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.