Prisoners Reach Out

                    Assaults and Staff Cover-Ups Escalate at Waupun Correctional Institution Waupun, WI – According to recent letters from prisoner contacts, employees of Waupun Correctional Institution are coordinating attacks including extortion and sexual assaults against targeted prisoners. “I been told by three different inmates the last couple of days that staves [staff] are recruiting inmates to give me a good beating before I leave Waupun; if so I will most likely die... since [my] heart is in real bad shape so I thought I had better tell you so if something dire happens to me” prisoner Jim T Smith wrote to outside supporters last Sunday. ( http://bit.ly/2dAQYsw ) According to Peggy Swan of the non-profit organization Forum For Understanding Prisons (FFUP) Jim has been the target of repeated sexual assaults, extortions and violence at the hands of prisoners and staff. “Office...

If after reading this, you decide to help, use template below. Contact FFUP first to find out current situation:pgswan3@aol.com   See FFUP PREA report here  ( Prison Rape Elimination Act ) Here is template:    Jim Smith 17901 WCI,PO Box 351 Waupun, Wi 53901 To WCI Warden Brian Foster, Po Box 351, Waupun, WI 53963; 902-324-571,brian.foster@wisconsin.gov DOC, 608-240-5000 switchboard phone /address for all below: DOC, PO Box 7925, Madison, 53707      Pick one:         Jim Schwochert, DAI Admnisrator , James.Schwochert@wisconsin.gov ; 608-240-5104,       Mark Heise, Bureau of Offender Movement and Classification; Mark.Heise@Wisconsin.gov , 608-240-5811       Jon Litscher, DOC Secretary , jon.litscher@wisconsin.gov ; 608-240-5000(lobby)   September 28, 2016   Hello, I am writing to alert you to a dangerous s...

There will be much more coming here-Why Prisoners say "PREA a Joke": first explanation is here. Forum for Understanding Prison (FFUP)                                                 a 501c3 Non profit   To all concerned July 19, 2016, (Updated August 18 th )   Re: Rapes in our Maximum Prisons and the ll Dysfunction of PREA (Prison Rape Elimination ACT) in Wisconsin Maximum Prisons Hello,           I write you about an important and upsetting matter.   For months now I have been working with three prisoners trying to get them care and to safety after two reported being raped repeatedly by staff and another reported being victim of months of voyeurism, again by a staff member...

LaRon McKinley 00042642 WCI, PO Box 351;Waupun, WI 53963 LaRon McKinley has been in solitary for over 20 years. My name   is   LaRon McKinley Bey. I am a 60 year old prisoner,  unmarried, and with a 42 year old daughter.   I was born and raised in Milwaukee, I am an only son with 7 sisters and am  fortunate to have both parents still living, and whom I love the most in this world. I came from a very strong and loving  family but being away from them so long has had the effect  of losing familiarity and increasing the distance of familial ties. I have been isolation (solitary confinement), or Administrative Confinement (AC), for more than 27 ½ years, and it appears, if my warders have it their way, that there’s no end in sight.  This type of confinement has taken a toll upon me, but  luckily I had good health early and. So I’m not devastated health wise at this point. I remain strong, I’m an artist and would love to s...

  note from blog :worker:This is one of the most powerful descriptions of segregation I have read- please take a few minutes. Thomas Deering 282624 CCI,PO Box 900 Portage, WI 53901                                                      A Clear-Eyed Look at Seg/Solitary Confinement Three Essays By Thomas Deering Segregation Thomas Deering         This topic has made national headlines time and time again, yet for the MOST part nothing has been done to address it. Which is unfortunate because the long lasting psychological ramifications of segregation is as real as it gets. When a person is subjected to long periods of isolation-they tend to become detached from humanity itself. Tha...