Saturday, October 29, 2005

DEMAND PROPER TREATMENT FOR JOSE PEREZ GONZALEZ


Saludos desde Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Jose Perez Gonzalez is a member of our group Mayaguezanos con Vieques we would appreciate it greatly if you would help our brother Jose receive proper treatment. Below you will find information and a letter by the New York based Puerto Rican human rights group Pro Libertad.

DEMAND PROPER TREATMENT FOR JOSE PEREZ GONZALEZ

Vieques Political Prisoner Jose Perez Gonzalez was moved to USP Atlanta over
a month and half ago and has been kept in inhumane conditions.

He is being kept in a cell, made for two people, with three other inmates.
The other inmates are sick with TB, the linens they are being given are
soiled and stained with bodily fluids.

He is also being denied his personal belongings, fresh water, toothbrushes
and many other personal amenities. He is being kept in the cell for 23
hours a day, with only an hour for recreation.

The ProLibertad Freedom Campaign is urging all our allies and supporters to
download a PDF format copy of the following letter and mail it out to Warden
Zenk demand that Jose Perez Gonzalez be treated properly and that he be
transferred to a better penitentiary.

Mail out the letter or fax it to the Prison Fax: 404-331-2403 And if you
want to call the Warden at Phone: 404-635-5100

http://www.prolibertadweb.com/JPGSupportLetter.pdf

Jose Perez Gonzalez is from Ponce, Puerto Rico; he is the son of a butcher and his mother is retired government worker. He is married with three children. He is a member of Mayaguezano por La Salud y el Ambiente. He is well known in his neighborhood, of Barrio Segundo in Ponce. He was a civil disobedient and served three months in jail for his support activities. Jose was the only member of the Vieques 12 who went to trial. He was found guilty and was sentenced to five years in jail. His release is 1/17/2008 .

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