. In 2011, he reaffirmed his conscientious objection regarding his diet and went on a 42-day hunger strike to demand access to cruelty-free, vegan food in prison. This strike garnered support from around the world and compelled the government to make adjustments for vegan prisoners.

During every “sacrifice feast” (Eid al-Adha), he went on hunger strikes to protest the killing of animals. In 2015, he undertook another hunger strike lasting 33 days, successfully securing the right to have vegan food delivered to the prison. However, he had to face the prison administration’s ongoing violations of these hard-won rights.

In addition to advocating for animal freedom, Evcan supported LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights, and anti-imperialist struggles, contributing articles and writings on these topics. He continues to resist the authoritarian violence and oppression inherent in the hierarchical structure of prisons from a vegan-anarchist perspective!,

Sadık Akso, who shared a cell with Osman Evcan, was also influenced by vegan-anarchist thought and became a significant supporter of the vegan resistance that spread through the cells.

As Evcan expressed in his New Year’s message:
“A world without borders, without classes, without exploitation, without wars, without any state organization on Earth; a world that is equal, free, cooperative, supportive, and vegan”

Write to Osman:

Osman Evcan

Silivri 9 No’lu Kapalı Ceza İnfaz Kurumu

C-9-66

Silivri-Istanbul İstanbul

Turkey

FIRE TO THE CELLS,
FREEDOM FOR OSMAN EVCAN AND SADIK AKSO

Leonard Peltier was imprisoned for almost 50 years, but he was released from prison earlier this year. Leonard is a Native American activist who was charged and convicted of the murder of two FBI agents in Pine Ridge in 1975. Leonard has always denied his guilt, and the trial against him has been criticized, among other things, because there is a lack of evidence against Leonard.

Leonard’s release in February is of course wonderful. But unfortunately, that does not mean that he is completely free. Leonard has been imposed house arrest as a restriction, which means that he is not allowed to leave his home. Another thing that complicates Leonard’s difficult situation is that he has not yet received the medical care he needs, after years of neglect in prison. He is waiting for eye surgery in May. Leonard is 80 years old.

Leonard still needs our support. Show him that he is not alone. Keep writing letters to him (Leonard cannot read due to an eye disease, but he gets help to read all the letters sent to him).

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

You can reach Leonard at:

LEONARD PELTIER

PO BOX 760

Belcourt ND 58316

USA

ENGLISH (translation):

“Anti-speciesist experience in prison. And petition for adoption.
Much has been said about the undervaluation suffered by people in the kidnapping camps of police states. But little thought has been given to the precariousness and low value placed on the lives of animals inside the bars made for humans, and how it is lived behind the walls as an unstoppable problem.

In many prisons uncontrolled reproduction generates great suffering for female cats and countless kittens. Most of them are left at the mercy of the outdoors; many times dying due to the abandonment of their wet nurse, lack of food and comfort to shelter their babies. Or crushed in the brutality of raids by blinded cocaine addicts in uniform, in front of the apathy of the prison population, who live so focused on self-destruction or not to commit suicide, that they do not generate any transforming will in front of obviously moving situations. This is not really surprising, since prison as a physical and ideological infrastructure is synthesized in the lack of evolution tending to apathy, pettiness and superficiality. Taking care of animals in this den brings with it countless difficulties, such as: lack of adequate food (even for ourselves),  lack of space to keep them safe, lack of veterinary supplies, let alone veterinary care or spay/neuter operations.

We have helped as much as possible, taking care of entire litters with all that it means to manufacture adequate food for infants, supplying it with spun droppers on the right schedule, keeping them warm with handmade gloves every hour, stressing with the discomfort it causes to other inmates, stimulating their escretory system and keeping them clean and cuddly. Which time and time again has been very exhausting.

Despite a lot of misunderstanding from bastard cops and apathetic inmates, we have managed to get whole litters out of these bars with writings and intrapenitentiary gadgets, with their respective moms. Who have survived with our care.

All this message is to explain the situation and to ask for the direct help of the anti-speciesists who read these words.
Requesting that they consult the dm to ideally adopt permanently and with all the love in the world some of these furry varixs. Since many are in temporary homes, waiting for a definitive place and others we hope to get out of this hell soon. All of them are puppies except the moms, which are very violent animals that only need a lot of love and care.

All this message is to explain the situation and to ask for the direct support of the anti-speciesists who read these words.
Requesting that they consult the dm to ideally adopt permanently and with all the love in the world some of these furry varixs. Since many are in temporary homes, waiting for a definitive place and others we hope to get out of this hell soon. All of them are puppies except the moms, which are very violent animals that only need a lot of love and care.

And failing that, we ask directly for monetary contributions to continue to support them in the best way possible in terms of food, veterinary care and other necessary supplies.

Prison for us means taking the edge of our convictions to the limit, keeping us fierce opponents to disdain and apathy. They need us. That much is clear.

