Da: "coalit" Oggetto: [listacoalit] Fw: Protest on Death Row Data: marted́ 11 dicembre 2001 12.39 > ACADP has received a letter from Roy Lee Pippin, > > #999170 - Texas death row, confirming the contents of the following email. > > Please distribute widely around the globe to raise public awareness > > of the inhumane conditions death row prisoners can no longer > > emotionally and physically endure. > > > Friends, > > This is to let you know Roy Pippin is doing his own personal non-violent > > protest of increasingly punitive conditions on death row in Texas. Roy > > ate last on November 26, 2001 at 5 PM. He began his protest by allowing > > himself to be cuffed and escorted to rec or the shower and then sitting > > down and announcing politely that he was waging a non-violent protest. > > As a result of this protest Roy is now on Level 2 and has been given > > several cases. He was not given a hearing. Roy has never had a > > disciplinary reclassification in the 6 years he has been on death row. > > > > This is a point of honor to Roy to make a statement that he is no longer > > willing to be treated as less than a human being. When the men were > > transferred from Ellis to Polunsky they were told that when everything > > settled down from the move there would be improvements. There was even > > talk about the resumption of the work program. I have a direct quote > > from Carl Reynolds responding to questions posed to the Texas Board Of > > Criminal Justice at the May 27,1999 meeting. > > > > 5. Will the work program be resumed? > > > > Answer: Yes. The current plan is to have a work program for eligible > > Death Row offenders. The details concerning eligibility and > > implementation of the program are under review. > > > > Instead things have steadily worsened. Special visits for men on Levels > > 2 and 3 were eliminated, more strict enforcement of rules supposedly in > > existence but never before enforced such as the "2 bag rule" were > > imposed resulting in a brutal lock down period. Phone privileges were > > canceled. The list goes on. > > > > There have been difficulties with Roy's protest. Although some of the > > guards have honored his request to record that he verbally refused > > (VRed) his meals, others have thrown the sack in the bean chute and > > walked away. Some guards will say "Why are you refusing food now when > > you ate this morning?' indicating no record was made that he did not > > eat. Others are laughing, saying "Are you hungry?" He is being > > subjected to a lot of ridicule. > > > > Roy is not asking that anyone join him in his protest. He is doing this > > for himself. It has actually bolstered his self esteem that he has > > taken a stand for personal dignity. > > > > I would like for everyone to know what Roy is doing and for all of you > > to let your friends on the inside to know Roy is standing up for his > > dignity and for theirs. > > > > I would also like for you all to write Roy letters of encouragement or > > at least a card. His address is: Roy Pippin, Polunsky Unit #999170, 12002 FM 350 South, Livingston, Tx 77351, USA. Please be aware that Roy has very little in the way of stamps now > > that he's on Level 2, so you may not hear back, but be assured he > > will appreciate the letters. > > > > Thank you.