Spreading the Strike: Solidarity Actions Across North America for September 9Th

MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Kemper, Paul S - DOC Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 8:59 AM To: Boughton, Gary A - DOC; Eckstein, Scott M - DOC; Haines, Tim F - DOC; Richardson, Reed A - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I was planning on sending this out to all my staff for their awareness. Did you guys share this with all your staff?

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:30 AM To: Clements, Marc W - DOC; Schwochert, James R - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC Cc: Cooper, Sarah E - DOC; Meli, Anthony P - DOC Subject: Informational Article

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

People are organizing across the United States and the world in order to stand in the streets in solidarity with those locked behind bars who will strike on September 9th against prison slavery. Already, a wide range of actions have taken place in the run up to the strike. This includes large scale flyering and street propaganda campaigns, banner drops, noise demonstrations outside of jails and detention facilities, and informational events. All of this activity helps to build the capacity of the strike to bring in more people who can take an active role, as well as spread information about the struggle being waged by prisoners on the inside. These actions also bring many organizations, crews, and individuals together that before have previously never worked side by side and helps expose white supremacy as both a system of social control and racial apartheid and an apparatus of management that facilitates the creation of billions of dollars of profits.

In order to better prepare for the strike, here we are going to create a regularly updated page that includes a diary of actions and a list of events and mobilizations leading up to and around the 9th. We know that many events are still in the works, so when you are ready, either submit an event here or email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org. In this way, we hope to build a large, multi-faceted, and extremely diverse resistance movement that can support and expand the strike against prison slavery that will continue to take shape on September 9th and beyond.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

104 • Mid-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Ely State Prison in Nevada. Call-in campaign organized in solidarity. • Late-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Lucasville Prison. Call-in campaign organized in soliarity. • Late-July: Hunger strikes at Waupun grow in Wisconsin. • Early-August: Two rebellions break out in Indiana jails. • August 2nd: March and rally in support of prison strike in Durham, NC. • August 2nd: Holman prison errupts in a riot again as a dorm is taken. • August 6th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Downtown Oakland, CA.

• August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

105 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

106 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

• August 25th: Info-night and presentation on prison strike at Anarres Infoshop. More info here. • September 9th: Rally and march on corporations profiting from prison labor and in solidarity with prison strike. More info here.

Oakland, CA:

• September 9th: BBQ to make banners, discuss strike, and watch films. More info here. • September 10th: Rally and march on corporations profiting from prison labor and in solidarity with prison strike. More info here.

Los Angeles, CA:

107 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

• August 26th-28th: Bend the Bars Conference. Midwestern Convergence in support of prisoner struggles. More info here. • August 27th: March and demonstration in connection with Bend the Bars Conference. More info here.

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

108 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

109 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Avila, Lisa M - DOC Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 8:43 AM To: Kemper, Paul S - DOC Subject: Yes we should share::: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

From: Kemper, Paul S - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 12:54 PM To: Johnson, Steven R - DOC; Aldana, Jason R - DOC; Avila, Lisa M - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI – should we share with all staff?

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

In order to better prepare for the strike, here we are going to create a regularly updated page that includes a diary of actions and a list of events and mobilizations leading up to and around the 9th. We know that many events are still in the works, so when 110 you are ready, either submit an event here or email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org. In this way, we hope to build a large, multi-faceted, and extremely diverse resistance movement that can support and expand the strike against prison slavery that will continue to take shape on September 9th and beyond.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

• Mid-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Ely State Prison in Nevada. Call-in campaign organized in solidarity. • Late-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Lucasville Prison. Call-in campaign organized in soliarity. • Late-July: Hunger strikes at Waupun grow in Wisconsin. • Early-August: Two rebellions break out in Indiana jails. • August 2nd: March and rally in support of prison strike in Durham, NC. • August 2nd: Holman prison errupts in a riot again as a dorm is taken. • August 6th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Downtown Oakland, CA.

111 • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

• August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. 112 • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

• September 9th: BBQ to make banners, discuss strike, and watch films. More info here.

113 • September 10th: Rally and march on corporations profiting from prison labor and in solidarity with prison strike. More info here.

Los Angeles, CA:

• September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here.

114 • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

115 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Aldana, Jason R - DOC Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2016 1:39 PM To: Kemper, Paul S - DOC; Johnson, Steven R - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I don’t think this would be a bad thing to share. Not sure most of the uniform staff will be able to use the links to read the related articles.

FYI – should we share with all staff?

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

116 In order to better prepare for the strike, here we are going to create a regularly updated page that includes a diary of actions and a list of events and mobilizations leading up to and around the 9th. We know that many events are still in the works, so when you are ready, either submit an event here or email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org. In this way, we hope to build a large, multi-faceted, and extremely diverse resistance movement that can support and expand the strike against prison slavery that will continue to take shape on September 9th and beyond.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

• August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA.

117 • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

• August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. 118 • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

119 • September 9th: BBQ to make banners, discuss strike, and watch films. More info here. • September 10th: Rally and march on corporations profiting from prison labor and in solidarity with prison strike. More info here.

Los Angeles, CA:

• September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

120 • September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

121 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Johnson, Steven R - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:57 PM To: Kemper, Paul S - DOC; Aldana, Jason R - DOC; Avila, Lisa M - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I vote yes.

Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone

------Original message ------From: "Kemper, Paul S - DOC" Date: 08/17/2016 12:54 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Johnson, Steven R - DOC" , "Aldana, Jason R - DOC" , "Avila, Lisa M - DOC" Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI – should we share with all staff?

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

122 Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

123 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

124 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

125 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

126 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

127 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution

920-324-7200

128 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Hepp, Randall R - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 2:59 PM To: DOC DL DAI FLCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI FLCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Informational…..please use discretion in discussions. We do not want to “put ideas into any inmate’s minds” related to this but I wanted you to be aware of the national scope. If there IS any information related to this that comes your way please forward it to me. Thanks.

Randy

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

130 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

131 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

132 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

133 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

134 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Humphreys, Robert G - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 2:51 PM To: Novak, Susan R - DOC; Pollard, Thomas R - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Reminder to keep staff vigilant of possible action on September 9th.

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

135 • Mid-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Ely State Prison in Nevada. Call-in campaign organized in solidarity. • Late-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Lucasville Prison. Call-in campaign organized in soliarity. • Late-July: Hunger strikes at Waupun grow in Wisconsin. • Early-August: Two rebellions break out in Indiana jails. • August 2nd: March and rally in support of prison strike in Durham, NC. • August 2nd: Holman prison errupts in a riot again as a dorm is taken. • August 6th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Downtown Oakland, CA.

136 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

137 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

138 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

139 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

140 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

FYI – should we share with all staff?

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

141 • Mid-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Ely State Prison in Nevada. Call-in campaign organized in solidarity. • Late-July: Hunger strike breaks out at Lucasville Prison. Call-in campaign organized in soliarity. • Late-July: Hunger strikes at Waupun grow in Wisconsin. • Early-August: Two rebellions break out in Indiana jails. • August 2nd: March and rally in support of prison strike in Durham, NC. • August 2nd: Holman prison errupts in a riot again as a dorm is taken. • August 6th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Downtown Oakland, CA.

142 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

143 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

144 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

145 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

146 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:01 AM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

He also sent a similar statement to me. Thanks.

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:57 AM To: Clements, Marc W - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Marc,

See below especially the highlighted section where someone added comments when they forwarded the article to staff.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

From: Dale heeringa [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:50 AM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Cc: Police Personnel; Dodge Co. Sheriff - DMA; Strand, Mark Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Good morning. Info. below was passed onto me this morning.

From: Flier, Shelly L - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:36 AM To: Dale heeringa Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I assume this was shared with local police/sheriff’s departments

Shelly Flier OOA / PSU Dodge Correctional Institution 920-324-6280

Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI, please be discreet about sharing this information, not for inmate’s eyes but for your awareness.

147 Wisconsin as well as the rest of the US should treat this as a terrorist organization, especially if they are encouraging violence and disturbances.

These types of behaviors and encouragement to defy staff authority are dangerous to all staff.

Subject: Informational Article

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

148 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

149 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

150 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

151 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

152 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

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153 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Dale heeringa Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:57 AM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Great. Thanks !!

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:54 AM To: Dale heeringa Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Thanks Dale. We are and have been aware of this possibility on September 9th. We have been monitoring the activity inside WCI and we have not heard anything regarding this here or in the state of Wisconsin. I will let you know if there is anything that changes.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

Good morning. Info. below was passed onto me this morning.

From: Flier, Shelly L - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:36 AM To: Dale heeringa Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I assume this was shared with local police/sheriff’s departments

Shelly Flier OOA / PSU Dodge Correctional Institution 920-324-6280

Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI, please be discreet about sharing this information, not for inmate’s eyes but for your awareness.

154 Wisconsin as well as the rest of the US should treat this as a terrorist organization, especially if they are encouraging violence and disturbances.

These types of behaviors and encouragement to defy staff authority are dangerous to all staff.

Subject: Informational Article

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

155 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

156 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

157 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

158 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

159 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

160 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:57 AM To: Clements, Marc W - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Marc,

See below especially the highlighted section where someone added comments when they forwarded the article to staff.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

Good morning. Info. below was passed onto me this morning.

From: Flier, Shelly L - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:36 AM To: Dale heeringa Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I assume this was shared with local police/sheriff’s departments

Shelly Flier OOA / PSU Dodge Correctional Institution 920-324-6280

Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI, please be discreet about sharing this information, not for inmate’s eyes but for your awareness.

Wisconsin as well as the rest of the US should treat this as a terrorist organization, especially if they are encouraging violence and disturbances.

These types of behaviors and encouragement to defy staff authority are dangerous to all staff.

Subject: Informational Article 161 SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

162 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

163 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

164 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

165 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

166 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

167 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:54 AM To: 'Dale heeringa' Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

Good morning. Info. below was passed onto me this morning.

From: Flier, Shelly L - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:36 AM To: Dale heeringa Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I assume this was shared with local police/sheriff’s departments

Shelly Flier OOA / PSU Dodge Correctional Institution 920-324-6280

Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI, please be discreet about sharing this information, not for inmate’s eyes but for your awareness.

Wisconsin as well as the rest of the US should treat this as a terrorist organization, especially if they are encouraging violence and disturbances.

These types of behaviors and encouragement to defy staff authority are dangerous to all staff.

Subject: Informational Article 168 SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

169 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

170 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

171 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

172 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

173 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

174 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Dale heeringa Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:50 AM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Cc: Police Personnel; Schmidt, Dale; Strand, Mark Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Good morning. Info. below was passed onto me this morning.

From: Flier, Shelly L - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:36 AM To: Dale heeringa Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

I assume this was shared with local police/sheriff’s departments

Shelly Flier OOA / PSU Dodge Correctional Institution 920-324-6280

Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI, please be discreet about sharing this information, not for inmate’s eyes but for your awareness.

Wisconsin as well as the rest of the US should treat this as a terrorist organization, especially if they are encouraging violence and disturbances.

These types of behaviors and encouragement to defy staff authority are dangerous to all staff.

Subject: Informational Article

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

175 People are organizing across the United States and the world in order to stand in the streets in solidarity with those locked behind bars who will strike on September 9th against prison slavery. Already, a wide range of actions have taken place in the run up to the strike. This includes large scale flyering and street propaganda campaigns, banner drops, noise demonstrations outside of jails and detention facilities, and informational events. All of this activity helps to build the capacity of the strike to bring in more people who can take an active role, as well as spread information about the struggle being waged by prisoners on the inside. These actions also bring many organizations, crews, and individuals together that before have previously never worked side by side and helps expose white supremacy as both a system of social control and racial apartheid and an apparatus of management that facilitates the creation of billions of dollars of profits.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

176 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

177 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

178 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

179 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

180 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

181 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:44 AM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Thanks for sharing the info, Brian. No other information is coming in on this.

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:50 AM To: Clements, Marc W - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

We have developed a contingency plan just in case this comes to fruition at WCI.

We have not heard anything about this happening here. We are continuing to monitor.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

182 run up to the strike. This includes large scale flyering and street propaganda campaigns, banner drops, noise demonstrations outside of jails and detention facilities, and informational events. All of this activity helps to build the capacity of the strike to bring in more people who can take an active role, as well as spread information about the struggle being waged by prisoners on the inside. These actions also bring many organizations, crews, and individuals together that before have previously never worked side by side and helps expose white supremacy as both a system of social control and racial apartheid and an apparatus of management that facilitates the creation of billions of dollars of profits.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

183 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

184 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

185 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

186 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

187 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

188 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:50 AM To: Clements, Marc W - DOC Subject: RE: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

We have developed a contingency plan just in case this comes to fruition at WCI.

We have not heard anything about this happening here. We are continuing to monitor.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

189 In order to better prepare for the strike, here we are going to create a regularly updated page that includes a diary of actions and a list of events and mobilizations leading up to and around the 9th. We know that many events are still in the works, so when you are ready, either submit an event here or email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org. In this way, we hope to build a large, multi-faceted, and extremely diverse resistance movement that can support and expand the strike against prison slavery that will continue to take shape on September 9th and beyond.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

• August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA.

190 • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

• August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. 191 • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

192 • September 9th: BBQ to make banners, discuss strike, and watch films. More info here. • September 10th: Rally and march on corporations profiting from prison labor and in solidarity with prison strike. More info here.

Los Angeles, CA:

• September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

193 • September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

194 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

195 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

196 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

197 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

198 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

199 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

200 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

201 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

202 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

203 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

204 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

205 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

206 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 2:33 PM To: Clements, Marc W - DOC Subject: RE: Article reference demonstration

MILWAUKEE: PROTESTERS MARCH ON WAUPUN PRISON IN SOLIDARITY WITH DYING TO LIVE HUNGER-STRIKE

August 14, 2016

207 Solitary is torture, stop stop stop the torture #DyingToLiveWI pic.twitter.com/ivcKHsCefm

— Smash Racism Madison (@Liamese2) August 13, 2016

Submitted to It’s Going Down

This afternoon 35 protesters marched around Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI) in downtown Waupun WI to protest the Wisconsin Department of Correction’s (WI DOC) use of indefinite solitary confinement and to spread the word about an upcoming nation-wide prisoner protest movement that will begin on September 9, 2016.

“The DOC has been force-feeding our friends for more than 50 days now, three times a day. There is no reason to shove a tube down someone’s nose three times a day other than to hurt them and coerce them into giving up their protest. We won’t let Secretary Litscher’s goons torture our friends anymore.” Said march participant Chance Zombor.

Fighting against solitary, prepping for the largest prison labor strike in US history, Sep 9th #DyingToLiveWI pic.twitter.com/WZPk7zlvqd

— Smash Racism Madison (@Liamese2) August 13, 2016

The Dying to Live Hunger strike started on June 7 and within 10 days WI DOC had acquired court authorization to force feed the prisoners. Two prisoners, Cesar DeLeon and LaRon McKinley have remained steadfast in their protest despite the force feedings, “We ain’t taking anything voluntarily until we accomplish our objective, which is to put a one year cap on the use of administration confinement (long term solitary confinement).” Cesar DeLeon wrote in a letter dated July 27.

Today’s solidarity action was called for by Milwaukee IWOC, the Incarcerated Worker’s Organizing Committee of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). IWOC has been expanding the militant labor union’s activities into combating prison slavery and conditions of confinement for incarcerated people.

#DyingToLiveWI real talk from a mother of a tortured prisoner pic.twitter.com/hD3HCJLRfm

— Smash Racism Madison (@Liamese2) August 13, 2016

The protesters carried banners expressing solidarity with the hunger strikers, condemning force feeding and solitary confinement. They chanted, beat drums and made a lot of noise, hoping that the prisoners would be able to hear them through the prison’s walls. They promoted their action through social media using #DyingToLiveWI.

They also carried banners promoting the September 9 national prisoner strike, which was called for by prisoners across the country and which IWOC has been supporting. Milwaukee IWW members have vowed to continue pressuring the DOC “until our fellow worker’s demands are met and Wisconsin truly ends the barbaric practice of long term solitary confinement.”

Beahm is a guard at Waupun CI who assaults #DyingToLiveWI hunger strikers during force feedings. This is his house. pic.twitter.com/d6F76ovRK6

— IWW_IWOC (@IWW_IWOC) August 13, 2016

Photos and videos of the march are available for download and free public use. Photographer and video credit should go to Amy Turk.

Photos: http://insurgenttheatre.org/sprdocs/Aug13-pics.zip Videos: http://insurgenttheatre.org/sprdocs/Aug13-video.zip More information about the Dying to Live hunger strike is available @at solitarytorture.blogspot.com and more about Sep 9 is available at https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/sept-9-2016/ 208 Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 2:12 PM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Subject: RE: Article reference demonstration

I’ve tried a few times but can’t get to the website. Can you (or someone) copy and paste the text into an email?

