Filed under: Announcement, Incarceration, Political Prisoners
Your list of prison rebel birthdays for the month of December, 2019.
Inspired by the spirit of the Political Prisoners Birthday crew, here’s a short listing of some rebel prisoners who have upcoming birthdays in September. For an an introduction on how to write to prisoners and some things to do and not to do, go here. If you have the time, please also check IWOC’s listing of prisoners facing retaliation for prison strike-related organizing.
Also, wishing a very happy birthday to Connor Stevens of the Cleveland 4, who will be celebrating his birthday in freedom this year – if you feel like helping him readjust to life on the outside, you can donate to his release fund here. Big congratulations to Belarusian anarchist comrade Dzmitry Paliyenka, who was released from pre-trial detention to house arrest this month, and to Scott Warren and the Sacramento antifascist defendants – I can’t say how happy I am to not be adding their names to this list!
Kevin “Rashid” Johnson
Rashid has been an outspoken revolutionary prisoner for years and is highly active with the New Afrikan Black Panther Party and the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, facing harsh repression for his organizing and position as one of the public faces of the prison strike movement.
Birthday: December 3
Address:
Kevin Johnson
#264847
G-20-2C
Pendleton Correctional Facility
4490 W. Reformatory Road
Pendleton, IN 46064
USA
Reality Winner
NSA whistleblower convicted of leaking classified documents to the media.
Birthday: December 4
Address:
Reality Winner, #22056-021
FMC Carswell
P.O. Box 27137
Fort Worth, TX
76127
USA
Fred “Muhammad” Burton
Fred Burton is one of the Philly 5, a group of men accused of an alleged attack on a police station that left one officer killed. He was sentenced to a life term for murder. Burton has maintained his innocence since his arrest.
Birthday: December 15
Address:
Smart Communications/PA DOC
Fred Burton
AF3896
SCI Somerset
Post Office Box 33028
St Petersburg, Florida
33733
USA
Chelsea Manning
Military whistleblower, currently incarcerated for her courageous refusal to testify before a Grand Jury.
Birthday: December 17
Address:
Chelsea Elizabeth Manning
#AO181426
William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center
2001 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia
22314
USA
Alejandro Rodriguez-Ortiz
A former Vaughn 17 defendant. While the state has now dropped its attempts to criminalize Alejandro in relation to the uprising, he is facing continued retaliation, as he has been moved out of state to Pennsylvania, where many Vaughn defendants are being held on lockdown indefinitely (via placement on PA’s Restricted Release List) on vague and questionable grounds. More than two years later, these prisoners are still being abused for staying in solidarity with one another against the state.
Birthday: December 17
Address:
Smart Communications / PA DOC
Alejandro Rodriguez-Ortiz – NW2883
SCI Camp Hill
P.O. Box 33028
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
Casey Brezik
Anarchist prisoner serving time for an unsuccessful attempt to attack the governor of Missouri.
Birthday: December 30
Address:
Casey Brezik #1154765
WRDCC
3401 Faraon
St. Joseph, Missouri 64506
USA
Noah “Kado” Coffin
Anarchist prisoner and artist being held in long-term solitary confinement in Texas, and regular contributor to the Fire Ant zine. Noah also recently put out a request for people to send him pictures of black and grey realist tattoo art to help him practice his skills.
Birthday: December 30
Address:
Noah Coffin #1795167
2665 Prison Rd #1
Lovelady, TX, 75851
You can also write to the Fire Ant Collective, who’ve set up a fund to support him, at:
Noah Coffin Fund
c/o Fire Ant
PO Box 164
Harmony, ME 04942
Jonathan Rodriguez
A former Vaughn 17 defendant. While the state has now dropped its attempts to criminalize Jonathan in relation to the uprising, he is facing continued retaliation, as he has been moved to Pennsylvania, where he is being held on lockdown indefinitely (via placement on PA’s Restricted R. More than two years later, these prisoners are still being abused for staying in solidarity with one another against the state.
Birthday: December 31
Address:
Smart Communications / PA DOC
Jonathan Rodriguez – NU0434
SCI Houtzdale
PO Box 33028
St. Petersburg, FL, 33733