Mail Call
My husband and I are currently incarcerated
in the federal system. I am doing 4 years in Pekin, IL and he
was sentenced to 20 years in Oxford, WI. It is my first time
ever in trouble, and his second time. We have drug charges. We
were set up by a "good friend". We had no drugs on
us -- we were just audio taped discussing drugs with a confidential
informant.
There are 320 women in this prison camp,
most with drug charges. Mostly first offences, and most have
3 - 20 years. We've all left our children behind, and they are
the ones who suffer most. It's very sad to listen to all the
different stories.
Beth Cresswell-Shearin
In April of last year, the ATF set up a
"controlled buy" in my neighborhood. I made a phone
call and got some speed for the agents -- they got me and two
friends. We aren't dealers or traffickers or kingpins, we were
addicts. The DOJ condones this activity, and the government is
its incubator. It's repulsive.
My answer is that I am studying law; I'm
going to be a lawyer. I can envision a whole law firm of ex-felons
-- now wouldn't that be something? I look forward to working
with the November Coalition in the future.
Sincerely, Kurt
I'm a federal inmate at Greenville FCI,
and took notice of the letter in your Summer 2006 issue concerning
Ion Spectrometry Machines. Problems with these machines are apparently
not isolated to any one institution. My 67-year-old mother was
one of many innocent visitors turned away.
We are curious what others are doing to
voice their complaints. We have exhausted BOP administrative
remedies, with expected results. I also wrote the ACLU, who replied
that they were concerned, but lacked the resources to handle
individual cases.
Surely, between all the BOP facilities
using these devices, there must be hundreds or thousands of visitors
being falsely accused. Perhaps a Freedom Of Information Act request
could produce some numbers. I've heard of six in one day here
at Greenville.
Let's all make our voices heard!
Randall Stoneburner
I personally thank you for your commitment
to ending the war on drugs. I am baffled how this country declares
war on its own people, and then supplies the drugs to continue
the war effort.
I was charged, tried and convicted of first
degree murder. In a constant search for better drugs, I met a
girl, and thought life was great. She sold some heroin to someone,
they sold it to someone else -- now that someone else is dead.
Though many were involved, I was the only one charged, and I
never even met this individual. He overdosed, and the state held
me responsible.
I've scratched my head for years trying
to figure out this hateful system. I may not be society's greatest,
but I am no killer.
Respectfully, Michael Aumuller
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