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 12:24 PM To: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC Cc: Cooper, Sarah E - DOC; Meli, Anthony P - DOC Subject: Article reference demonstration https://itsgoingdown.org/milwaukee-protesters-march-waupun-prison-solidarity-dying-live-hunger-strike/

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

209 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Aldana, Jason R - DOC Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:23 AM To: Kemper, Paul S - DOC Subject: Automatic reply: IWOC & Dying to Live Information

I will be out of the institution until 8 am on 08/15/16.

If you need assistance while I am gone, please contact the shift commander at 262-886-3214 ext 2122.

210 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Kemper, Paul S - DOC Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2016 11:23 AM To: Aldana, Jason R - DOC; Avila, Lisa M - DOC; Wiegand, Thomas D - DOC Cc: Johnson, Steven R - DOC Subject: FW: IWOC & Dying to Live Information Attachments: 08-05-16 Milwaukee IWOC calls for a national day of action in solidarity with the Dying to Live hunger strike at Waupun (WCI)..docx; 07-27-16 - Latest Letter From Cesar DeLeon.docx

FYI

As discussed on the conference call, the attachments are focused on WCI and the DOC in general but this type of information can have an impact on every institution.

Also, here is the link regarding the rally in Waupun this weekend. http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/

From: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 2:38 PM To: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC Cc: Hughes, Patrick W - DOC; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Interesting Items

From our Minnesota DOC counterpart – OSI.

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 1:58 PM To: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC; patricia Subject: Interesting Items

I found these items that you may be interested in.

Don

Donald M. Rothstein, Assistant Director Office of Special Investigations Minnesota Department of Corrections

211 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite #200 St. Paul, MN 55108-5219 [email protected] (651) 917-4770

This email is intended to be read only by the intended recipient. This email may be legally privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination of this email or any attachments is strictly prohibited, and you should refrain from reading this email or examining any attachments. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and any attachments.

Thank you.

212 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Hepp, Randall R - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 5:14 PM To: DOC DL DAI FLCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI FLCI Security Supervisor Subject: Expected Rally in Waupun and Potential Attempt to Deliver Water to FLCI Attachments: 07-27-16 - Latest Letter From Cesar DeLeon.docx; Support Prisoner Resistance (IWW) 20160810.docx

The information contained in this email is taken from a website that is supportive of improving what they believe are unacceptable conditions and processing in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. They are planning a rally in Waupun on Saturday, August 13, 2016 beginning around 3:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. They are also planning to water deliveries to WCI and FLCI The web address of the organization rally notice is: http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/2016/08/rally-set-for-saturday-august-13th.html

As part of the rally scheduled for Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Waupun, a group is being asked to deliver cases of water to Fox Lake Correctional Institution. This is in response to the belief that there is a problem with the FLCI drinking water. We will not be accepting the donation and hope those presenting it will be understanding of our position and make the donation to the “community defense and safety patrols” as indicated in their notice.

If you have any questions or thoughts regarding this information please let me know. Thanks.

Randy

Rally set for Saturday, August 13th

RALLY set for Saturday, August 13th

Cesar DeLeon being tube fed, Called torture by the AMA -see full article here:

We are asking that force feeding be stopped, that Strikers be given water and that abusive Sgt Beahm be fired . In solidarity with WISDOM who is collecting bottled water to donate to Prisoners in WCI and FLCI, We are delivering the bottled water.

We will meet up outside of the city of Waupun by 3:30 (location TBD) and all arrive downtown together.

We will have speakers and a rally starting at the public library parking lot across from the .

We will march around the prison, staying on sidewalks for safety, waving banners and signs, and chanting. We hope that prisoners will be able to hear us over the 20 foot wall surrounding the facility. Chance (who did time there) says the prisoners will not be able to see us because of the wall.

213 We will bring the water donated by WISDOM members to the gates and ask them to give it to the prisoners. If they do not accept it, or convince us that they will actually give it to the prisoners rather than throwing it in a landfill, we will instead give the water to a friend who is organizing community defense and safety patrols in the Sherman Park Neighborhood to give to kids in the park on hot days. ______-

You are invited to an important event: Thirsting for Justice Thursday, August 11 6:00 to 8:00 pm St. Francis Catholic Church, 1928 N. 4th St., Milwaukee, WI

The event will call attention to the multiple systems problems in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, highlighting the poor, perhaps dangerous quality of the water in some older Wisconsin prisons.

Besides the problem of Contaminated Water, you will hear explanations and first-person testimonials about:

Excessive Crimeless Revocations, resulting in thousands of prison admissions each year for people who have not been convicted (or in many cases charged) with a crime;

• Lack of Compassionate Release for elderly and seriously ill inmates; • A broken Parole System, keeping many long-term parole eligible people in prison far beyond the time envisioned by the judges who sentenced them in the last century; • Excessive use of Solitary Confinement.

Those who attend are invited to bring packs or cases of bottled water. These will be loaded on a truck and delivered to Fox Lake Correctional Institution. Fox Lake has a troubled history with contaminated water, and WISDOM members hope the donation will not only give prisoners and staff clean drinking water for a part of the summer, but will also serve as a sign that people on the “outside” remember and care about those on the “inside.”

Please join us on August 11 to learn and to join our voices in a call to reform a very troubled Corrections system.

• While you are at it, mark your calendar for September 21 when SOPHIA and EXPO will sponsor a forum on Criminal Justice at the New Berlin Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m.

214 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2016 11:32 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; DOC DL DAI Deputy Wardens Cc: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC Subject: FW: IWOC & Dying to Live Information Attachments: 08-05-16 Milwaukee IWOC calls for a national day of action in solidarity with the Dying to Live hunger strike at Waupun (WCI)..docx; 07-27-16 - Latest Letter From Cesar DeLeon.docx

As discussed on the conference call, the attachments are focused on WCI and the DOC in general but this type of information can have an impact on every institution.

Also, here is the link regarding the rally in Waupun this weekend. http://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/

From our Minnesota DOC counterpart – OSI.

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 1:58 PM To: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC; patricia Subject: Interesting Items

I found these items that you may be interested in.

Don

215 This email is intended to be read only by the intended recipient. This email may be legally privileged or protected from disclosure by law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination of this email or any attachments is strictly prohibited, and you should refrain from reading this email or examining any attachments. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and any attachments.

Thank you.

216 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Schultz, Michael J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:46 PM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Subject: RE: Article

920-436-3261

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:30 PM To: Schultz, Michael J - DOC Subject: Article Hunger strikes protesting solitary confinement proliferate within Wisconsin's prisons Hunger strikes by some state prisoners protesting abuses of solitary confinement at the Waupun Correctional Institute are reportedly spreading to two other state prisons, according to prisoners' rights advocates.

The Coalition of Prisoner Supporters has also received reports of dozens of hunger strikers at Columbia Correctional Institution, according to a letter from prisoner Robert Ward. The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has refused to release the number of prisoners involved in the hunger strikes at any of the state prisons.

The so-called "Dying to Live" hunger strikes are an attempt by prisoners to abolish long term solitary confinement in Wisconsin, according to Coalition member Ben Turk of the Milwaukee Industrial Workers of the World. LaRon McKinley- Bey and Ras Uhuru Mutawakkil (state name Norman Green) have drafted a proposal of new rules for DOC's use of solitary confinement. These rules were delivered to the DOC along with a rally and protest by 20 members of the Coalition of Prisoner Supporters on July 5 at WI DOC central office, according to Turk.

Turk stated that four prisoners at Green Bay Correctional Institute (GBCI) publicly began refusing food on July 13. According to letters from one of the participating prisoners at Columbia, Howard Brown, says staff there has retaliated violently to repress the protest. Brown's letter states that on July 14, correctional officer Captain Schultz threatened the hunger strikers, saying “if y'all don't want me messing with y'all, all y'all got to do is eat, if not, I can make y'all hunger strike a lot harder” (link to letter below).

The next day extraction teams came to force the prisoners out of their cells for refusing medical treatment and not wanting to be split up, according to Brown. Two of the hunger strikers, Kyle Young and Leonte Porter were taken from their cells, beaten, put in restraint chairs and moved to a different section of the prison, their complaint forms are linked below. Two days later, Howard Brown sent another letter stating that both Young and Porter had ended the hunger strike “due to harassment from staff and fear of further harassment.”

The GBCI hunger strikers released a list of 10 grievances, ranging from mail and food tampering by staff, to poor and unsanitary housing conditions, and mental health neglect. In his letters Brown asserts that the guards ignore mental health crises and have stood idly by while prisoners in solitary confinement harm or kill themselves. He says the guards sometimes refuse to transfer people to suicide watch when they request it, and other times send them there against their will as punishment.

Meanwhile, the Dying to Live hunger strike that started on June 5th at Waupun Correctional Institution continues. Earlier this month the Dodge County Circuit Court held hearings to review the temporary force feeding orders granted in mid- June. For at least three of the hunger strikers, Cesar DeLeon, LaRon McKinley-Bey and Ronald Lane, the court authorized the force feeding to continue for six months.

217 At his July 7 hearing Cesar DeLeon, requested Judge Steven Bauer review video evidence of a June 20 force feeding in which Waupun officer Joseph Beahm, who has over a dozen harassment and abuse complaints filed against him, assisted in the procedure and assaulted him. On July 14 Bauer viewed the video and still approved extending the medical examination and treatment orders.

DeLeon claims that the video was edited by DOC staff to conceal the moment when Officer Beahm attempted to withdraw a water cup that prevents him from choking on the feeding tube as it is being inserted down his nose. The Coalition of Prisoner Supporters state that the video does appear to skip, indicating an edit at that moment.

Attachments and sources:

Letter from Howard Brown describing GBCI hunger strike: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/h-brown-seg-report-word.pdf

Grievances of GBCI hunger strikers: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/hbrowngbcidemandsallword.pdf

Letter from LaRon McKinley-Bey describing tampering with video evidence: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/l-aron-mckinley-tampering-word-pdf.pdf

Letter from Robert Ward about hunger strikes at Columbia CI https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/r-ward-seg-word-7-15.pdf

Leonte Porter complaint: http://insurgenttheatre.org/sprdocs/Porter-complaint-7-15-16.pdf

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

218 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:30 PM To: Schultz, Michael J - DOC Subject: Article

Hunger strikes protesting solitary confinement proliferate within Wisconsin's prisons Hunger strikes by some state prisoners protesting abuses of solitary confinement at the Waupun Correctional Institute are reportedly spreading to two other state prisons, according to prisoners' rights advocates.

At his July 7 hearing Cesar DeLeon, requested Judge Steven Bauer review video evidence of a June 20 force feeding in which Waupun officer Joseph Beahm, who has over a dozen harassment and abuse complaints filed against him, assisted in the procedure and assaulted him. On July 14 Bauer viewed the video and still approved extending the medical examination and treatment orders.

DeLeon claims that the video was edited by DOC staff to conceal the moment when Officer Beahm attempted to withdraw a water cup that prevents him from choking on the feeding tube as it is being inserted down his nose. The Coalition of 219 Prisoner Supporters state that the video does appear to skip, indicating an edit at that moment.

Attachments and sources:

Letter from Howard Brown describing GBCI hunger strike: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/h-brown-seg-report-word.pdf

Grievances of GBCI hunger strikers: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/hbrowngbcidemandsallword.pdf

Letter from LaRon McKinley-Bey describing tampering with video evidence: https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/l-aron-mckinley-tampering-word-pdf.pdf

Letter from Robert Ward about hunger strikes at Columbia CI https://ffupstuff.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/r-ward-seg-word-7-15.pdf

Leonte Porter complaint: http://insurgenttheatre.org/sprdocs/Porter-complaint-7-15-16.pdf

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

220 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Lansing, Tricia K - DOC Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:30 AM To: DOC DL DAI PDCI ADO Subject: FW: DAI Weekly Report 2016-07-23 Attachments: Division Weekly Report 7-23-2016.pdf

From: Koch, Ramona K - DOC Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:29 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Cc: DOC DL DAI Warden's Sec Subject: DAI Weekly Report 2016-07-23

Good Morning,

Attached is the DAI Division Weekly Report.

Thank you Ramona Ramona Koch Program Assistant Adv Confidential Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions 3099 E. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53704 Phone: 608-240-5196

221 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Koch, Ramona K - DOC Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 10:29 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Cc: DOC DL DAI Warden's Sec Subject: DAI Weekly Report 2016-07-23 Attachments: Division Weekly Report 7-23-2016.pdf

Good Morning,

Attached is the DAI Division Weekly Report.

Thank you Ramona Ramona Koch Program Assistant Adv Confidential Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions 3099 E. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53704 Phone: 608-240-5196

222 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 15, 2016 12:40 PM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: DOC - More news

7/11/16 Union alleges guard assaulted inmate during feeding session MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The state Department of Corrections is looking into allegations a guard assaulted an inmate while he was force-feeding him. Cesar DeLeon is one of five prisoners at Waupun Correctional Institution who have refused to eat since June 7 as a protest against long-term solitary confinement. The Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union promoting the strike, issued a news release Monday saying that DeLeon has filed a complaint against a guard alleging he assaulted him while force-feeding him. The union also says prison officials wouldn't let DeLeon's mother visit him on Tuesday, June 29. DOC spokesman Tristan Cook said the agency is reviewing the assault allegations. He added DeLeon's mother tried to visit him on a Wednesday, a day visits aren't allowed, and she remains on his visitor list.

7/12/16 Milwaukee County pushing ‘reform’ that could eventually lead to Lincoln Hills closure MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAW) – Wisconsin’s only youth prison, in Irma, would eventually not be necessary if reforms were made, including moving the juveniles closer to Milwaukee, a county leader told members of the common council Monday.What is that going to do? It should close down Lincoln Hills,” Milwaukee County’s Department of Health and Human Services director Héctor Colón said. “And it should move towards these closer facilities where people live. That's going to require an investment in resources and a new way of doing things that is going to show better results." However, Colón told Milwaukee’s Public Safety Committee members replacing the Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Schools with a residential treatment facility would not be possible without more state resources, including funding. Located more than three hours north of Milwaukee, Colón argued the facility is not effectively rehabilitating young inmates because it is too far away and staff are using an out-of-date reform model. As a federal investigation continues surrounding Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Schools’ inmate and staff abuse allegations, Milwaukee judges have been sending fewer inmates north. That means as crime has increased the Milwaukee County juvenile detention facility Colón oversees has become increasingly overcrowded. Wisconsin Department of Corrections Director of Public Affairs Tristan Cook said department officials are reviewing ‘various options’ to change Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system. “As part of this process, DOC has received input from a number of stakeholders, including Milwaukee County, and reviewed various state-level juvenile justice models from around the country,” Cook said. “At this point, no decisions have been made regarding any potential changes.” Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake union representative, AFSCME Council 32 Executive Director Rick Badger said, Colón’s idea would not fix immediate problems, which he feels the Walker administration has an urgent responsibility to take care of. “Whatever overhaul may or may not be coming, the immediate need is fix the problems that have spun out of control at these facilities over the past five years,” Badger said. “That means eliminating the chronic under-staffing that has produced the soul crushing abuse of forced overtime. It means listening once again to front line workers who can help solve small problems before they become big problems.” Lincoln Hills was constructed in 1970 and Copper Lake in 2011 when Southern Oaks Girls School and Ethan Allen School were closed.

7/15/16 Judge refuses to halt force feeding of inmate in solitary confinement protest http://wisconsinwatch.org/2016/07/judge-refuses-to-halt-force-feeding-of-inmate-in-solitary-confinement-protest/

223 Waupun prison guards accused of abusing dozens of inmates http://wisconsinwatch.org/2014/07/waupun-prison- guards-accused-of-abusing-dozens-of-inmates/

Tom Barrett calls for closing Lincoln Hills, reopening Ethan Allen http://m.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/tom-barrett- calls-for-closing-lincoln-hills-reopening-ethan-allen-b99761092z1-386645871.html

224 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Torres, Tracy L - DOC Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2016 10:37 AM To: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; DOC Public Information Office Cc: Taylor, Gianna E - DOC; Honey, Tiana A - DOC; DOC DL DAI RCI Exec Staff; Koch, Ramona K - DOC; Paquin, John D - DOC Subject: Newspaper Articles - 7/12/16

Racine Journal Times, Local section, page A10, Today – 7/12/16 - The article and link are below. Union alleges guard assaulted inmate during feeding session MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Corrections is looking into allegations a guard assaulted an inmate while he was force-feeding him. Cesar DeLeon is one of five prisoners at Waupun Correctional Institution who have refused to eat since June 7 as a protest against long-term solitary confinement. The Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union promoting the strike, issued a news release Monday saying that DeLeon has filed a complaint against a guard alleging he assaulted him while force-feeding him. The union also says prison officials wouldn't let DeLeon's mother visit him on Tuesday, June 29. DOC spokesman Tristan Cook said the agency is reviewing the assault allegations. He added DeLeon's mother tried to visit him on a Wednesday, a day visits aren't allowed, and she remains on his visitor list. http://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/union-alleges-guard-assaulted-inmate-during-feeding- session/article_7a8f3db8-f034-5534-806e-4d4cc170b9ee.html

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Wisconsin section, page 3A, Today – 7/12/16 - The article and link are below.

