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Jan 28, 19

Rebel Prisoner Birthdays for February

Inspired by the spirit of the Political Prisoners Birthday crew, here’s a short listing of some rebel prisoners who have upcoming birthdays in February. 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. February also sees the International Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier on the 6th. Also, happy birthday to Norman Lowry, who will be celebrating his birthdays in freedom this year after serving a seven-year sentence for his consistent attempts to disrupt military recruiting!

Michael “Rattler” Markus
Water protector serving 3 years for a Civil Disorder charge from the Standing Rock protests.

Birthday: February 2

Address:
Michael “Rattler” Markus
Prisoner No. 06280-073
FCI Sandstone
Federal Correctional Institution
PO Box 1000
Sandstone, MN 55072

Veronza Bowers
Veronza Bowers Jr. is a former Black Panther Party member framed for the murder of a U.S. Park Ranger. He is being illegally held past his 30 year sentence, making him one of the longest-held political prisoners in U.S. history.

Birthday: February 4

Address:
Veronza Bowers, Jr. #35316-136
FMC Butner
P.O. Box 1600
Butner, NC 27509
United States

Deric Forney
One of the Vaughn 17 prisoners currently facing charges for alleged participation in a prison uprising in early 2017.

Birthday: February 6

Address:
Deric Forney
SBI# 00485314
Sussex Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 500
Georgetown DE 19947

Kamau Sadiki (Freddie Hilton)
Kamau Sadiki is a former member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, who was convicted of a 30-year old murder case of a Fulton County Police Officer found shot to death in his car outside a service station. At his trial, the judge ruled that statements by a witness who heard other people discussing their participation in the shooting, and stated that he had nothing to do with it, could not be accepted as evidence. The state recently attempted to amputate his foot despite this not being medically necessary, but were forced to back off by outside solidarity.

Birthday: February 19

Address:
Freddie Hilton #0001150688
Augusta State Medical Prison
Bldg 13A-2 E7
3001 Gordon Highway
Grovetown, GA 30813
United States

Luis Sierra (Abdul-Haqq El-Qadeer)
One of the Vaughn 17 prisoners currently facing charges for alleged participation in a prison uprising in early 2017. Luis is also a contributor to “Live from the Trenches,” the Vaughn 17 zine.

Birthday: February 19

Red Fawn Fallis
Water protector serving 57 months for a gun charge from the Standing Rock protests. The gun in question was supplied to her by an undercover government informant.

Birthday: February 25

Address:
Red Fawn Fallis
Prisoner No. 16358-059,
FMC Carswell
PO Box 27137
Fort Worth, TX 76127

Byron Shane “Oso Blanco” Chubbuck
Also known as “Robin the Hood”, Oso Blanco is serving 80 years for bank robberies to raise funds for the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, along with additional charges for escape and resisting the FBI.

Birthday: February 26

Ana Belen Montes
Ana Belen Montes was a Pentagon intelligence analyst who, opposed to the plans of aggression against Cuba being developed, felt morally obliged to alert the Cuban government of said plans. Her actions were uncovered and she was accused of high treason, a crime punishable by death. She was forced to negotiate with the prosecution and to plead guilty to espionage on behalf of Cuba. In 2002, she was sentenced to 25 years in prison, a sentence she has been serving under extreme and inhumane isolation. As part of her conditions of severe isolation, she is only allowed to receive letters from 20 specific people, but she can receive books sent directly from bookstores or publishers.

Birthday: February 27

Address: As above, please note that she can’t receive normal mail, just books from publishers or bookstores.
Ana Belen Montes #25037-016
FMC Carswell
P.O. Box 27137
Fort Worth, TX 76127
United States

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