Support the Men Inside Angola
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There are 6,300 men in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, an 18,000 acre former plantation that has been a prison since 1901. Three-fourths of the men there are Black. Three-fourths are doing life without parole. And they are trapped with COVID-19 and no way to quarantine.
The Governor of Louisiana has called for a 10-person limit on gatherings. The administration at Angola modified that to a 50-person limit and holds as many as 86 in most dorms, with twice that many at meals. Even one-man cells are doubled up. And the administration is providing little to no protection for the men.
The LA DOC has admitted that they are funneling active cases of COVID-19 into the institution. The men already afflicted are quarantined, but there are no ventilators. Guards bring the virus inside when they come to work. And prisoner orderlies without PPE serve in areas where there are men known to have been exposed to the virus.
The Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice Transformation has been working to create a life-line for these brothers who must depend on people outside to help them stay alive. For the past month, we have been taking calls via Securus all day and into the night from multiple men reporting on conditions, asking for information (especially about COVID-19), and just reaching out to keep hope alive.
We receive JPay emails 24 hours per day, respond to all of them, and provide a "stamp" with every response because many of the men have minimal resources. One prisoner sent LA-NCJT a letter to the Governor that has received more than 1200 views as a blog post. We've even sent money for bars of soap to be bought in the commissary, broken in half and handed out to entire tiers of men because -- the last we heard -- the administration had passed out homemade masks, bleach, and nothing else.
Every call, every email, costs money and they've begun to add up. In addition, LA-NCJT has its second newsletter ready to go inside as soon as we are sure the men will receive them. And that alone will cost $800 for printing, labels, and postage. Please help us stand in the breach as we work to assure our brothers at Angola that they are not forgotten and they do not stand alone.
The Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice Transformation is registered with the State of Louisiana as a Community Organization and has the ability to receive tax-deductible donations. If you would like a receipt with the number you will need for that purpose, visit www.CJTransformation.org. And while you're on that site, whether you can donate or not, you can request to be added to the newsletter list by giving us your email address.
If you want to stand with us, the incarcerated in Louisiana, and their families, friends and supporters, join our public Facebook group at www.Facebook.com/groups/SupportTheIncarcerated
It would mean the world to the men at Angola and it will be our joy to tell them how much you care.
The Governor of Louisiana has called for a 10-person limit on gatherings. The administration at Angola modified that to a 50-person limit and holds as many as 86 in most dorms, with twice that many at meals. Even one-man cells are doubled up. And the administration is providing little to no protection for the men.
The LA DOC has admitted that they are funneling active cases of COVID-19 into the institution. The men already afflicted are quarantined, but there are no ventilators. Guards bring the virus inside when they come to work. And prisoner orderlies without PPE serve in areas where there are men known to have been exposed to the virus.
The Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice Transformation has been working to create a life-line for these brothers who must depend on people outside to help them stay alive. For the past month, we have been taking calls via Securus all day and into the night from multiple men reporting on conditions, asking for information (especially about COVID-19), and just reaching out to keep hope alive.
We receive JPay emails 24 hours per day, respond to all of them, and provide a "stamp" with every response because many of the men have minimal resources. One prisoner sent LA-NCJT a letter to the Governor that has received more than 1200 views as a blog post. We've even sent money for bars of soap to be bought in the commissary, broken in half and handed out to entire tiers of men because -- the last we heard -- the administration had passed out homemade masks, bleach, and nothing else.
Every call, every email, costs money and they've begun to add up. In addition, LA-NCJT has its second newsletter ready to go inside as soon as we are sure the men will receive them. And that alone will cost $800 for printing, labels, and postage. Please help us stand in the breach as we work to assure our brothers at Angola that they are not forgotten and they do not stand alone.
The Louisiana Network for Criminal Justice Transformation is registered with the State of Louisiana as a Community Organization and has the ability to receive tax-deductible donations. If you would like a receipt with the number you will need for that purpose, visit www.CJTransformation.org. And while you're on that site, whether you can donate or not, you can request to be added to the newsletter list by giving us your email address.
If you want to stand with us, the incarcerated in Louisiana, and their families, friends and supporters, join our public Facebook group at www.Facebook.com/groups/SupportTheIncarcerated
It would mean the world to the men at Angola and it will be our joy to tell them how much you care.
Organizer
Rebecca Hensley
Organizer
Hammond, LA