Officials call for Lincoln Hills closure County proposes regional plan for juvenile offenders By MARY SPICUZZA

Milwaukee County officials are calling for the closure of a troubled Northwoods youth prison as part of a proposed overhaul of the state’s juvenile justice system. “We need a new juvenile justice system in the state of Wisconsin,” said Hector Colón, director of the county’s Health and Human Services Administration. Colón told members of the city’s Public Safety Committee on Monday that Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls north of Wausau are too far away and are based on an outdated model. He and others acknowledged that the ongoing crisis at the facility, which is under

225 federal investigation due to allegations of minors being abused by staff, has added to the urgency of the situation. “Lincoln Hills is too far, regardless of the current crisis we have there, which is horrible,” Colón said. “It’s still too far. From a best practices perspective, from a discharge planning perspective, it’s not the right model. It’s not the right model today, it wasn’t the correct model five years ago, quite frankly.” The state closed a separate youth facility, Ethan Allen School in Waukesha County, in 2011 and instead sent all young male offenders to Lincoln Hills. At the same time, Southern Oaks in Racine County was closed, with girls to be placed at the Copper Lake facility on the Lincoln Hills grounds. Colón said the county’s proposal involves a regional plan that is far more focused on treatment, education and behavioral health. Officials are developing a local residential treatment facility and are working with a provider who’s developed successful similar programs around the country. “It’s closer to home, where the kid and the families live, so that you can have better discharge planning and better ongoing support,” Colón said. Colón urged aldermen to lobby the state to move toward a “better” regional model. “What is that going to do? It should close down Lincoln Hills,” he said. County officials acknowledged that the overhaul would require additional resources — and more money — but did not provide a specific price tag for the proposal. County officials said they’ve spoken with Gov. Scott Walker about the plan, and will soon meet with state lawmakers from the Milwaukee area to discuss the proposal. “We could use your lobbying efforts, your support as well,” Colón said. The Department of Corrections “is currently reviewing various options to continue its transformation of the juvenile justice system,” department spokesman Tristan Cook said. “As part of this process, DOC has received input from a number of stakeholders, including Milwaukee County, and reviewed various state level juvenile justice models from around the country. At this point, no decisions have been made regarding any potential changes.” The number of young offenders from Milwaukee County being held at Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls has dropped since news broke late last year that the facility was under investigation. About 95 young people whom the county is responsible for are incarcerated at the facility, and there are as many as 135 total from Milwaukee, including those in Wisconsin’s serious juvenile offender program, officials said. Other topics addressed Monday included car thefts, electronic monitoring, social services for young people, collaboration between county officials and the Milwaukee Police Department, and overcrowding at the 120-bed Milwaukee detention center. Monday’s meeting was the sixth in a series of special discussions Ald. Bob Donovan, chairman of the public safety committee, scheduled this summer to address violence in Milwaukee. http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/county-leaders-call-for-juvenile-justice-overhaul-closing- lincoln-hills-b99759673z1-386371281.html

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Opinions, page 7A, Today – 7/12/16 - The article and link are below.

GUEST COMMENTARY

226 Juveniles aren’t safe in youth prison system By LIZ RYAN and NICHOLE YUNK TODD This week’s U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics new report on sexual victimization of youth locked up in the juvenile justice system confirms what we already know about youth prisons: They aren’t safe. According to the BJS report, rates of sexual victimization of incarcerated youth in the juvenile justice system have increased over the last decade. Allegations per year have more than doubled: from 19 per 1,000 youths in 2005 to 47 per 1,000 in 2012. While this may be partially explained by higher levels of reporting abuse by youths as a result of staff training, improved protocols and awareness activities related to implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, these rates are still unacceptably high. Despite the federal statute, the reality is that young people are unsafe in youth prisons that cannot fully protect them from sexual victimization. The abuse of young people in state care is not only morally reprehensible; it severely undermines any potential for rehabilitation. Large facilities, often called anything other than a youth prison — institute, study center, training school, industrial school, development center — are the signature feature of a juvenile justice system designed to warehouse kids, the vast majority of whom do not pose a serious threat to public safety. We cannot possibly expect a deeply flawed model dating back to the 1820s — before the invention of the telephone, the light bulb, or aspirin — to do anything other than further damage our youths, leaving them more likely to be traumatized and reoffend. The BJS report shows that higher sexual victimization rates tend to be concentrated in youth prisons and juvenile detention facilities, as compared to other facilities such as group homes. Especially troubling is that youth facilities holding 25 or more youths report much higher rates of sexual misconduct by staff members. An example is the Lincoln Hills facility in Irma. One of the largest youth prisons in the country with capacity for more than 550 youths, Lincoln Hills has been the subject of federal and state investigations in the last 18 months over alleged abuse, including sexual victimization, of youths. News reports of these investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and Wisconsin state agencies reference sexual abuse of youths, use of pepper spray, strangulation and suffocation of youths, intimidation of youths to discourage reporting, and tampering with state and county laws concerning youth institutions. And there is more that has yet to be uncovered as the state hasn’t fully investigated allegations of sexual assault. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported last month that “The security director at Lincoln Hills School for Boys acknowledged to state investigators that he had failed over 7½ months to review any investigations of sexual abuse and had met just once with the staff tasked with investigating allegations of assault.” Finally, the BJS report states that youth facilities with higher rates of sexual assault do not have enough staff to monitor what takes place in the facility. This issue would appear to be remedied by implementing the new staffing ratios in early 2017 under PREA that require one staff to eight youths in youth facilities. However, the report also notes that individual youth characteristics such as victimization history, sexual orientation, gender and offense history are more important factors in predicting sexual victimization than facility factors such as staffing ratios. Simply put, adding more staff to youth prisons and other facilities won’t end sexual victimization of incarcerated youths. Implementing PREA can reduce abuse, but it doesn’t go far enough. Rather than focusing on what the right staff-to-youth ratio in youth prisons is needed to fully protect youths from sexual victimization, we should be investing in an array of community-based alternatives to incarceration. There is an overwhelming body of research that shows that community-based alternatives to

227 incarceration are more cost-effective, produce better outcomes for youths and make communities safer than do youth prisons. Research shows that youth prisons can cost up to $150,000 per youth per year and produce high reoffending rates for incarcerated youths, thereby making communities less safe.

Milwaukee groups, including Youth Justice Milwaukee, a coalition of community members, families with children who have been incarcerated and local and national youth justice advocates, are calling for removal of youths from Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake and for the placement of these youths in community-based alternatives to incarceration. Building a youth prison closer to Milwaukee will not decrease the criminogenic risk of, and build prosocial protective factors around, these youths, regardless of the good intentions of those who propose to operate it. It will perpetuate cycles of abuse, trauma and recidivism for children whose brains are developing and whose behaviors we are influencing in one of the most anti-social environments possible. Another frightening prospect is that the close proximity of a local prison also will widen the net of Milwaukee youth whom we incarcerate. By investing in community-based alternatives to incarceration and dismantling the youth prison approach to juvenile justice, we can keep youths and communities safe. Liz Ryan is president and CEO of Youth First, a national advocacy campaign to end the incarceration of youth. Nichole Yunk Todd is an active member of Youth Justice Milwaukee.

Young people are unsafe in youth prisons that cannot fully protect them from sexual victimization, argue Liz Ryan and Nichole Yunk Todd in a guest commentary. http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/to-stop-sexual-assault-in-the-juvenile-justice-system-close- youth-prisons-b99759533z1-386313091.html

Tracy Torres Secretary - Warden’s Office Racine Correctional Institution Phone: (262) 886-3214, ext. 1107 Fax: (262) 886-3514

228 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 4:35 PM To: Meli, Anthony P - DOC Subject: Fwd: Attn Todd: WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL, HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

FYI

Brian Foster, Warden Waupun Correctional Institution

------Original message ------From: "Cook, Tristan D - DOC" Date: 7/11/16 2:54 PM (GMT-06:00) To: "Foster, Brian J - DOC" , "Cooper, Sarah E - DOC" Cc: "Schwochert, James R - DOC" , "Clements, Marc W - DOC" , "Hove, Stephanie R - DOC" Subject: FW: Attn Todd: WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL, HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

FYI

From: Richmond, Todd [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 11:32 AM To: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Subject: FW: Attn Todd: WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL, HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

DeLeon’s mother and a prisoner are alleging a guard assaulted him during force-feeding. Can you confirm?

From: JASON GEILS [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 11:27 AM To: Richmond, Todd Subject: Attn Todd: WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL, HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

229 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 11, 2016

For more information please contact:

Milwaukee Industrial Workers of the World, Jason Geils, 414-350-9585, [email protected]

SOPHIA, Bernie Gonzalez, 262-443-7831, [email protected]

WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL,

HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

On June 20 Rosa DeLeon, of Milwaukee, received an anonymous call informing her that her son, Cesar De Leon, 33, was in danger.

DeLeon is one of a group of five prisoners at Waupun Correctional Institution who have been refusing food since June 7 to protest what prisoners say is continuous physical abuse by prison guards and excessive use of solitary confinement to retaliate and punish prisoners who protest conditions at the prison.

The State Department of Corrections (DOC) has been force-feeding the prisoners involved in the protest since June 17 through a tube that goes up their nose and down into their stomachs. Excessive solitary confinement and force-feeding people through the nose are considered to be human rights violations and torture under international human rights laws.

However, Dodge Country Circuit Court Judge Brian Pfitzinger has granted the DOC the right to force feed the prisoners.

The telephone call to Rosa came from the relative of another prisoner, who told her that he saw Cesar's limp body being dragged across the floor "like a rag doll" and then tossed in his cell “like an animal”.

The witness assumed Cesar had fainted, but only saw him after he was unconscious. DeLeon believes her son was beaten during one of the force-feeding sessions, then dragged into his cell while unconscious. She stated that the eye witness was afraid to say more for fear of retaliation by Waupun prison guards.

On June 29 Rosa DeLeon went to Waupun to visit her son, but said she was not allowed to see him. She was told that her name had been removed from the visitation list, despite the fact that she has been going to see Cesar almost every week for months. The guards later told that her that the removal of her name from the list was accidental due to miscommunication, but she has continued to be denied the right to speak to or visit her son. 230 Cesar has filed a complaint stating that Correctional Officer Joseph Beahm assaulted him during one of the force-feeding sessions. Judge Pfitzinger ordered that video of the session be included in discovery for an automatic rehearing to re-evaluatie the force-feeding orders. The DeLeon's unconscious body was seen soon after it became known that the video will soon be publicly available.

Beahm has a long history of assaulting prisoners at Waupun, according the the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism (WisconsinWatch.org). In 2014 the Wisconsin Center investigated 40 allegations of abuse by Waupun staff. Beahm was named in 28 of the complaints. According to letters from DeLeon, the officer in charge of investigating and processing complaints, listed as T. Moon, has delayed processing his grievance so that he cannot file a lawsuit, due to not having exhausted all institutional remedies first.

Supporters and lawmakers have been calling the prison to make wellness checks since the food refusal protest started, according to The Coalition of Prisoner Supporters, a volunteer group formed from various prison activist organizations. DOC Public Affairs Director Tristan Cook has responded to inquiries only by stating, "We are aware of and monitoring the situation".

“The DOC is keeping the DeLeon family in the dark about their son's health and well-being,” said Ben Turk of the Incarcerated Worker's Organizing Committee, a member of the coalition. After a day of organizing calls to Waupun CI demanding information, the coalition has heard that Warden Brian Foster claims Cesar is walking and talking, but he has not allowed Rosa to speak with or see her son.

The Coalition of Prisoner Supporters is asking people to call Warden Foster at 920-324-5571 and demand that Cesar be allowed to speak with and visit with his family. They are also asking people to write to DeLeon at Prisoner # 00322800, Waupun Correctional Institute, 200 S. Madison St., Waupun, WI 53963.

IWW Milwaukee

IU 330 Construction

Principal Libertaire [email protected]

231 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Monday, July 11, 2016 2:54 PM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC; Cooper, Sarah E - DOC Cc: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC Subject: FW: Attn Todd: WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL, HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

FYI

DeLeon’s mother and a prisoner are alleging a guard assaulted him during force-feeding. Can you confirm?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2016

For more information please contact: Milwaukee Industrial Workers of the World, Jason Geils, 414-350-9585, [email protected] SOPHIA, Bernie Gonzalez, 262-443-7831, [email protected]

WAUPUN GUARD DRAGS UNCONSCIOUS PRISONER’S BODY INTO CELL, HIS MOTHER IS BARRED FROM SEEING OR TALKING TO HIM

On June 20 Rosa DeLeon, of Milwaukee, received an anonymous call informing her that her son, Cesar De Leon, 33, was in danger.

However, Dodge Country Circuit Court Judge Brian Pfitzinger has granted the DOC the right to force feed the prisoners.

232 On June 29 Rosa DeLeon went to Waupun to visit her son, but said she was not allowed to see him. She was told that her name had been removed from the visitation list, despite the fact that she has been going to see Cesar almost every week for months. The guards later told that her that the removal of her name from the list was accidental due to miscommunication, but she has continued to be denied the right to speak to or visit her son.

Cesar has filed a complaint stating that Correctional Officer Joseph Beahm assaulted him during one of the force-feeding sessions. Judge Pfitzinger ordered that video of the session be included in discovery for an automatic rehearing to re-evaluatie the force-feeding orders. The DeLeon's unconscious body was seen soon after it became known that the video will soon be publicly available.

IWW Milwaukee IU 330 Construction Principal Libertaire [email protected]

233 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Lansing, Tricia K - DOC Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 8:24 AM To: DOC DL DAI PDCI ADO Subject: FW: DAI Weekly Report 2016-06-25 Attachments: Division Weekly Report 6-25-2016.pdf

From: Koch, Ramona K - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:54 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Cc: DOC DL DAI Warden's Sec Subject: DAI Weekly Report 2016-06-25

Good Morning,

Attached is the DAI Division Weekly Report.

Thank you and have a great rest of the week. ☺ Ramona Ramona Koch Program Assistant Adv. Confidential Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions 3099 E. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53704 Phone: 608-240-5196

234 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Koch, Ramona K - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 10:54 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Cc: DOC DL DAI Warden's Sec Subject: DAI Weekly Report 2016-06-25 Attachments: Division Weekly Report 6-25-2016.pdf

Good Morning,

Attached is the DAI Division Weekly Report.

235 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Hepp, Randall R - DOC Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:02 AM To: DOC DL DAI FLCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI FLCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: 06.21.2016 DOC Media Briefing

Note….the individual that drowned and is referenced in the first two stories is an offender who was under active supervision in Region 6.

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:15 AM To: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Subject: 06.21.2016 DOC Media Briefing

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Police Investigating Drowning at Wausau Pool Wausau Daily Herald, Karen Madden WAUSAU – Police are investigating a drowning at a Wausau pool reported early Saturday. The Wausau Fire and Police departments responded at 8:16 a.m. to a report of a body in the Memorial Pool, 505 Memorial Park Road, Fire Battalion Chief Paul Czarapata said. Firefighters pulled the body out of the water, but it was too late for lifesaving measures, Czarapata said.

Body Found Was a Man in His 40s, Pool Remains Closed Sunday WAOW-TV, Molly Koweek WAUSAU – A body was discovered in Memorial Pool in Wausau Saturday morning. Lt. Melinda Pauls with the Wausau Police Department says the death looks to be a suicide, but the case is still under investigation.

Monday, June 20, 2016

Hunger Strike Continues in Wisconsin Prisons WISC-TV A handful of Wisconsin prison inmates are still refusing to eat in hopes of forcing an end to long-term solitary confinement. The Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union promoting the strike, has said seven inmates spread between the prisons in Waupun and Portage stopped eating on June 10. The union issued a news release Saturday saying the prisoners are still refusing to eat. One of the Waupun inmates, Cesar DeLeon, also has stopped drinking out of concerns the prison’s water is contaminated with copper and lead.

Documents Withheld, Delayed at Lincoln Hills WTAQ Radio, Chris Conley WAUSAU – The state has been blocking or delaying the release of dozens of documents detailing problems at the Lincoln Hills juvenile correction center. A report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says routine Freedom of Information Act requests have been denied. In other cases the newspaper paid processing costs for the state to gather specific information only to have the release of those documents delayed.

DOC Emails Show Concern for Avery & Dassey’s Safety WGBA-TV, Stacy Engebretson

236 NBC26 has obtained nearly 2,000 pages of emails from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections that show there were concerns for Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey’s safety in prison following the national attention from the Making a Murderer documentary on Netflix.