Against all cages and authority; especially speciesism.
Trying to detonate indifference, cowardice and coldness.

Anarcho nihilist vegan straight edge prisoners.
Susaron case (Panda and Rucio).

April 2025.”

SPANISH (original):

“Experiencia antiespecista en la cárcel. Y petición de apañe y adopción.

Mucho se ha hablado sobre la infravaloración que padecen las personas en los campos de secuestro de los estados policiales. Pero poco se ha reflexionado sobre la precariedad y el poco valor que se confiere a la vida de los animales dentro de las rejas hechas para humanxs, y como se vive tras los muros como un problema incontenible.

En muchas cárceles la reproducción incontrolada genera gran sufrimiento para gatas hembras y una cantidad de cachorros innumerables. Los cuales en su mayoría son dejados a merced de la intemperie; muchas veces muriendo por el abandono de su nodriza, por falta de alimento y comodidad para cobijar a sus bebés. O aplastados en la brutalidad de allanamientos a cargo de enceguecidos cocainomanos con uniforme, frente a la apatía de la población penal, los cuales viven tan concentrados en autodestruirse o no suicidarse, que no generan ninguna voluntad transformadora frente a situaciones evidentemente conmovedoras. Lo cual realmente no es de sorprender, ya que la cárcel como infraestructura física e ideológica se sintetiza en la desevolución tendiente a la apatía, la mezquindad y la superficialidad.El hacerse cargo de animales en este antro trae consigo incontables dificultades, como lo son: la falta de alimento adecuado (hasta para nosotros mismos), falta de un espacio para tenerlos a salvo, la carencia de insumos veterinarios y ni hablar de atención veterinaria u operativos de esterilización.

Nosotros hemos ayudado lo más posible, cuidando camadas enteras con todo lo que significa fabricar alimento adecuado para lactantes, suministrarlo con gotarios hechizos en el horario adecuado, mantener el calor con guateros artesanales cada hora, tensionar con la incomodidad que le genera a otros reos, estimular su sistema escretor y mantenerlos limpios y regaloneados. Lo cual una y otra vez ha sido muy extenuante.

A pesar de mucha incomprensión de policías bastardos y presos apáticos, hemos conseguido sacar fuera de estas rejas con escritos y artilugios intrapenitenciarios, a camadas enteras con sus mamás respectivas. Quienes han sobrevivido con nuestros cuidados.

Todo este mensaje es para explicar la situación y pedir apañe directo de los antiespecistas que lean estas palabras.
Solicitando que consulten al dm para idealmente adoptar permanentemente y con todo el amor del mundo a algunx de estxs varixs peluditxs. Ya que muchos están en hogares temporales, esperando un lugar definitvo y otrxs que esperamos sacar fuera de este infierno prontamente. Todxs son cachorrxs excepto las mamás, las cuales son animalitas muy violentadas que necesitan únicamente mucho cariño y cuidado.

Y en su defecto, pedimos directamente aportes monetarios para seguir sosteniendo de la mejor manera en todo lo que respecta comida, atención veterinaria y otros insumos necesarios.

La cárcel para nosotros significa llevar al límite el filo de nuestras convicciones, manteniendonos opositores ferrios al desdén y la apatía. Ellos necesitan de nosotros. Eso es claro.

Contra toda jaula y autoridad; especialmente el especismo.
Intentando hacer detonar la indiferencia, la cobardía y la frialdad.

Presos anarco nihilistas vegan straight edge.
Caso susaron (Panda y Rucio).

Abril 2025.

Ex penitenciaria, Santiago Sur.”

A great way to practice solidarity is to write a letter to a prisoner! If you are looking for prisoners to write to, check out the “Prisoner Support” tab on our website, where you will find a list of prisoners you can write to.

If this is your first time writing to a prisoner, there may be a few things to think about, to get you started. Like, keep it simple! It is okay to write basic things about yourself and your daily life. Let the prisoner get to know you. Also, don’t write anything that could get the prisoner into trouble. And check the specific prison if they have rules about writing to prisoners.

We are stronger when we stick together and take care of each other. Reach out to a prisoner today, practice solidarity!

SOLIDARITY FOREVER

[image credit No Bonzo]

After the hard won battle of getting Marius Mason transferred to a men’s prison the increasingly transphobic state in the so called USA have decided to return him to a woman’s prison.

Marius still has just under two years to serve. An eco, animal lib minded anarchist sentenced with terrorist changes for his involvement in property damage against ecocidal companies. His arrest was part of what’s now known as the ‘green scare’.

The 21+ year prison sentence that was given to Marius has not stopped him fighting against injustice as he has tirelessly fought for trans prisoner rights while behind bars.

To write to Marius and send him some love and support please address letters to:

MARIE MASON #04672-061 FCI Danbury ROUTE 37 DANBURY, CT 06811

“My blood pumps still because you live and fight… I see through your eyes and dream with you”

https://supportmariusmason.org