Updates on Anarchist Prisoners Eric King, Marius Mason, and Sean Swain

The following is a list of updates on several anarchist prisoners.

Sean Swain:

A few supporters were able to get over to Youngstown and in to visit Sean in mid February. Sean seems in good spirits and in good health. While at Warren C.I., a certain fartgoblin in the mail room continued to mess with Sean’s mail but no such issues have arisen in the month or so back at OSP and his phone access is up and running. Sean is, however, still without email access for some reason.

A couple of interesting developments have also occurred in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitations and Corruptions (ODRC); Director Gary Mohr has retired and threatened to move to North Carolina to cunsult the NCDHS, which oversees prisons there; and counselor Trevor Clark is no longer employed by ODR, a change which occurred within days of Sean’s public announcement that he had been genitally groped by Clark in 2013. Details will be published as we get them.

He’s also begun producing new segments for The Final Straw, so give a listen to the latest segments!

Eric King:

We have word from Eric. He is being held in segregation at McCreary. He was immediately intercepted by SIS officers upon arriving and put into the special housing unit. It appears McCreary is just a spot to hold him while the BOP is working out where they send him. Right now he can not receive books, photos, post cards or cards. EVERYTHING needs to be written in blue or black ink on standard paper. Please do not use any thicker stock or borders on the paper. Letters with mailing labels will be rejected.

Eric is only being allowed 2 envelopes a week so there is a good chance he will not be able to respond to letters, nonetheless they are appreciated and something for him to continue to feel connected to the world.

What Eric Needs:

If you sent a book from his booklist please wait to see if Amazon returns it to you. If it is not returned can you shoot an email to erickingsupportcrew(at)riseup.net and let us know what book it was so we can put it back on his list. We don’t know if the books will be returned but he will not receive them. When he gets where he is going he will need books right away.

Because he is sitting in isolation with hardly any stimulation he would love if folks could send him articles. He loves science, space, Manchester United football club, he loves silly jokes, to keep up on what is happening in the world, short stories… he is pretty easy to please. Please copy the text into a document before printing. any colored font will not make it in, so those pesky link texts seem to cause problems.

It is unknown how long he will be held here or if his communication will continue to be limited with his wife and children when he lands in the next spot. He is hoping that they will be able to visit as fast as possible when he lands. Any donation to travel funds would be appreciated.

Today marks 218 days in complete isolation for him. While it seemed that things were coming to an end, they back-slid again and we await what will happen next. He is one of only 398 of 180,193 prisoners in the BOP being currently held in segregation this long.

Your support has helped Eric get through this and not feel so alone.

Eric King 27090045

USP MCCREARY
P.O. BOX 3000
PINE KNOT, KY  42635

Solidarity

EK Support Crew

Marius Mason:

After nearly 10 years at FMC Carswell, Marius has finally been transferred closer to family and friends. As of this week, Marius is now located at FCI Danbury in CT.

Marius’ transfer to Connecticut quite literally means he will be hundreds of miles closer to his children, volunteer attorney, and lifelong friends. We are hopeful that this move will allow for approved visitors to come see him more often. Currently, his visits average 2-3 a year because of the overwhelming time and money that went into seeing him in Texas.

As of now, Marius is just getting his bearings trying to figure out the new schedule, culture, and systems of FCI Danbury. He could use help settling in and a reminder that he is not alone in this big transition. Please consider writing him a letter of support.

Marie (Marius) Mason #04672-061

FCI Danbury

Route 37

Danbury, CT 06811