Alderman Disappointed Attorney General Schimel Sent Representative to Discuss Crime in Milwaukee WITI-TV, Julie Collins MILWAUKEE – The debate over how to reduce crime in Milwaukee got heated again on Monday, June 20th. On June 10th, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm was grilled by members of the Milwaukee Common Council’s Public Safety Committee as part of a series of special meetings on crime in Milwaukee – and on Monday, June 20th, it was Attorney General Brad Schimel’s turn.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Barca, Democrats Touring Lincoln Hills WHBL Radio, Larry Lee IRMA – A contingent of Democratic lawmakers are in northern Wisconsin to get a first-hand look at a troubled juvenile detention facility. Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca of Kenosha and Assistant Minority Leader Katrina Shankland of Stevens Point are part of the group visiting Lincoln Hills School For Boys at Irma.

Tristan D. Cook Communications Director Wisconsin Department of Corrections 608-240-5060 (office) 608-422-1601 (mobile) [email protected] [email protected] (media inquiries)

237 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Torres, Tracy L - DOC Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:26 AM To: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; DOC Public Information Office Cc: Taylor, Gianna E - DOC; Honey, Tiana A - DOC; DOC DL DAI RCI Exec Staff; Koch, Ramona K - DOC Subject: Newspaper Articles - 6/20/16

Racine Journal Times, State section, page A14, Today-June 21, 2016 – The article and link are below.

Hunger strike continues in Wisconsin prisons A handful of Wisconsin inmates still won't eat in hopes of forcing an end to long-term solitary confinement. The Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union promoting the strike, has said seven inmates spread between the prisons in Waupun and Portage stopped eating June 10. The union issued a news release Saturday saying the prisoners are still refusing to eat. One of the Waupun inmates, Cesar DeLeon, also has stopped drinking out of concerns the prison's water is contaminated with copper and lead. Department of Corrections spokesman Tristan Cook said in an email to The Associated Press on Monday that he couldn't comment on inmate's health conditions due to medical privacy laws but said the agency would take "appropriate measures" to ensure an inmate's health. http://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/hunger-strike-continues-in-wisconsin- prisons/article_2c6ebe9d-622e-5a5c-8dfc-bfdc52449456.html

Kenosha News, Region briefs section, page A5, Today-June 21, 2016 – The article and link are below. Prisoners’ hunger strike continues

Seven Wisconsin inmates still won't eat in hopes of forcing an end to long-term solitary confinement. The Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union promoting the strike, has said seven inmates spread between the prisons in Waupun and Portage stopped eating June 10. The union issued a news release Saturday saying the prisoners are still refusing to eat. Waupun inmate Cesar DeLeon also has stopped drinking out of concerns the prison's water is contaminated with copper and lead. DeLeon said in a June 14 letter to the union that 16 people started the strike but only three people were still striking at Waupun. Department of Corrections spokesman Tristan Cook said he couldn't comment due to medical privacy laws but said the agency would ensure the inmates' health.

238 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WI_HUNGER_STRIKE_WIOL- ?SITE=WIKEN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=ap_content_popup.html&CTIME=2016-06-20-15-02-13

Tracy Torres Secretary - Warden’s Office Racine Correctional Institution Phone: (262) 886-3214, ext. 1107 Fax: (262) 886-3514

239 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 10:15 AM To: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Subject: 06.21.2016 DOC Media Briefing

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Monday, June 20, 2016

DOC Emails Show Concern for Avery & Dassey’s Safety WGBA-TV, Stacy Engebretson NBC26 has obtained nearly 2,000 pages of emails from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections that show there were concerns for Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey’s safety in prison following the national attention from the Making a Murderer documentary on Netflix.

240 Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Tristan D. Cook Communications Director Wisconsin Department of Corrections 608-240-5060 (office) 608-422-1601 (mobile) [email protected] [email protected] (media inquiries)

241 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Rennie Gaither Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 5:44 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Dying to Live Prisoner Strike

Dear Officials:

In Solidarity with the "Dying to Live" prisoner strike, I urge you to the adopt the following measures:

1) Place a legislative cap on the use of long term solitary confinement (A.C.)

2) DOC and WIS legislators must adopt/come into Compliance with the U.N. Mandela Rules on the use of solitary confinement.

3) Form and implement an Oversight Board/committee Independent of DOC to stop abuse and over-classification of prisoners to “short” and “long” term confinement.

4) Immediately transition and release prisoners who have been on the long term solitary confinement units for more than a year in the Wisconsin DOC to less restrictive housing.

5 ) Ensure proper mental health facilities and treatment of “short“ and “long” term solitary confinement prisoners.

6) Instigate an immediate FBI investigation into the mind control programs being used in the system. We believe these exist to break and recondition anyone they consider a threat to their regiment. All mind control programs aimed at dehumanizing prisoners under the guise of “mental therapy” must be investigated and stopped.

242 Sincerely,

Renoir Gaither

243 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Rennie Gaither Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 5:44 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Dying to Live Prisoner Strike

Dear Officials:

In Solidarity with the "Dying to Live" prisoner strike, I urge you to the adopt the following measures:

1) Place a legislative cap on the use of long term solitary confinement (A.C.)

2) DOC and WIS legislators must adopt/come into Compliance with the U.N. Mandela Rules on the use of solitary confinement.

3) Form and implement an Oversight Board/committee Independent of DOC to stop abuse and over-classification of prisoners to “short” and “long” term confinement.

4) Immediately transition and release prisoners who have been on the long term solitary confinement units for more than a year in the Wisconsin DOC to less restrictive housing.

5 ) Ensure proper mental health facilities and treatment of “short“ and “long” term solitary confinement prisoners.

244 Sincerely,

Renoir Gaither

245 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Stadtmueller, Emily A - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:42 PM To: Thomas, Gloria J - DOC; Cooper, Sarah E - DOC; Ludvigson, Paul H - DOC; Schmidt, Steven J - DOC; Foster, Brian J - DOC; Greer, James W - DOC; Stobb, Sharon K - DOC; McLaren, Teresa A - DOC; Grin, Desiree L - DOC; Holzmacher, Ryan D - DOC; Alsum, Lori E - DOC; Manlove, Jeffrey C - DOC; Schroeder, Elizabeth - DOC; Jensen, Mark J - DOC; Kacyon, Jennifer H - DOC; Howell, Marirose - DOC; Gunderson, Amy L - DOC; Manlove, Jeffrey C - DOC Cc: Tritt, Kyle K - DOC Subject: Updates on hunger strikes in RHU- WCI-6-16-16

Only Cesar Deleon came out for an evaluation today, all others refused their hunger strike evaluations.

Petition hunger strikes: had some canteen he was eating and was eating an apple on his bed a couple of days ago per security. When addressed by nurse he was lying in bed with sheet on chest and pulled sheet over head when he heard the nurse ask if he would come out. Per meal monitor hasn’t eaten a meal in 10 days now. Is drinking – MD tried to assess yesterday and he would not comply. Plan to potentially look at a court order for eval and treat on him before the weekend. He seems to be maintaining right now.

no food for 10 days now per meal monitor and not drinking for 2 days. When addressed by nurse inmate rolled over in bed and didn’t want to come out. He told the nurse he needs to drink so he needs bottled water. He will not drink the institutions water because he states that there is a high amount of chemicals or led in the water which upsets his stomach.– We have sent inmate a letter explaining that the water is ok. MD assessed yesterday and had a conversation with the inmate at cell door would not come out for assessment. Today he asked for myself, so I went to the RHU exam room with Dr. Manlove and he complied with our requests to evaluate him. He also allowed for stat labs to be collected. We will be potentially pursuing a court order for nutrition and hydration pending his lab results.

Atemealson the14th of June, but has since refused his meals yesterday and today. When addressed by the nurse he looks at the nurse and then turns around and continued to watch tv. When he is asked if he is ok he affirms by shaking his head yes. He refuses to come out for an assessment. MD did assess at cell front yesterday and he did have an interaction with the inmate at that time. He was stable then.

- Reported today that he will begin the hunger strike. Meal monitoring occurring. He did refuse his Ramadan bag last night. He also had his cell searched and they found no canteen food in cell.

- sent HSR to HSU last night stating he was joining the “dying to live” hunger strike petition. He has refused his meal so far today. Meal monitoring started.

Non Petition Hunger Strikes: - was eating, but now did have refused on his Ramadan bag for last nights meal monitoring. When addressed by the nurse he state she has been eating and shows empty wrappers in his snack bags. Maintaining well at this point.

- Started last night with another hunger strike. Did eat this morning. (So has skipped yesterday’s meal so far). Meal monitoring continuing.

.- Told nurse he is going on a hunger strike as of today. Meal monitoring started.

246 - Started to nurse he was going to start a hunger strike today. Meal monitoring started.

All but Deleon are known to be drinking.

Emily Stadtmueller RN, BSN HSU Manager, WCI 920-324-7258 [email protected]

247 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Stadtmueller, Emily A - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 2:21 PM To: Thomas, Gloria J - DOC Cc: Manlove, Jeffrey C - DOC; Foster, Brian J - DOC; Cooper, Sarah E - DOC Subject: Court order for Cesar Deleon

Gloria, Just giving you a heads up that we may be pursuing a court order for eval and treat, hydration and nutrition for Caesar Deleon. He is one of our public petition hunger strikers. He allowed us for his first day to be evaluated and also allowed is to draw stat labs. Once these get back we can move forward with Dr. Manlove’s approval to obtain the court order. I will have the staff send you copies of his medical record once we make the final decision. Some background on him is he is now 9 days without food and day 2 without water he is apart of the “dying to live” public hungerstrike.

Let me know how else I can assist currently, Thanks, Emily Stadtmueller

I am home today and tomorrow so please call: if you have questions or email.

248 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Stadtmueller, Emily A - DOC Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 8:01 PM To: Cooper, Sarah E - DOC; Foster, Brian J - DOC; Meli, Anthony P - DOC Subject: Petition HS Confidential Attachments: 20160613164321.pdf

FYI The following are the hungerstrike individual “declarations of dissent” and “Dying to Live” contracts I have received thus far. I will look for Paul’s email on the canteen lists and will let my nurses know as well. Thanks and let me know if you need anything else, Emily

249 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Haines, Tim F - DOC Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 3:05 PM To: DOC DL DAI PDCI Security Supervisor; DOC DL DAI PDCI ADO Subject: FW: 06.13.2016 DOC Media Briefing

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 10:24 AM Subject: 06.13.2016 DOC Media Briefing

Friday, June 10, 2016

Manitowoc Avery Rally Draws Subdued Interest Herald Times Reporter, Alyssa Bloechl MANITOWOC – A rally in support of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey is scheduled for Saturday on the public sidewalk outside the Manitowoc County Courthouse.

Litscher Listening, And He’s Hearing About a Lot of Issues From Guards’ Morale to Solitary Confinement Wispolitics Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher says it’s unlikely collective bargaining will be brought back for prison guards, even on safety issues. But three months after he was appointed to his old job leading the agency, Litscher believes there are still ways to open up lines of communication with guards. And it starts with listening.

DA, Alderman Trade Barbs at Public Safety Meeting WISN-TV MILWAUKEE – Accusations of who was bamboozling whom were tossed around a Friday morning meeting of the Milwaukee Common Council’s public safety committee. This time it was Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm in the hot seat, taking questions from alderman about the city’s spike in crime, particularly carjackings.

Man Asked Fellow Inmate to Kill a Wisconsin Police Officer WDJT-TV, Christie Green MADISON – A Madison man serving time at the Dane County Jail is accused of asking another inmate to kill a Madison police officer, according to Madison police.

‘Saved by the Bell’ Star Dustin Diamond Was Jailed Over Failed Drug Test AP MADISON – Wisconsin Department of Corrections records show former “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond violated his probation last month by using a painkiller without permission.

Hunger Strike Begins at Wisconsin Prisons WISC-TV MADISON – A handful of Wisconsin prison inmates have started a hunger strike in hopes of forcing an end to long-term solitary confinement. The Industrial Workers of the World, a labor union working to draw attention to the strike, announced on Monday that at least seven inmates at Waupun Correctional Institution and Columbia Correctional Institution had pledged to stop eating on Friday.

Registered Sex Offender Arrested SW NEWS 4U, Steve Prestegard Platteville police arrested a man in connection with an indecent exposure incident on the Rountree Branch Trail. Ashley Javon Toney, 24, faces charges of lewd and lascivious behavior — exposure and resisting or obstructing an officer. 250 Saturday, June 11, 2016

Nearly 50 Attend Shortened Avery Rally in Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, Alyssa Bloechl MANITOWOC – Nearly 50 people attended a rally Saturday outside Manitowoc County Courthouse in support of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. The rally ended around 2:15 p.m., 45 minutes earlier than planned.

Sauk County Arrests Man for 10th OWI WKOW-TV, Julie Carpenter Lotz BARABOO – A 47-year-old man from Plain has been arrested by Sauk County officials for his 10th OWI complaint.

Beloit Man Arrested on Weapons Warrants Beloit Daily News BELOIT – A 26-year-old Beloit man was arrested on outstanding warrants and for carrying a concealed weapon, and a 16-year-old also was arrested for being in possession of a dangerous weapon Friday.

Avery, Dassey Supporters Protest in Manitowoc WBAY-TV MANITOWOC – Dozens of people protested outside of the Manitowoc County Courthouse Saturday in support of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Both were convicted in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc County.

Waupun Inmates Begin Hunger Strike to Limit Solitary Confinement Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tom Daykin Some inmates at Waupun Correctional Institution are refusing to eat food in an attempt to limit the use of solitary confinement and to improve medical care for inmates with mental illness.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

A Tale of Two States: Wisconsin Trails Colorado as Both Cut Solitary Confinement The Capital Times, Dee Hall – Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism CANON CITY, CO – Rich Raemisch sits on the concrete bed in a cell, one of 948 empty rooms in the shuttered Centennial South Correctional Facility. He is recalling the day — actually just 20 hours — that he spent in solitary confinement at the state prison next door.

Steven Avery Supporters Hold Peaceful Rally in Manitowoc County, Event Ends Early Inquisitr, Leigh Egan Despite authorities fearing that the June 11 rally supporting Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey would turn violent, protesters marched peacefully this weekend, but ended up cutting the event short.

Median Pay for State’s Prison Staff Dropped Nearly 13 Percent Since 2009 Wisconsin State Journal, Molly Beck Guards in Wisconsin prisons are earning nearly 13 percent less on average than they were in 2009, lagging most Midwestern states. Since 2009, average prison staff salaries in Wisconsin have dropped 13 percent when adjusted for inflation – the largest fall among six Midwestern states.

Sheriff: Man Almost Runs Other Driver Off Road, Faces 10th OWI WISC-TV TOWN OF BARABOO – A man facing his 10th drunken driving charge was seen driving erratically and cutting off another driver on Highway 12 early Saturday morning, Sauk County officials said.

Tristan D. Cook Communications Director

251 Wisconsin Department of Corrections 608-240-5060 (office) 608-422-1601 (mobile) [email protected] [email protected] (media inquiries)

252 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Hepp, Randall R - DOC Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 11:29 AM To: DOC DL DAI FLCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI FLCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: 06.13.2016 DOC Media Briefing

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 10:24 AM Subject: 06.13.2016 DOC Media Briefing

Friday, June 10, 2016

Sauk County Arrests Man for 10th OWI WKOW-TV, Julie Carpenter Lotz BARABOO – A 47-year-old man from Plain has been arrested by Sauk County officials for his 10th OWI complaint.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Tristan D. Cook Communications Director

254 Wisconsin Department of Corrections 608-240-5060 (office) 608-422-1601 (mobile) [email protected] [email protected] (media inquiries)

255 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 10:24 AM Subject: 06.13.2016 DOC Media Briefing

Friday, June 10, 2016

Saturday, June 11, 2016

256 Sauk County Arrests Man for 10th OWI WKOW-TV, Julie Carpenter Lotz BARABOO – A 47-year-old man from Plain has been arrested by Sauk County officials for his 10th OWI complaint.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Tristan D. Cook Communications Director Wisconsin Department of Corrections 608-240-5060 (office) 608-422-1601 (mobile) [email protected] [email protected] (media inquiries)

257 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Joseph Orso Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2016 9:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Hunger strike against solitary confinement

Greetings, Mr. Foster.

I am writing to ask you to meet the six humanitarian demands of the “Dying to Live” Food Refusal Humanitarian Campaign Against Torture. At the very least, I expect our criminal justice system not to engage in torture. I stand in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike, and ask you to heed the demands of them and their supporters.

In Peace, Joe Orso Westby, Wis.

258 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Haines, Tim F - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 4:35 PM To: DOC DL DAI PDCI Security Staff Subject: FW: IWW/IWOC Publications

FYI- please report any climate issues regarding the flyer to the shift supervisor and document with an IR, please. Thank you!

