[Peace] Re: [Peace-discuss] Guantanamo in Terre Haute

[Robert Naiman]

Terre Haute is not far from us. Perhaps there could be a solidarity
action outside the prison. If nothing else, expressions of solidarity
when you're in prison help you from going insane.

We could propose this in the ICPJ. There are peaceniks in Indiana too.

As this article points out, not all the family members speak English.

Facility Holding Terrorism Inmates Limits Communication
By Dan Eggen
Washington Post
Sunday, February 25, 2007; Page A07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/24/AR2007022401231.html

On 2/27/07, Brian Dolinar <briandolinar at gmail.com> wrote:
> WWDD: What would Debs do?
>
> U.S. Opens New Prison To Hold Mostly Arab Muslims
> The Washington Post is reporting the Justice Department has quietly
> opened a new prison unit in Terre Haute, Indiana designed to hold
> mostly Arab Muslim prisoners. The jail operates under special rules
> restricting the ability of prisoners to communicate with the outside
> world. All telephone calls and mail are monitored, the number of phone
> calls are limited and visits are restricted to a total of four hours
> per month. All prison conversations must be conducted in English
> unless otherwise negotiated. The Iraqi-born doctor Rafil Dhafir from
> upstate New York is among the prisoners being held. He is serving a
> 22-year sentence for violating the Iraqi sanctions by sending aid to
> Iraq through his charity Help the Needy. Five members of the so-called
> "Lackawanna Six" are also being held in the Indiana prison. Only two
> non-Muslims are being held at the jail.
>
> BD
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