*3/12/08 – This update is out of date Marie has been transferred to the Newaygo County Jail *
Marie is being held at Clinton County Jail. According to her attorney she will likely be held there until the BOP asigns her an institution. We have no way of knowing how long this process will take.
In the mean time we are encouraging folks to write Marie and support her through one of the below listed ways. Please hold off getting Marie any magazine subscriptions until further notice.
How To Help
We are asking folks to support Marie in one (or more) of the below
following ways.
At this time please DO NOT send Marie any radical/revolutionary literature
or discuss her case or the Green Scare in general. Letters are read by
authorities and can be used against her at sentencing. Again DO NOT
attempt to discuss or bring up her case, co defendants, the Green Scare or
any illegal acts with her. To do so will be putting her at risk.
Donate to Marie’s Commissary Fund
Marie is a long time dedicated Vegan and is unlikely to be able to sustain
herself on a standard jail house meal.
If you would like to donate to Marie’s jail commissary account so that she
can purchase the necessities she needs while at Clinton County Jail you
can find info to do so below. If you prefer you can donate directly to
Marie’s support Crew and we will ensure funds are spent where Marie needs
them most. For more info on how to donate directly to Marie’s support Crew
check out here and here.
Money in the form of cash or a money order can be brought directly into
the jail and deposited into the inmates account the or or mailed in for an
inmate, and will be put into that inmate’s account.
All mailed money must be in the form of a money order, (Personal checks
and credit or debit cards are not accepted.) Please write Marie to let her
know if you sent her any funds (funds can be sent with a letter to Marie).
The mailing address is:
Inmate’s Name
1347 E Townsend Rd.
Saint Johns, MI 48879
Send letters of support to Marie!
We are encouraging folks to write Marie while she is incarcerated. Letters
from the outside will serve as a lifeline and help keep her spirits up.
Letters of support must have a complete return address and must be
addressed exactly as below for them to be accepted. Further mail rules and
restrictions for Clinton County Jail are listed below.
If you send Marie a letter and it gets returned to you, please let us know
about it so we can add any other restrictions to the guideline list.
All letters must have a return address on the envelope. Also put a return
address on the letter itself, as prisoners are almost never given the
envelopes. Avoid using white-out, stickers, tape, colored ink/paper or
glitter. Written correspondence and drawings may be in pencil, standard
ink pen, typewritten, or computer generated. No felt pens, markers,
crayon, or colored pencil, etc. All personal artwork must be in black &
white, copied pages can be in color. Most facilities do not allow torn
pages from books, magazine or newspaper clippings. Photocopies, however,
are accepted. Keep in mind that all mail is read by authorities. Again, DO
NOT bring up or attempt to discuss Maries case, her co defendants,
illegal acts, or the Green Scare when writing her. Please remember that,
even if unsolicited, mail can still result in sanctions against a
prisoner.
Send letters of support to -
Marie Jeanette Mason
Clinton County Jail
1347 E Townsend Rd.
Saint Johns, MI 48879
Visiting Marie
Marie can only receive one 30 minute visit per week of up to 4 visitors
total with 2 visitors able to see Marie at a time. All visitors must show
a government issued photo ID before being allowed to visit Marie. Priority
for visits will go to her family.
We are compiling a list of non family friends and supporters that are able
and would like to visit her in Clinton County Jail in the case a family
member cannot make it that week. If you would like to be put on this list
please email freemarie@riseup.net with a your complete name, phone number
and general idea of your availability to visit Marie. (example - I could
go see Marie at a moments notice or I would need at least a weeks advance
notice in order to see Marie.)
Though we appreciate people wanting to visit Marie please do not show up
to visit her without contacting us first. We have already had an incident
where someone visited Marie without contacting us and her daughter made a
trip only to be denied seeing her mother because Marie had already had a
visit that week.