From: Saunders, Michael D - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:07 PM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; DOC DL DAI Deputy Wardens; DOC DL DAI Security Dir; DOC DL DAI Institutional Complaint Examiners Cc: Jess, Cathy A - DOC; Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; Ariss, Katharine A - DOC Subject: IWW/IWOC Publications

As you already know, we have seen a large amount of mail flooding into our institution Mailrooms for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)/Incarcerated Worker Organizing Committee (IWOC) to inmates. Much of the information in the flyers appears to be inflammatory and at first read one would think not allowed. However, unless the material calls for a “strike” or “uprising” or advises when and how inmates should do so, it cannot be “blanket” denied.

This organization is crafty. They are sending in various versions of flyers. Some have been allowed per code, some have been denied. Each version of the flyer should be looked at on a case-by-case basis. If there are questions, don’t hesitate to contact Mark Weisgerber or myself. We realize this is frustrating, but some of the materials are allowable per code and to blanket deny them is not advisable. Please continue to monitor the institution climate in regard to this flyer. Thank you, Mike Saunders.

259 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Krueger, Chris A - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 3:26 PM To: Mlodzik, Bradley P - DOC Cc: DOC DL DAI FLCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI FLCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: IWW/IWOC Publications

Please share and discuss with FLCI mailroom staff.

260 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Lansing, Tricia K - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 2:58 PM To: DOC DL DAI PDCI ADO Subject: FW: DAI Weekly Report 2016-06-11 Attachments: Division Weekly Report 2016-06-11.pdf

From: Koch, Ramona K - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 11:38 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Cc: DOC DL DAI Warden's Sec Subject: DAI Weekly Report 2016-06-11

Good Morning,

Attached is the DAI Division Weekly Report.

Thank you Ramona Ramona Koch Program Assistant Adv Confidential Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions 3099 E. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53704 Phone: 608-240-5196

261 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Kemper, Paul S - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 2:20 PM To: Wiegand, Thomas D - DOC Cc: Johnson, Steven R - DOC; Aldana, Jason R - DOC; Howard, Michael L - DOC; Avila, Lisa M - DOC Subject: FW: IWW/IWOC Publications

FYI – further direction and clarification.

Thanks

262 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

263 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Koch, Ramona K - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 11:38 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Cc: DOC DL DAI Warden's Sec Subject: DAI Weekly Report 2016-06-11 Attachments: Division Weekly Report 2016-06-11.pdf

Good Morning,

Attached is the DAI Division Weekly Report.

Thank you Ramona Ramona Koch Program Assistant Adv Confidential Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions 3099 E. Washington Ave Madison, WI 53704 Phone: 608-240-5196

264 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Jean-Pierre Dollat Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 10:33 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: About : Waupun Correctional Institution

Dear Sir, good morning, Thank you to to meet the six humanitarian demands of the “Dying to Live” Food Refusal Humanitarian Campaign Against Torture. The conditions of Solitary Confinement in the Waupun Correctional Institution are Hard. Sincerely, alina dollat amnesty international 5 rue du marais 60270 gouvieux france

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From: Jean-Pierre Dollat Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 10:33 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: About : Waupun Correctional Institution

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From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 6:45 AM To: Meli, Anthony P - DOC; Cooper, Sarah E - DOC Subject: FW: Dying to Live: administrative confinement is torture

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From: TANVI MONGIA [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:20 AM To: Foster, Brian J - DOC Subject: Dying to Live: administrative confinement is torture

Dear Warden Brian Foster,

Any way you slice it solitary confinement is meant to break the human spirit and thy human mind. It is no way to deal with prisoners and is severely inhumane. It turns the human soul into stone and is horrifying at every level. The public is calling an end to such barbaric treatment of Wisconsin's prisoners. We want the Waupun Correctional Instituion to fulfill the six humanitarian demands of Wisconsin prisoners. I can understand why isolation would be needed in certain circumstances but to put people in isolation for decades is completely beyond fathomable. There are alternatives to isolation that allow the prison to stay safe. There needs to be steps taken away from complete isolation. There is no reason To put someone in a tomb for years on end. It is unconstitutional and barbaric at every level. I think prison officials put people in solitary without truly understanding what it does to the mind and the soul. It "leaves the body static but alive" and "incinerates the mind and spoils the soul." Long term solitary confinement is an affront to all of our humanity and change is long over due. These prisoners should be let out of solitary and there needs to be severe restrictions as to who can be put in solitary and for how long. It should only be used when absolutely necessary and there is no other course of action to take. Reform is needed and the public is calling for change. We hope you can treat prisoners as our fellow human beings. We all deserve to be treated as such. Thank you for your time.

Regards, Tanvi Mongia

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From: TANVI MONGIA Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2016 1:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Dying to Live: administrative confinement is torture

Dear Warden Brian Foster,

Regards, Tanvi Mongia

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From: Hepp, Randall R - DOC Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:22 AM To: Krueger, Chris A - DOC; Schomisch, Mark W - DOC; Tassler, Joy D - DOC; Pretz, Tara L - DOC Subject: FW: Emailing: Prisoners Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Wisconsin Long Term Isolation.htm

From: Siedschlag, Bruce A - DOC Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:16 AM To: Hepp, Randall R - DOC; Krueger, Chris A - DOC Subject: Emailing: Prisoners Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Wisconsin Long Term Isolation.htm

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272 Wisconsin prisoners at Waupun Correctional Institution are planning a hunger strike to begin on 10 June 2016 to demand an end to the torture of long-term confinement in control units in Wisconsin.

In 2015, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI DOC) made some policy changes to their use of long-term solitary confinement. According to the DOC, the number of prisoners in "restrictive status housing" was reduced by about 200 by reducing the maximum time prisoners can be put in control units (which varies depending on the justification given for this isolation). The WI DOC refused to release any information about these changes until compelled by records requests, and the total number of prisoners in control units reported by the DOC is highly suspicious as it is far lower than information gathered from surveys.(1) In addition, Waupun prisoners were not notified of the change to this policy, and months later were still being held for longer than the new regulations allowed.(2) It's unclear if the new policy is being applied uniformly across Wisconsin prisons at this point, but small reductions in the length of solitary confinement sentences will not solve the fundamental problem of this system of torture.

The actual policies are available on the Wisconsin DOC website and include a table listing maximum time in "disciplinary separation" for various offenses. This includes 180 days for "lying" and 360 days for "lying about an employee", 180 days for "disrespect" and 180 days for "Misuse of state or federal property." These are all easily abused accusations that prisoners are powerless to dispute. Furthermore, a Wisconsin prisoner can be put in a control unit for up to 180 days for "punctuality and attendance" issues and "loitering" and up to 90 days for "poor personal hygiene", "dirty assigned living area," and "improper storage."(3) The policy also states "More than one minor or major disposition may be imposed for a single offense and both a major and minor disposition may be imposed for a major offense" which sounds like they can just pile on lots of offenses and sum up the total max days in isolation so that prisoners are held there for years.

The demands of this protest include the release of prisoners who have been in solitary confinement for over a year, a length of isolation far exceeding what is commonly considered torture by international human rights organizations.

As one prisoner reported to Under Lock & Key a few years ago:

"I have reasons to believe that these people have no plans of removing me off A.C. ... They have me in the worst conditions in the Wisconsin DOC. ... It is fly infested. I have black worms coming out of the sink. We can't have publications.

"I have been in seg for over 13 years. and I haven't given these people any trouble in a long time, and what I'm in seg for is solely political. I am being punished for organizing for Black Unity and against institutional racism. I simply created organizations that advocated the advancement of Black people and that fought against Black on Black crime, poverty, ignorance, etc. It wasn't created to terrorize white people, as the totalitarian state would have you believe.

"As a result of being in seg I have developed a long range of psychological issues, issues that have left me scarred permanently. These issues have caused some professionals to label me psychotic and delusional among other things. I was diagnosed with Delusional Disorder and am being treated for it."(4)

It is well documented that long term isolation causes mental health problems including hallucinations and delusions. This technique is used in prisons like Guantanamo Bay to torture military prisoners into making confessions (or making up confessions for the many innocents who suffer this torture). 273 But in the Amerikan prison system this torture merely serves to slowly erode the health of prisoners who are either confined to waste away for the rest of their life or released back to the streets unable to care for themselves.

The petition put together by prisoners at Waupun is printed in full below:

Dying to Live

Human rights fight at Waupun Correctional Institution starting June 10, 2016. Prisoners in Waupun's solitary confinement will start No Food & Water humanitarian demand from Wisconsin Department of Corrections officials.

The why: In the state of Wisconsin hundreds of prisoners are in the long term solitary confinement units AKA Administrative Confinement (AC). Some been in this status from 18 to 20 years concurrently.

The Problem: The UN, several states, and even President Obama have come out against this kind of confinement citing the torturous effect it has on prisoners.

The Objective: Stop the torturous use of confinement - long term SC (AC) by:

1. Placing a legislative cap on the use of long term solitary confinement (AC) 2. DOC and Wis. legislators adopt/compliance of the UN Mandela rules on the use of solitary confinement(5) 3. Oversight board/committee independent of DOC to stop abuse and overclassification of prisoners to "short" and 'long" term solitary confinement. 4. Immediate transition and release to a less restrictive housing of prisoners who been on the long term solitary confinement units for more than a year in the Wis DOC 5. Proper mental health facilities and treatment of "short" and "long" term solitary confinement prisoners 6. An immediate FBI investigation to the secret Asklepieion* program the DOC is currently operating at Columbia Correctional Institution to break any prisoner who the DOC considers a threat to their regimen

How you can help

1. Call Governor Scott Walker's office and tell him to reform the long-term solitary confinement units in the Wisconsin DOC and to stop the secret Asklepieion program at once. The number to call is 608-266-1212. 2. Call the DOC central office and demand that all 6 humanitarian demands for this hunger strike be meet and demand an explanation as to why they are operating a torture program. The number to call is 608-240-5000. 3. Call the media and demand that they do an independent investigation on the secret Asklepieion program operating at Columbia Correctional Institution, and cover this hunger strike.

274 4. Call the FBI building in Milwaukee Wisconsin and demand that they investigate the secret Asklepieion torture program being run at CCI. The phone number to call is 414-276-4684 5. Call Columbia Correctional Institution and tell them you are aware of their secret torture program. Harass them! 608-742-9100 6. Join in on the hunger strike and post it on the net. Convince others to join as well.

* Asklepieion is a secret DOC torture program based upon Dr. Edgar H. Schein's brainwashing methodology that in the 1960 was disguised and turned into a Behavior Therapy Treatment program that deals with the literal brainwashing and enslavement of an individual's mind. It retrogresses the individual to the character role of a child and reinforces the need for paternal authority. To achieve such effect the prison authorities, with the help of collaborating inmates, must first break the individual's mind through sleep deprivation and character invalidation techniques, and then, recondition it with Stockholm Syndrom. To see more go to https://iwoc.noblogs.org/post/2016/02/16/personal-experience-with-behavior-control-in-a- wisconsin-prison/

Notes: 1. The The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism reports that 1,500 inmates are held in segregation, while MIM(Prisons) own survey counts 1,800. These numbers are much higher than what the WIDOC is reporting even before the supposed reduction in 2015. 2. Maximum stints in solitary cut, but Waupun inmates left in dark, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, January 17, 2016. 3. Wisconsin Legislative website, DOC code 303. 4. A Wisconsin Prisoner, October 2012, Torture in Control Units for Black Organizers, prisoncensorship.info. 5. see "Rule 43 1.In no circumstances may restrictions or disciplinary sanctions amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. The following practices, in particular, shall be prohibited:

a. Indefinite solitary confinement; b. Prolonged solitary confinement; c. Placement of a prisoner in a dark or constantly lit cell; d. Corporal punishment or the reduction of a prisoner’s diet or drinking water; e. Collective punishment" and "Rule 45 1. Solitary confinement shall be used only in exceptional cases as a last resort, for as short a time as possible and subject to independent review, and only pursuant to the authorization by a competent authority. It shall not be imposed by virtue of a prisoner’s sentence. 2. The imposition of solitary confinement should be prohibited in the case of prisoners with mental or physical disabilities when their conditions would be exacerbated by such measures. The prohibition of the use of solitary confinement and similar measures in cases involving women and children, as referred to in

275 other United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice,28 continues to apply." United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules), 21 May 2015.

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276 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Hepp, Randall R - DOC Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 8:22 AM To: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC Cc: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Subject: FW: Emailing: Prisoners Plan Hunger Strike to Protest Wisconsin Long Term Isolation.htm

The language in the “objectives” and “How You Can Help” portions of the article look very similar to an article I read some time back about a hunger strike being staged in the California Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

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280 Wisconsin prisoners at Waupun Correctional Institution are planning a hunger strike to begin on 10 June 2016 to demand an end to the torture of long-term confinement in control units in Wisconsin.

As one prisoner reported to Under Lock & Key a few years ago:

It is well documented that long term isolation causes mental health problems including hallucinations and delusions. This technique is used in prisons like Guantanamo Bay to torture military prisoners into making confessions (or making up confessions for the many innocents who suffer this torture). 281 But in the Amerikan prison system this torture merely serves to slowly erode the health of prisoners who are either confined to waste away for the rest of their life or released back to the streets unable to care for themselves.

The petition put together by prisoners at Waupun is printed in full below:

Dying to Live

The Problem: The UN, several states, and even President Obama have come out against this kind of confinement citing the torturous effect it has on prisoners.

The Objective: Stop the torturous use of confinement - long term SC (AC) by:

How you can help

282 4. Call the FBI building in Milwaukee Wisconsin and demand that they investigate the secret Asklepieion torture program being run at CCI. The phone number to call is 414-276-4684 5. Call Columbia Correctional Institution and tell them you are aware of their secret torture program. Harass them! 608-742-9100 6. Join in on the hunger strike and post it on the net. Convince others to join as well.

283 other United Nations standards and norms in crime prevention and criminal justice,28 continues to apply." United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules), 21 May 2015.

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Bruce Siedschlag Corrections Program Supervisor Fox Lake Correctional Institution 920-928-6962

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by MIM(Prisons) April 2016 permalink Waupun solitary confinement cell

288 Wisconsin prisoners at Waupun Correctional Institution are planning a hunger strike to begin on 10 June 2016 to demand an end to the torture of long-term confinement in control units in Wisconsin.

As one prisoner reported to Under Lock & Key a few years ago:

It is well documented that long term isolation causes mental health problems including hallucinations and delusions. This technique is used in prisons like Guantanamo Bay to torture military prisoners into making confessions (or making up confessions for the many innocents who suffer this torture). 289 But in the Amerikan prison system this torture merely serves to slowly erode the health of prisoners who are either confined to waste away for the rest of their life or released back to the streets unable to care for themselves.

The petition put together by prisoners at Waupun is printed in full below:

Dying to Live

The Problem: The UN, several states, and even President Obama have come out against this kind of confinement citing the torturous effect it has on prisoners.

The Objective: Stop the torturous use of confinement - long term SC (AC) by:

How you can help

290 4. Call the FBI building in Milwaukee Wisconsin and demand that they investigate the secret Asklepieion torture program being run at CCI. The phone number to call is 414-276-4684 5. Call Columbia Correctional Institution and tell them you are aware of their secret torture program. Harass them! 608-742-9100 6. Join in on the hunger strike and post it on the net. Convince others to join as well.

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From: Wilke, Jason S - DOC Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 4:06 PM To: Meisner, Michael F - DOC; Hautamaki, Sandra J - DOC; Tarr, David R - DOC; Schlosstein, Bradley S - DOC; Bori, Timothy J - DOC; Bruessel, Joel E - DOC; Ellenz, Rachel E - DOC; Fitzsimmons, Lora A - DOC; Grenier, Joli F - DOC; Johannes, David M - DOC; Karschney, Carri L - DOC; Krueger, Jennifer F - DOC; Martin, Chad J - DOC; Nissen, David C - DOC; Schlosstein, Bradley S - DOC; Sholar Jr, Michael L - DOC; Trochinski, Patricia J - DOC; Werner, Nikolaus A - DOC Cc: Aldana, Jason R - DOC; Blodgett, Rebecca R - DOC; Radtke, Cynthia L - DOC; Brant, Patrick A - DOC; Timm, Herbert - DOC; Rohr, Dawn M - DOC; Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC; Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Subject: RE: RGCI June STG Meeting Minutes Attachments: STG Meeting Minutes for June 2017.docx

Importance: High

We have seen a marked increase in gang affiliated inmates with recent numbers being 308.

Latin Kings are actively involved in gang activity at Native Services. We are monitoring this activity and attempting to spread these individuals as best as possible throughout the institution.

We have seen some troubling activity from our Muslim inmates recently. At this point we cannot determine if it is STG related or more along the lines of an open display of religious activity. This is being monitored very closely.

Captain Jason Wilke STG Coordinator Work - 920-566-3141 Cell – 920-840-0943

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From: Wilke, Jason S - DOC Sent: Friday, April 07, 2017 2:21 PM To: Meisner, Michael F - DOC; Hautamaki, Sandra J - DOC; Tarr, David R - DOC; Bori, Timothy J - DOC; Bruessel, Joel E - DOC; Ellenz, Rachel E - DOC; Fitzsimmons, Lora A - DOC; Grenier, Joli F - DOC; Johannes, David M - DOC; Kosminskas, Scott M - DOC; Krueger, Jennifer F - DOC; Martin, Chad J - DOC; Nissen, David C - DOC; Schlosstein, Bradley S - DOC; Sholar Jr, Michael L - DOC; Trochinski, Patricia J - DOC; Werner, Nikolaus A - DOC Cc: Blodgett, Rebecca R - DOC; Aldana, Jason R - DOC; Brant, Patrick A - DOC; Radtke, Cynthia L - DOC; Timm, Herbert - DOC; Rohr, Dawn M - DOC; Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Wierenga, Steven L - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC Subject: RGCI STG Meeting Minutes April 2017 Attachments: STG Meeting Minutes for April 2017.docx

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From: Miller, Robert D - DOC Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 10:12 AM To: Malone, Ronald K - DOC; Beeschke, Judith A - DOC; Roman-Guillonta, Ione I - DOC; Hudziak-Oldenburg, Bonnie J - DOC; Beuttler, Deborah R - DOC Subject: RE: 03.08.17 DOC Media Briefing Attachments: Staff awareness.docx; Staff awareness.docx

Zartner was able to pull the attachments of their Facebook account.

Robert D. Miller, Security Director Wisconsin Department of Corrections Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility 414-212-4945 – Office 414-588-7251 - Cell [email protected]

From: Malone, Ronald K - DOC Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 9:11 AM To: Beeschke, Judith A - DOC; Miller, Robert D - DOC; Roman-Guillonta, Ione I - DOC; Hudziak-Oldenburg, Bonnie J - DOC; Beuttler, Deborah R - DOC Subject: FW: 03.08.17 DOC Media Briefing

Check out Close MSDF Rally

Ronald K. Malone Warden Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility 1015 North Tenth Street Milwaukee, WI 53205 [email protected]

From: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2017 8:52 AM To: Cook, Tristan D - DOC Cc: Lopez-Kaley, Clare M - DOC Subject: 03.08.17 DOC Media Briefing

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Lawyer: Andrew Steele, deputy who killed wife and sister-in-law, has died Wisconsin State Journal, Ed Treleven Former Dane County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Steele, who was found not legally responsible for the shooting deaths of his wife, Ashlee Steele, and her sister, Kaycee Tollefsbol, in 2014, died Tuesday morning, said his lawyer, Jessa Nicholson Goetz. Former deputy accused of killing wife, sister has died WISC-TV Andrew Steele, former deputy accused of killing wife and sister, has died WMTV-TV Former Dane County Sheriff's deputy who killed family members dies WKOW-TV

3 Former Valley Packaging employees arrested for diaper theft WBAY-TV Two former employees of Valley Packaging have been arrested in connection to the theft of thousands of diapers intended for needy families. During a news conference Tuesday morning, police identified the suspects as Jason Havel, 42, Appleton, and John Forbes, 52, Neenah. Ex-Valley Packaging workers arrested in diaper theft Appleton Post-Crescent Two men arrested for Fox Cities Diaper Bank theft WGBA-TV Two arrested in diaper theft from Fox Crossing diaper bank WFRV-TV Police: Men stole $45k worth of diapers from charity WLUK-TV

Roe charged with plotting a murder WLUK-TV A woman acquitted in January of killing her boyfriend has been charged with plotting to kill the woman she was recently living with.

Sheriff's Dept. to host public meeting regarding placement of SVP WSAW-TV The Portage County Sheriff's Department will host a meeting March 7 regarding the placement of a sexually violent person. According to a news release, Jason Staves will be released from prison for a 1999 conviction of child sexual assault. Prosecutors said Staves groomed a 13-year-old and sexually assaulted him. He threatened to harm the victim if anyone found out about the assaults.

Three charged in connection with Pulaski break-in spree WLUK-TV Three people were charged Monday in connection with multiple vehicle break-ins in and around Pulaski. Police said six people - including three juveniles - broke into as many as 50 vehicles, and also stole one vehicle before leading police on a chase.

Local programs provide support, employment opportunities for former prisoners The Badger Herald, Anne Snyder For those coming out of prison, re-entering society is a mountain-high hurdle and is not easily done alone. But every month, the nonprofit Madison-area Urban Ministry hosts a re-entry service fair through its Journey Home program. The program helps provide transportation, housing and employment to former prisoners, said James Hawk, Community Against Violence resource specialist and group facilitator at MUM.

State proposes probation revocation for suspect in traffic deaths of couple WKOW-TV, Tony Galli State officials propose the revocation of the probation of a Town of Dunn man suspected of causing the deaths of a Cottage Grove couple in a traffic collision.

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Plan to Kill Parole Board Criticized Urban Milwaukee, Dee Hall Beverly Walker doubts that the governor’s plan to abolish the Wisconsin Parole Commission will add efficiency to a sluggish system, and she suspects it would make qualifying for parole even more difficult.

State Senate passes prison guard abuse reporting bill WISC-TV The state Senate has passed a bill that would force guards at Wisconsin’s troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison to report child abuse.

4 Miron Construction Builds Green Bay Correctional Institution Visitor Center Miron Press Release Miron Construction Co., Inc. is partnering with Architects Group Limited to construct a new visitor center for the Green Bay Correctional Institution in Green Bay.

Close MSDF Rally Carpe Diem A rally and informational picket against Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF) and WI DOC’s use of torture and solitary confinement.

Sheriff Holds Info Meeting on Sex Offender WSAU Community members in the Town of Alban voiced their concerns Tuesday night over the placement of a second violent sex offender in their neighborhood.

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From: Blodgett, Rebecca R - DOC Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:32 AM To: Percy, Douglas G - DOC; Ninnemann, Paul A - DOC Subject: FW: DOC STG meeting minutes 12-2-16 Attachments: 12-2-16 Minutes.pdf

FYI

From: Rohr, Dawn M - DOC Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:42 AM To: Amy Strutz ; Cruz, Raymond D - DHS; DOC DL DAI STG Coordinators; Marshall, Steve; McKinney, Eric; Steven Lohr ([email protected]) Cc: Steven Lohr ([email protected]); 'Barry S. Reynolds'; Ryan Miller; Sean Shulander; Rahaman, Rahim Subject: DOC STG meeting minutes 12-2-16

The next meeting is Friday February 3 at the Kolb Center. Let me know if you plan on attending so we have enough seats and food.

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From: Miller, Robert D - DOC Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 11:05 AM To: Saunders, Michael D - DOC; Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Cc: Malone, Ronald K - DOC; Guillonta, Ione I - DOC Subject: FW: Information on Flyer Attachments: informational forum on prisoner solidarity.docx

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From: Hopp, Rachelle - DOC Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2016 4:18 PM To: Pollard, William J - DOC Subject: Community Corrections Mtg DRAFT Attachments: Community Corrections Mtg -09-12-16.docx

Ready for your review.

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From: Pollard, William J - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 11:44 AM To: DOC DL DAI DCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI DCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

FYI only, again, please feel free to share information but do not forward.

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From: Greff, Brian J - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 11:24 AM To: Pollard, William J - DOC; Eplett, Cheryl B - DOC Subject: FW:

Just an FYI, this is going around the institution. It appears to be an informative email about the different news feeds and propaganda that is going around about tomorrow. Just so staff aren’t looking at this with inmates around.

If you have already seen this, disregard.

From: Elliott, Mark E - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 10:13 AM To: Duesterbeck, Charles H - DOC; Pagel, Brenda A - DOC; Greff, Brian J - DOC; Schwark, Brian K - DOC; Wackett, Brian L - DOC; Flier, Chad E - DOC; Sloviak, Craig A - DOC; Deaver, David D - DOC; Arndt, Davis R - DOC; Heeringa, Dawn M - DOC; Stelsel, Dean M - DOC; Kumber, Gary A - DOC; Kelma, Greg A - DOC; Stockwell, James A - DOC; Manix, Jennifer K - DOC; O'Donovan III, John F - DOC; Kok, Joseph S - DOC; Streekstra, Kevin L - DOC; VandeBerg, Meagan S - DOC; Heidemann, Paul W - DOC; Briski, Phillip B - DOC; Ganser, Phillip J - DOC; Dutzle, Randy L - DOC; Schleicher, Ronald L - DOC; Schneider, Rory T - DOC; Kuehn, Stephan E - DOC; Lyons, Timothy S - DOC; Zupke, Todd R - DOC Subject: FW:

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Strike Against White Supremacy: Mobilize for the September 9th Prisoner General Strike July 23, 2016

12 Originally posted to It’s Going Down Across the country freeways are blocked, people take the streets, law enforcement officers are confronted and their buildings are occupied, and more and more people are questioning the institutions of policing and incarceration. In the past month, nearly every major city and many smaller ones have seen some sort of protest, demonstration, or disruption in the wake of ongoing police murders that have recently included two African-American men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. Helping set the context for this rebellion has been growing anger at both Trump and Clinton and ongoing resistance to white nationalist and fascist organizing which becomes more and more confrontational. At the same time, talk of abolishing the police and the prison system is no longer a fringe idea, as these positions are being discussed more and more broadly by wide segments of popular social movements.

But while much of the news, either mainstream of radical, has been dominated by riots outside of Trump rallies, massive revolts in Ferguson, Baltimore, and Oakland, and the evolving Black Lives Matter movement and growing far-Right white reaction to it, at the same time a radical, broad based, and ever growing multi-racial prison labor movement has been carrying out strike after strike, action after action, and expanding in size, every day. Strike Against Prison Slavery, Strike Against White Supremacy On Friday, September 9th, on the 45th anniversary of the Attica Uprising in New York, prisoners are calling for a general strike across all prisons in the United States against prison slavery. As the initial call out for the strike stated: Slavery is alive and well in the prison system, but by the end of this year, it won’t be anymore. This is a call to end slavery in America. This call goes directly to the slaves themselves. We are not making demands or requests of our captors, we are calling ourselves to action. To every prisoner in every state and federal institution across this land, we call on you to

13 stop being a slave, to let the crops rot in the plantation fields, to go on strike and cease reproducing the institutions of your confinement. This is a call for a nation-wide prisoner work stoppage to end prison slavery, starting on September 9th, 2016. They cannot run these facilities without us. This is not only a strike against bad conditions, for the changing of rules around things like parole, and to actually be paid for their labor which makes billions for multi-national corporations, but against white supremacy itself. When the 13th Amendment was passed in 1865, it in theory banned slavery, except in the form of imprisonment. While many former slaves simply became indentured share croppers, over the decades following the civil war corporations and governments continued to look towards prisons as a major source for free and cheap labor.

But how to get people there and put them to work? In the wake of massive urban riots and the unfolding black liberation struggle in the 60s and 70s, the war on drugs was manufactured as a way of repression and containment against potential insurrection. Mass incarceration and militarized policing, or “the new Jim Crow,” has led to more African Americans being imprisoned or on probation or parole than the amount of people enslaved during the time of racial slavery. But this system hasn’t only meant social control, it’s also led to huge profits. As the Free Alabama Movement, one of the groups that have pushed hardest within the growing prison labor movement, wrote: Under the 13th Amendment, the criminal justice system and the courtroom would become the auction block. “Neither slavery or involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. . . ”

14 Since that time, it has been the jails and prison systems that have served the functions of running the enterprise and institution of slavery in America. And, the complexity of the slave has not change: Black, Brown, and poor. The practice has not changed: free labor that exploits the oppressed and enriches the rulers of the system. Simply stated, it is legal to work someone for free or next to free as long as they as are imprisoned. In some cases, such as the prison of Angola, the facility is even built upon an old slave plantation and prisoners are forced to work in the fields just as slaves did before them. As the Free Alabama Movement wrote in Let the Crops Rot in the Field: After a period of over 40 years of an accelerated rate of incarceration, the issue of Mass Incarceration and Prison Slavery have now reached its crescendo. Spurred on by factors that included racism, capitalism, free labor, and a politically motivated desire to provide jobs to a valued voting block of rural, conservative white citizens by building prisons in rural and agricultural areas that had been decimated by the Industrial Revolution and the outsourcing of jobs to China, India, Indonesia, etc. Then, once the prisons were built, the government manufactured a “war on drugs” designed to fill those newly built prisons with black, brown and poor whites who had been rendered unemployable by corporate downsizing and outsourcing in the early 70’s, and who were considered a strain on social programs, unwanted competitors for limited jobs, and ideal candidates for corporations that needed a large labor pool for forced slave labor.

15 16 Mass incarceration has now culminated in a for-profit Prison Industrialized Complex that now holds over 2.5 million men, women and children hostage for the sole and exclusive purpose of exploitation and free labor. Today, January 2015, the people in America’s prisons, mostly black, brown (and white), and all poor, now make up a free (or penny wages) labor force for a 500 billion dollar per-year industry that is producing a range of products and providing services so broad and extensive that it touches every area of the U.S. economy. They go on to write: Just like the Institution of Chattel Slavery, Mass Incarceration is in essence an Economic System which uses human beings as its nuts and bolts. Therefore, our new approach must be Economically based, and must be focused on the factors of production- the people being forced into this slave labor. Our Three-Part Strategy 1) Organize prison shutdowns at prisons with major economic industries… 2) Call for a nationwide…protests…[at companies that profit from prison labor]… 3) Having…supporters…hold…protests at the prisons where the people are mass incarcerated and oppressed.

In short, prisoners are thinking about where they can be most disruptive in order to fight against, and ultimately destroy, prison slavery. Members of the Free Alabama Movement write that while hunger strikes, protests and marches at state capitols, and also call and write in campaigns can bring attention, they don’t show the full disruptive power of prisoners, who’s labor is needed to keep entire prisons running in the same way that labor strikes can. They write: The [hunger strikes]…showed us all that with leadership and unity, we can defeat mass incarceration with the right strategy. But, we also learned that, while we did see progress in some areas, it has a minimal impact on the system of mass incarceration. We have to strategize with the understanding that we are dealing with modern day slave profiteers. These businessmen will gladly let us die from starvation so long as their assembly lines keep moving. We have to ask ourselves: If we are protesting against mass incarceration and prison slavery, then why aren’t we doing it at the prisons where our economic strength can be felt? 17 This disruptive power is a force that has been growing in the last several years and months, as prisoners in a variety of facilities have carried out actions and launched a variety of revolts. From the riots that have raged at Holman Prison in Alabama, ongoing hunger and work strikes that have taken place from Texas to Wisconsin to Nevada, to the support and noise made in solidarity with prison May Day strike actions, all of this activity has been building towards September 9th. Revolt on the Inside, Revolt on the Outside Over the last several years, the Free Alabama Movement has grown into a mass movement that involves prisoners across every state in the US. There are currently Free Movements in Ohio, Mississippi, Virginia, Texas, and many more. Working closely with FAM has been outside organizations such as MAF, or Mothers and Families of FAM, and the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC), which is a committee within the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), a revolutionary anti-capitalist labor union founded in 1905.

18 19 Currently, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee has signed up close to 1,000 prisoners to become members of the IWW and along with Anarchist Black Cross (ABC) chapters and a variety of prisoner support groups, have helped to offer support to the growing prison labor movement. This organizing and support from a variety of groups, crews, coalitions, and individuals has been crucial. But our work is only just beginning. We need to push, plan, organize, and build capacity for the upcoming strike on September 9th and the days that come after, as repression and lock-downs are sure to follow, and in some cases, have already begun. September 9th is an opportunity for us to act in solidarity with comrades we have already been building with; both on the inside and on the outside. At the same time, it is a moment where we can take part in a historical struggle and bring people into the real nitty gritty work of attacking a pillar of white supremacy and racial apartheid.

To be sure, it does not appear that people in the US are going to be leaving the streets anytime soon. Even if things cool down in the next 7 weeks, September 9th is something that we can build around and that will also help push us into the future. Now is the time to use this strike as a way to build capacity and bring new people into the organizing. The strike is also an opportunity to make real connections with communities most affected by the prison industrial complex and connect them to revolutionary grassroots movements across the country. Let us use this momentum and action as a way of generalizing a radical critique of white supremacy and the established order, and the need for people to take sides and organize themselves in their neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools. But above all, it is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with prison rebels who have been taking risks and putting their lives on the line to strike a blow against prison slavery and the world that it maintains. Building for September 9th There’s a lot we can do not only in taking action on September 9th and the days following (some people are planning actions on Saturday September 10th, so as to not conflict with work schedules) but also in the critical build up for it. To be clear, the work and organizing that we do before the strike is just as important, if not more so, in creating a material force that can act within the moment. Organizing and building before hand helps us to create a base of support and brings new people into the organizing; this activity creates a movement. Towards this end, we’ve created a list of ideas about how people can take part in the action, wherever they live. Outreach and Build Up Flyering, wheatpasting, stickers and general outreach. Print out flyers (some are linked below) and begin to put them up around where you live, where you work, and where you go to school. Make stickers from cheap sticker paper at the copy store and place them up in the same way. Host a fundraiser or party and save up to get nicer vinyl ones. Get a team together (or go by yourself) and put up posters using wheatepaste. Building a buzz around the strike is crucial. Focus on areas with a high traffic of people and within communities that would be sympathetic to the strike. Write graffiti and drop banners. Write anti-prison and pro-strike slogans in your area. Make banners out of bed-sheets or find ones (like those found outside of fast food restaurants) to place up around your area. Freeways are good spots, as are heavy foot trafficked areas. Use plastic zip ties to place the banners up and paint or spray paint to write the messages. Take pictures of such activity and send a report to itsgoingdown.org.

20 Set up an info-table or organize a “Coffee Not Cops” outside of a jail or courthouse. Placing a table with flyers and info outside of a local Wal-Mart, flea market, grocery or dollar store, or food stamps office is a quick way to talk to a lot of people. It’s also a smart thing to do if you want to connect with people outside of political or activist circles. You can also organize a Coffee Not Cops event outside of the courthouse or local jail. Coffee Not Cops is just like Food Not Bombs, but instead of serving a large meal people just give out coffee and sometimes donuts or pastries. Along with the hot beverages and treats, be sure to give out flyers and info on the upcoming strike and ways that people can plug in. We encourage people to set up tables outside of courthouses before people go into court (usually around 8 AM). This is an audience we want to connect with and often one that would welcome a hot cup of coffee and something to read. Bring a banner, a table, some chairs, and your materials. Hold an informational event. Organize an educational event in which you can tell members of the public and other organizers about the upcoming strike. To get in contact with a speaker that could either Skype in (talk via the internet on video) to the event or get you in contact with a local presenter, hit up iwoc [at] riseup.net. There are also several youtube videos which can serve as a good introduction to the strike, check them out below. Host a public BBQ. Once you have a general plan about what you will do on September 9th (or on Saturday the 10th or the days following), consider hosting a public BBQ (if the information is something you want to share with other people)

21 in which plans for the strike are announced and informational and outreach materials are handed out to those that come. The more ways that people have to connect into the organizing, the better.

Link up with people on the inside. Find out if there is a prisoner support group in your area. Find ways to make connections with people on the inside and get information on the strike to them. Contact a local Anarchist Black Cross or Prison Books group for more information on how to get started. Fundraise. Throw a benefit show, host a dance party with a bar, do whatever it is you do best and raise some money! Either put it towards your own plans for September 9th or donate it to the groups that are doing much of the national coordination. Get linked in on social media. Follow IWOC on twitter here and on Facebook here. Use the hashtags #PrisonStrike and #StrikeAgainstPrisonSlavery on social media. Planing and Organizing Actions Hold a noise demo outside a prison or jail. Make some noise for prisoners on the inside on the day of the strike or in the days after. Bring banners, music, and noise makers. If you can take and hold the streets, try and do so. If you can’t, stay on the sidewalk and be a presence there. Be sure to have outreach materials to give out to people walking by and be loud enough to people on the inside can hear you. Take pictures and send a report in to itsgoingdown.org. Protest and demonstrate outside of a business that makes money from prison labor. Find a business in your area that makes money off of prison slavery. Protest, demonstrate, shut them down. Have banners and flyers ready. If there are several businesses in your area, hold a march to the different establishments if you can. Draw connections between prison slavery and the wage slavery of capitalism. Link up with Fight for $15 groups if possible. Outreach and talk to workers on the day of as well as the people at the business. Let them know why you are doing this and give them information on the fight against prison slavery. Regular working-class and poor people are not our enemies, they are our potential allies. Take pictures and send a report in to itsgoingdown.org. Some of these companies include McDonald’s, Victoria’s Secret, Wal-Mart, Wendy’s, AT&T, and the US Military. Many other corporations are implicated. Note, Whole Foods has ceased using prison labor. Get creative! What actions can be taken to aid in the struggle of prisoners against prison slavery? After the Actions

22 Get ready for repression. Those that are taking part in the strike are expecting repression. Set aside time to host call-in events where you put pressure on the prison to release prisoners. Also, organize events where you write into prisoners that are active in the resistance movement. Build relationships and stay in contact. This isn’t the last time we will have to do this, so lets start talking to each other. Pull new people into the organizing. Many people are out on the streets for the first time right now. Against Neo-Nazis, the KKK, and other white nationalists, against Trump, and against the police. Pull them into the organizing and keep them there. Let the strike on September 9th be something that builds our movements. Have a debrief and report back event on the strike actions. Once the strike actions have been carried out, report back to the wider community about what happened. What went well? What didn’t go well? How can we do better next time? How can people feed into and support ongoing prisoner organizing and rebellion? Again, discuss how this activity will push us into the future, not be a one off thing that simply, ends. Even if you are living in a small town, reading It’s Going Down by yourself on a break at work, or you are part of a crew or organization, we all can help push the strike and make it a success. Whether together or alone, either in a group of 5 or 500, we are part of a worldwide movement and we can show our strength when we are organized and committed to do so. Materials Posters:

Strike A Blow Against White Supremacy Informational Flyers:

Strike A Blow Against White Supremacy

Strike Against Prison Slavery, Strike Against White Supremacy

23 Support the Nation Wide Prisoner Work Strike on September 9th Instagram and Social Media Promotion:

Prisons Are for Burning Black and White Sticker Image for Printing:

24 Prisons Are for Burning (Sticker) Stickers and Flyers with Local Info:

Quarter/Sticker Sheet with Basic Info and Local Contact

Strike Against Prison Slavery, Strike Against White Supremacy

25 Support the Nation Wide Prisoner Strike on September 9th Zine Booklets for Printing: Let the Crops Rot in the Field (Great text from FAM). A Call to End Slavery In America (Zine for mass printing, includes two on a page). May Day 2016: Towards a World Without Prisons (Geared for May Day, but includes excellent articles). Incarcerated Workers take the Lead: Prison Struggles in the United States: 2008-2016 (In depth article on the history of this most recent round of prison struggles). To Struggle Means We Are Alive (Prisoners talk about the Ferguson rebellion and more). End Prison Slavery (Collection of various texts). Support Prisoner Resistance PDF Collection (Includes many versions that are better suited for sending into prison). Videos: Abolition Now: Panel Discussion with members of IWOC by Unicorn Riot

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From: Malone, Ronald K - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 11:04 AM To: Beeschke, Judith A - DOC Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

From: Schwochert, James R - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2016 11:03:37 AM (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) To: DOC DL DAI Wardens CO Dir Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

FYI

From: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 9:58 AM To: Symdon, Denise A - DOC; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Cc: Taylor, Cari J - DOC (DCC); Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC; Schwochert, James R - DOC; Hughes, Patrick W - DOC Subject: RE: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

Thanks Denise.

From: Symdon, Denise A - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 9:30 AM To: Jess, Cathy A - DOC; Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Cc: Taylor, Cari J - DOC (DCC) Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory Importance: High

Will there be anything going out to DOC on these advisories?

From: Thoreson, Niel - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 8:55 AM To: Symdon, Denise A - DOC; Taylor, Cari J - DOC (DCC) Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory Importance: High

This one is LE sensitive.

Niel From: Salazar Jr., David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:11 PM To: Thoreson, Niel - DOC; Anderson, Luann J - DOC Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory Importance: High

Wanted to make sure you saw this. Please pass it on to MSDF.

29 From: Southeastern WI Threat Analysis Center Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:05 PM Subject: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

Watch Officer Southeastern WI Threat Analysis Center (414) 935-1200 WiWatch.org

NOTICE: This E-mail and any attachments may contain information that is law enforcement sensitive or for official use only. Use and 30 further disclosure of the information by the recipient must be consistent with applicable laws, regulations and agreements. See, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.36(2) & (8); 18 U.S.C. § 2510-2520; 42 U.S.C. § 3782; & 28 CFR Part 23. If you received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender; delete the E-mail; and do not use, disclose or store the information it contains. The City of Milwaukee is subject to Wisconsin Statutes related to public records. Unless otherwise exempted from the public records law, senders and receivers of City of Milwaukee e-mail should presume that e-mail is subject to release upon request, and is subject to state records retention requirements. See City of Milwaukee full e-mail disclaimer at www.milwaukee.gov/email_disclaimer

31 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Schwochert, James R - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 11:04 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens CO Dir Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

FYI

Thanks Denise.

Will there be anything going out to DOC on these advisories?

From: Thoreson, Niel - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 8:55 AM To: Symdon, Denise A - DOC; Taylor, Cari J - DOC (DCC) Subject: FW: (U) Fusion Center Advisory Importance: High

This one is LE sensitive.

Wanted to make sure you saw this. Please pass it on to MSDF.

From: Southeastern WI Threat Analysis Center Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:05 PM Subject: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

32 Watch Officer Southeastern WI Threat Analysis Center (414) 935-1200 WiWatch.org

33 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Pollard, William J - DOC Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2016 8:02 AM To: DOC DL DAI DCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI DCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: Information/ September 9th and 10th.

FYI, additional info.

From: Foster, Brian J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 2:00 PM To: Schwochert, James R - DOC; Clements, Marc W - DOC; Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; DOC DL DAI Wardens Only Subject: Information/ September 9th and 10th.

There is some information circulating on the internet reference to activities of September 9 and September 10, 2016. Information indicates the following:

1. September 9th, supporters of the prison strike and the Dying to Live Hunger Strike will gather to celebrate and mobilize support for the large solidarity march to occur on September 10, 2016. This gathering will occur in Garden Park, Milwaukee. 2. September 10, 2016. There is a planned solidarity march to occur at MSDF from 2pm to 4pm. This march will protest the use of solitary confinement, protest prison slavery, and protest white supremacy. 3. The Milwaukee IWW ( Industrial Workers of the World) also posted the following: “In Wisconsin we are expecting hunger strikes and protests more than work stoppages. The Waupun hunger strike may still be happening otherwise we don’t know of any specific actions. Information has been sent to multiple facilities but we don’t know what exactly the prisoners are organizing. “

Will continue to monitor information.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

34 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

There is some information circulating on the internet reference to activities of September 9 and September 10, 2016. Information indicates the following:

Will continue to monitor information.

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

35 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Malone, Ronald K - DOC Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:58 PM To: Anderson, Luann J - DOC Cc: Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; Guillonta, Ione I - DOC; Miller, Robert D - DOC; Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC Subject: RE: MSDF / Fusion Center Advisory

Thank you for the information ,we are aware of the planned event, this additional information is helpful.

Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone

------Original message ------From: "Anderson, Luann J - DOC" Date:09/07/2016 11:13 AM (GMT-07:00) To: "Malone, Ronald K - DOC" Cc: "Hove, Stephanie R - DOC" ,"Paquin, John D - DOC" ,"McCulley, Shelby A - DOC" Subject: MSDF / Fusion Center Advisory

Ron, Please see attached.

Stephanie, I’m cc’ing you as I believe you are the assistant administrator over MSDF.. if not please forward as appropriate.

Luann Anderson Division of Juvenile Corrections Southeastern Regional Chief 2280 North 105th Street Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (414) 266-7350

Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:05 PM Subject: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

36 37 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Anderson, Luann J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:13 PM To: Malone, Ronald K - DOC Cc: Hove, Stephanie R - DOC; Paquin, John D - DOC; McCulley, Shelby A - DOC Subject: MSDF / Fusion Center Advisory

Importance: High

Ron, Please see attached.

Stephanie, I’m cc’ing you as I believe you are the assistant administrator over MSDF.. if not please forward as appropriate.

Luann Anderson Division of Juvenile Corrections Southeastern Regional Chief 2280 North 105th Street Wauwatosa, WI 53226 (414) 266-7350

Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 12:05 PM Subject: (U) Fusion Center Advisory

38 39 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Eplett, Cheryl B - DOC Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2016 8:55 AM To: Pollard, William J - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

Would this work?

From: Pollard, William J - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:11 AM To: DOC DL DAI DCI Department Heads; DOC DL DAI DCI Security Supervisor Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

FYI, please be discreet about sharing this information, not for inmate’s eyes but for your awareness.

Wisconsin as well as the rest of the US should treat this as a terrorist organization, especially if they are encouraging violence and disturbances.

These types of behaviors and encouragement to defy staff authority are dangerous to all staff.

From: Clements, Marc W - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:46 AM To: DOC DL DAI Wardens Only; Jess, Cathy A - DOC Subject: FW: Informational Article - Potential Action on 09/09/16

SPREADING THE STRIKE: SOLIDARITY ACTIONS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH

August 16, 2016

Originally published to It’s Going Down Add Your Event: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org

People are organizing across the United States and the world in order to stand in the streets in solidarity with those locked behind bars who will strike on September 9th against prison slavery. Already, a wide range of actions have taken place in the run up to the strike. This includes large scale flyering and street propaganda campaigns, banner drops, noise demonstrations outside of jails and detention facilities, and informational events. All of this activity helps to build the capacity of the strike to bring in more people who can take an active role, as well as spread information about the struggle being waged by prisoners on the inside. These actions also bring many organizations, crews, and individuals together that before have previously never 40 worked side by side and helps expose white supremacy as both a system of social control and racial apartheid and an apparatus of management that facilitates the creation of billions of dollars of profits.

Diary of Actions (July – September 2016)

41 • August 7th: Pro-strike graffiti found on Frank Rizzo mural in Philadelphia, PA. • August 8th: Pro-strike and IWOC graffiti found in rural Indiana. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in support of prison strike in Atlanta. • August 10th: Noise demonstration organized in Durham, NC in support of prison strike. • August 10th: Banner drop in Austin, TX in support of strike. • August 10th: Freeway demonstration organized in Houston, TX. • August 10th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Denver, CO.

42 • August 10th: Mass flyering and street team outreach in Kansas City, MO. • August 11th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Philadelphia, PA. • August 12th: Call-in campaign organized for Holman prisoners involved in latest riot. • August 13th: Mobilization in Milwaukee, WI in support of Dying to Live hunger-strike. • August 13th: Banner drop in solidarity with Waupun hunger-strike in Portland, OR. • August 14th: Pro-strike graffiti found in Houston, TX. • August 14th: Phone zap organized in solidarity with Dying to Live hunger-strike in Wisconsin.

43 Events Leading Up to September 9th and Beyond

Portland, OR:

Oakland, CA:

Los Angeles, CA:

44 • September 9th: Noise demonstration in solidarity with the prison strike. More info here.

Chicago, IL:

• August 18th: Envelope filling and open discussion on prison strike. More info here.

Columbus, OH:

Houston, TX:

• September 10th: Prison strike solidarity speak out and noise demonstration. More info here.

Wildwood, FL:

• September 10th: Noise demonstration outside of Coleman Correctional Complex. More info here and social media event here.

Philadelphia, PA:

• September 4th: Banner making party. More info here. • September 9th: Noise demonstration. More info here.

Rochester, NY:

• Rally and noise demonstration. More info here.

45 Brooklyn, NY:

• August 20th: Prison letter stuffing party. More info here. • September 9th: Prison strike solidarity and noise demonstration out of jail. More info here.

Have something planned but don’t see your sitting listed? Email us at: info[at]itsgoingdown[dot]org.

Support our work! Please donate:

Brian Foster Warden Waupun Correctional Institution 920-324-7200

46 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Tarr, David R - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 12:47 PM To: DOC DL DAI RGCI Sec Sup Cc: Monfils, Wendy M - DOC; Souzek, Karla J - DOC; Hautamaki, Sandra J - DOC; Meisner, Michael F - DOC Subject: FW: Sept. 9th Inmate Work Stoppage Attachments: Nationwide Work Stoppage 9-9-2016 #11.pdf

FYI

From: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 8:54 AM To: DOC DL DAI Security Dir Subject: FW: Sept. 9th Inmate Work Stoppage fyi

From: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2016 8:14 AM To: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC Subject: FW: Sept. 9th Inmate Work Stoppage

FYI -Attached is latest Georgia SITREP

47 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Tarr, David R - DOC Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 11:48 AM To: Monfils, Wendy M - DOC; Hautamaki, Sandra J - DOC; Meisner, Michael F - DOC; DOC DL DAI RGCI Sec Sup Subject: FW: IWW and IWOC Attachments: Nationwide Work Stoppage 9-9-2016 #7.pdf

FYI

From: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:13 AM To: DOC DL DAI Security Dir Subject: FW: IWW and IWOC fyi

From: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:10 AM To: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC Cc: Cox, Patricia A - DOC Subject: FW: IWW and IWOC

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From: Baswell, Adam [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 1:48 PM To: Rothstein, Don (DOC); Horn, Emily@CDCR; Wierenga, Steven L - DOC; Hudson, Kobie (DPS); [email protected]; Futral, Hunter (DOC; [email protected]; Reineccius, Diane (DOC); 'Pat Labat' Cc: Gerlicher, Cari (DOC); Uner, Mark (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

All,

Just FYI Attached is the last SitRep from Georgia and other open sources info we are monitoring: https://freeanons.org/ https://itsgoingdown.org/strike-against-white-supremacy/ http://sfbayview.com/ https://iwoc.noblogs.org/ http://www.atlblackcross.org/ https://www.facebook.com/paskenny.glasgow https://www.facebook.com/atlblackcross/ https://www.facebook.com/events/837876196343745/ https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/ http://www.freeohiomovement.org/

48 http://sfbayview.com/2016/07/announcement-of-nationally-coordinated-prisoner-work-stoppage-for-sept-9-2016/ https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/post/2016/07/27/promo-images-for-sept-9th- strike/ https://supportprisonerresistance.noblogs.org/post/2016/07/27/call-for-solidarity-with-usa-prison-strike-on- the-9th-of-september/ https://twitter.com/FREEALAMOVEMENT https://freealabamamovement.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/three-part-plan- of-action/

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 1:43 PM To: Horn, Emily@CDCR ; Baswell, Adam ; [email protected]; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) ; [email protected]; Futral, Hunter (DOC ; [email protected]; Reineccius, Diane (DOC) Cc: Gerlicher, Cari (DOC) ; Uner, Mark (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

I’ve included everyone that I have been communicating with on this issue, and hope I am answering everyone’s questions.

Steve, Over the past 5 to 7 years, the MNDOC has seen a great increase in hybrid gangs and their members being incarcerated. They are difficult to identify and manage as they constantly switch gangs and gang names and often will work with their rivals to commit their crimes and disruptive activities. They do not conform to the traditional gang structure. Specific to “extremists”, we have several offenders claiming to be Sovereign Citizens and conducting the false liens, fraudulent paperwork schemes associated with those groups. We have Validated only one specific group as a Security Threat Group (STG), the Republic united States of America (RuSA). We also have several of our Black Peace Stone gang members, who attend Moorish Science Temple of America religious services, who also claim to be Sovereign Moors, and are very anti-government.

We have not identified any offenders who we believe are actual members of any of the identified terrorist groups like A-Qaeda, ISIL or Al-Shabab etc. We treat all of them the same, even when they have been validated as belonging to a specific STG, their housing, work assignments, etc. would be determined by their behavior, treatments/educational needs, etc. Our Intelligence Investigators monitor all offenders to assist Administrative staff with classification and placement of the offenders.

Emily, Adam, Steven, William, Hunter and Jeremy, As indicated below, I met with our Corrections Industries (MINNCOR) leadership this past Monday to be briefed by them. They reported that in conversations with their civilian employees as well as their offender employees, they are hearing that there is no intent for a work stoppage or disturbance of any kind. Keeping in mind that these are the most well paid offender employees, who are also provided through this work with employment opportunities upon release, this isn’t the group to be the most concerned with. I’m most concerned with those offenders who are just disgruntled with being incarcerated, don’t really understand what the issues are and how to make positive changes, who may act out violently if any type of protest occurs.

My Director and I will be meeting next Monday with the Prison Industries (MINNCOR) leadership, Emergency Management Coordinator and SOG/SORT Commander, to discuss possible disruptive activities and develop a plan to handle those situations both at our prisons or at our Central Office or other sites.

49 I’ve attached a couple of recent Social Media posts, and documents mailed to offenders, related to the IWW/IWOC, National Prison Strike. I will continue to provide updates to this group.

Don

From: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 3:02 PM To: Rothstein, Don (DOC) Cc: Gerlicher, Cari (DOC) Subject: Inmates with extremist / terrorist related associations

Don,

WI DOC is seeing an increase in the number of inmates that no longer fit the “classical” street gang STG definition and have now been classified as extremists.

I ’m wondering if you have any incarcerated inmates in your facilities that have been designated as a KST (known or suspected terrorists / extremists)? If so, do you housed them in one location, do you rotate placement throughout your facilities, have any special monitoring procedures, etc…? We are looking for a “best practice” here to mitigate potential security issues, protect staff, and prevent further radicalization of other inmates, while still maintaining an individual’s rights.

Any help would be appreciated.

Steven Wierenga, Director – Office of Special Operations WI Dept. of Corrections 3099 E. Washington Ave. PO Box 7925 Madison, WI 53707-7925 Work (608) 240-5051 Cell (920) 428-1442 [email protected]

From: Horn, Emily@CDCR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:17 PM

50 To: Rothstein, Don (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good morning Don,

Thank you for letting us use your agency’s info. I appreciate it ☺ I have been asked by my superiors to inquire whether Minnesota DOC facilities are doing anything in preparation of the National Prison Strike? Thanks!

Emily Horn Intelligence Analyst Criminal Intelligence Analysis Unit Office of Correctional Safety - CDCR Correctional Intelligence Task Force – FBI CA State Threat Assessment Center (916) 973-4139 (916) 636-2915 (Wednesday)

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 9:11 AM To: Horn, Emily@CDCR; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good morning Emily. Feel free to share our Brief as you wish. Your below bullet is also accurate as written.

Don

From: Horn, Emily@CDCR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:21 PM To: Hudson, Kobie (DPS) ; Rothstein, Don (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good morning Kobie and Don,

Great job on your brief! I am finishing my bulletin up and just wanted to make sure I can you the info you guys provided me. See below. I believe the majority of it I got from the brief but there might be sentence or two that I got from Don. We have had a lot of issues lately with people taking our information out of context and then putting it in their bulletins and I want to make sure I am not doing that ☺ Please let me know if I can put the info in my bulletin, thanks!!

(U//LES) Between December 2015 and July 2016, all 10 Minnesota Department of Corrections facilities recovered NPS propaganda from the Minnesota IWOC chapter and the Kansas City IWOC chapter―the alleged IWOC Headquarters. Three offenders at one facility have been identified as becoming IWOC members, and shared their meeting minutes with The First of May Group―an anarchist alliance. It is believed that Minnesota IWOC organizers have par cipated in demonstrations where property damage and conflicts with law enforcement have erupted.

Emily Horn 51 Intelligence Analyst Criminal Intelligence Analysis Unit Office of Correctional Safety - CDCR Correctional Intelligence Task Force – FBI CA State Threat Assessment Center (916) 973-4139 (916) 636-2915 (Wednesday)

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 9:41 AM To: William Johnson ; Baswell, Adam ; Futral, Hunter (DOC) ; [email protected] Subject: RE: Sept. 9th Inmate Work Stoppage

Nothing new from the Minnesota DOC. I’m meeting with our Corrections Industries (MINNCOR) tomorrow morning for a briefing from them. They have been gathering information from their state employees as well as their offender employees, regarding any talk of their participating in any activity on September 9th. What they have heard as of last week was that offenders don’t want anything to do with a work stoppage or other disruptive activity. Remembering that these are the most well paid offenders incarcerated in Minnesota, these aren’t the offenders I am most concerned about. It’s the more radical, unemployed offenders who are just upset with being incarcerated.

I will update this group tomorrow after our briefing.

Don

From: Horn, Emily@CDCR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:51 PM To: Rothstein, Don (DOC) ; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good afternoon gentlemen,

I am inquiring about any updated info y’all might have on the National Prison Strike. I am currently working on an updated bulletin for our LES distro. Please keep this info between the three of us for now but we are seeing an influx of NPS propaganda and IWOC apps within CDCR institutions. It appears they are targeting our high level gang members and associates. I am wondering if y’all are seeing this trend as well? If so, would you mind sharing your intel so I can include it in my bulletin? I am happy to share our intel as well, I just need to get my bulletin up the chain of command before anything is approved for your distro ☺ Thanks and stay safe!

52 Emily Horn Intelligence Analyst Criminal Intelligence Analysis Unit Office of Correctional Safety - CDCR Correctional Intelligence Task Force – FBI CA State Threat Assessment Center (916) 973-4139 (916) 636-2915 (Wednesday)

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 9:38 AM To: Horn, Emily@CDCR; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) Subject: IWW and IWOC

Emily, it was nice meeting you earlier this week.

I’m attaching some of the literature and information (below links) I have gathered regarding the IWW and IWOC that we talked about. I will be working with Kobie Hudson in the next week to put together an RFI through the Minnesota Fusion Center. I would appreciate that we work together on this project and keep each other informed as we move forward before disseminating any of this information. I will be briefing the Minnesota Department of Corrections administrative leadership next Wednesday, and want to make sure I have their support before sharing any specifics, as there are political ramifications involved.

Don

Donald M. Rothstein, Assistant Director Office of Special Investigations Minnesota Department of Corrections 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite #200 St. Paul, MN 55108-5219 [email protected] (651) 917-4770 http://www.iww.org/content/about-iww https://iwoc.noblogs.org/files/2016/01/IWOC-issue-3-final-online-version.pdf https://iwoc.noblogs.org/files/2016/05/IWOC-issue-4-for-reading.pdf https://insurrectionnewsworldwide.com/2016/04/02/usa-announcement-of-nationally-coordinated-prisoner-work- stoppage-for-sept-9-2016/ 53 http://insurgenttheatre.org/sprdocs/strikepamphlet_notlocal.pdf https://www.nlg.org/news/announcements/urgent-appeal-pooja-gehi-will-you-endprisons

• The literature being mailed to offenders has all been similar, being Issues 3 and 4 of The Incarcerated Worker. Mailings have been received at all of our ten (10) facilities, from December 2015 through May 2016. • Initial mailings were a “bulk mailing” attempt from the Minnesota IWOC (Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee), and utilized the return address of First of May, Publisher and Distributor, PO Box 581561, Minneapolis , MN 55458-1561. These mailings were disallowed as a threat to security. • Subsequent mailings have been hand written and addressed, containing IWOC literature as well as personal, hand written messages, and several contained IWOC Complaint Forms. The return address remained the First of May. • Several mailings also came from the “IWOC Headquarters” IWOC, PO Box 414304, Kansas City, MO, 64126, with some of those being subscription of The Incarcerated Worker publication. • Several offenders have sent responding correspondence to The First of May, indicating some of the mailings and literature has been received and shared amongst incarcerated offenders. • A group of three (3) offenders at one facility has been identified as having become IWOC members, have met at least once as an IWOC,and shared their meeting minutes with The First of May group in Minneapolis.

• The IWW has been around since 1905, with the IWOC having been a more recent part of that organization. They are white, black, Hispanic, Asian and all welcoming. • They are basically anti-prison; the poor, the uneducated, people of color and disenfranchised, are being incarcerated for extensive period of time as slave labor for the benefit of the “employer”. • They are offering free membership to incarcerated individuals, to join their “union of incarcerated workers”. • They are encouraging all incarcerated individuals around the world, to unite in a show of solidarity, and strike or refuse to work and demonstrate on September 9, 2016. • They have taken up the cause for several groups and individuals: 1. Chrishaun “Ce Ce” McDonald, a transgender, Black female, who has been working with Laverne Cox, a transgender, Black female, who is an actress in “Orange is the New Black”, the NETFLIX prison show. They are developing a documentary related to the “brutality and discrimination that transgender people face every day, not just from attackers on the streets but from the police and the justice system itself.” 2. Amwati “Pepi” McKenzie, a MNDOC offender, incarcerated for killing a Minneapolis Police Officer, and the Free Pepi McKenzie Movement. 3. “Justice for Jamar”, a community movement related to the police officer shooting of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis. 4. Black Lives Matter, a community movement related to social injustice in the Black community.

Thank you.

54 MacLauchlin, Scott A - DOC

From: Tarr, David R - DOC Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 11:46 AM To: Monfils, Wendy M - DOC; Hautamaki, Sandra J - DOC; Meisner, Michael F - DOC; DOC DL DAI RGCI Sec Sup Subject: FW: IWW and IWOC Attachments: image004.wmz; 08-18-16 Letter on the March 11th Lockdown at Stillwater, Prison MN.docx; 08-21-16 Minneapolis Gathering.docx; 08-09-16 Support Prisoner Resistance - Complete.docx; 06-07-16 MCF-OPH Mailing From IWOC Kansas City MO to Nathan Champion 200441.pdf; 04-02-16 Insurrection News.docx; 08-11-16 Why we’re about the see the largest prison strike in history.docx; (U--LES) National Prison Strike.pdf

FYI

From: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:13 AM To: DOC DL DAI Security Dir Subject: FW: IWW and IWOC

Fyi

From: Wierenga, Steven L - DOC Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 9:10 AM To: Weisgerber, Mark L - DOC; Saunders, Michael D - DOC Subject: FW: IWW and IWOC

Informational. This is 1 of 3 emails regarding communication with my counterparts in other state DOC’s regarding the IWW / IWOC and how Minn DOC monitors their “extremists” with their intel section.

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 19, 2016 12:43 PM To: Horn, Emily@CDCR; Baswell, Adam; Wierenga, Steven L - DOC; Hudson, Kobie (DPS); [email protected]; Futral, Hunter (DOC; [email protected]; Reineccius, Diane (DOC) Cc: Gerlicher, Cari (DOC); Uner, Mark (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

I’ve included everyone that I have been communicating with on this issue, and hope I am answering everyone’s questions.

55 We have not identified any offenders who we believe are actual members of any of the identified terrorist groups like A-Qaeda, ISIL or Al-Shabab etc. We treat all of them the same, even when they have been validated as belonging to a specific STG, their housing, work assignments, etc. would be determined by their behavior, treatments/educational needs, etc. Our Intelligence Investigators monitor all offenders to assist Administrative staff with classification and placement of the offenders.

I’ve attached a couple of recent Social Media posts, and documents mailed to offenders, related to the IWW/IWOC, National Prison Strike. I will continue to provide updates to this group.

Don

Don,

WI DOC is seeing an increase in the number of inmates that no longer fit the “classical” street gang STG definition and have now been classified as extremists.

56 facilities, have any special monitoring procedures, etc…? We are looking for a “best practice” here to mitigate potential security issues, protect staff, and prevent further radicalization of other inmates, while still maintaining an individual’s rights.

Any help would be appreciated.

Steven Wierenga, Director – Office of Special Operations WI Dept. of Corrections 3099 E. Washington Ave. PO Box 7925 Madison, WI 53707-7925 Work (608) 240-5051 Cell (920) 428-1442 [email protected]

From: Horn, Emily@CDCR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:17 PM To: Rothstein, Don (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good morning Don,

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2016 9:11 AM To: Horn, Emily@CDCR; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good morning Emily. Feel free to share our Brief as you wish. Your below bullet is also accurate as written.

Don

57 From: Horn, Emily@CDCR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 1:21 PM To: Hudson, Kobie (DPS) ; Rothstein, Don (DOC) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good morning Kobie and Don,

(U//LES) Between December 2015 and July 2016, all 10 Minnesota Department of Corrections facilities recovered NPS propaganda from the Minnesota IWOC chapter and the Kansas City IWOC chapter―the alleged IWOC Headquarters. Three offenders at one facility have been identified as becoming IWOC members, and shared their meeting minutes with The First of May Group―an anarchist alliance. It is believed that Minnesota IWOC organizers have participated in demonstrations where property damage and conflicts with law enforcement have erupted.

I will update this group tomorrow after our briefing.

Don

58 From: Horn, Emily@CDCR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 3:51 PM To: Rothstein, Don (DOC) ; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) Subject: RE: IWW and IWOC

Good afternoon gentlemen,

From: Rothstein, Don (DOC) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 9:38 AM To: Horn, Emily@CDCR; Hudson, Kobie (DPS) Subject: IWW and IWOC

Emily, it was nice meeting you earlier this week.

Don

59 Donald M. Rothstein, Assistant Director Office of Special Investigations Minnesota Department of Corrections 1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite #200 St. Paul, MN 55108-5219 [email protected] (651) 917-4770 http://www.iww.org/content/about-iww https://iwoc.noblogs.org/files/2016/01/IWOC-issue-3-final-online-version.pdf https://iwoc.noblogs.org/files/2016/05/IWOC-issue-4-for-reading.pdf https://insurrectionnewsworldwide.com/2016/04/02/usa-announcement-of-nationally-coordinated-prisoner-work- stoppage-for-sept-9-2016/ http://insurgenttheatre.org/sprdocs/strikepamphlet_notlocal.pdf https://www.nlg.org/news/announcements/urgent-appeal-pooja-gehi-will-you-endprisons

60 people face every day, not just from attackers on the streets but from the police and the justice system itself.” 2. Amwati “Pepi” McKenzie, a MNDOC offender, incarcerated for killing a Minneapolis Police Officer, and the Free Pepi McKenzie Movement. 3. “Justice for Jamar”, a community movement related to the police officer shooting of Jamar Clark in Minneapolis. 4. Black Lives Matter, a community movement related to social injustice in the Black community.

Thank you.