The article in part highlights Marie’s case and her recent transfer to what is rumored to be a uber restrictive Control Management Unit.

For more info on Control Management Units check out fellow Political Prisoner Daniel McGowan’s support site at http://www.supportdaniel.org/cmu/.

Best,
Got Your Back

For detailed mail guidelines please click here.

MARIE MASON #04672-061
FMC CARSWELL
FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER
P.O. BOX 27137
FORT WORTH, TX 76127

We just received word that Marie has been transferred to FTC OKLAHOMA CITY. This move is temporary as FTC is likely just a stop along the way to Marie being moved a more permanent new prison.

This move came as a surprise to all of us as Marie had been adjusting rather well at Waseca. She likely has none of her property and little to no access to her commissary funds and is almost guaranteed to be under a lot of stress.

We have no idea how long she will be there. It could be days, weeks or even months. we are encouraging everyone to write her at the new address below, even if its just a postcard.

Best,
Got Your Back Crew

MARIE JEANETTE MASON
04672-061
FTC OKLAHOMA CITY
FEDERAL TRANSFER CENTER
P.O. BOX 898801
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK  73189

Friday July 30 9pm

At the Mockbee
2260 Central Parkway
Cincy, OH

$6

Email ruoppolo@riseup.net for more information.

Thanks to everyone who offered to help figuring out why Marie was being held in the SHU. If anyone gets word where shes headed please drop us a line. We’ll post updates as we get them.

Best,
Got Your Back Crew

We recently got word from Marie’s family that she has been placed in solitary confinement. We have speculated that this could be the prequel to a transfer and/or security reclassification. We have NO details at this time as to the reason or length of this change and will post updates ASAP.

At this time Marie does not have access to the commissary or her property. Though she is still able to receive letters she no longer has any previous friends and supporters contact info. Please take a moment to write Marie a letter of support at the below address.

Struggle,
Got Your Back Crew

Marie Mason #04672-061
FCI Waseca
Federal Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 1731
Waseca, MN 56093

Marie’s requests for an adequate vegan diet are still being denied by the officials at FCI Waseca, despite the Federal Bureau of Prisons having a policy ensuring an adequate vegan diet for inmates.

In response, we’re asking people to write letters to the Director of the BOP as well as the regional director, asking them to get Waseca to follow the policy. The administration at Waseca seems to be more draconian in several ways than the BOP in general, so we’re hoping that pressure from higher-ups will persuade them to provide Marie with adequate Vegan meals.

Using the sample letter below as a guide, please write a letter to both the Regional Director and the Director of the BOP. The sample letter is also attached to this email if you’d like to print it out.

Thanks for the continued solidarity as we keep struggling to ensure a decent quality of life for Marie.

Struggle,

The Marie Mason Support Crew

Regional Director Mike Nalley
North Central Regional Office
Federal Bureau of Prisons
400 State Ave, Suite 800
Kansas City, KS 66101

Director Harley G. Lappin
320 First St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20534

Dear Director Lappin,

I am writing this letter concerning Marie Mason, #04672-061, an inmate incarcerated at FCI Waseca. Marie has requested the prison provide her with adequate vegan meals to meet her health and dietary needs in accordance with Federal Bureau of Prisons policy. She has been repeatedly denied this request.

Marie has been committed to a vegan diet in accordance with her personal, moral and spiritual beliefs for many years. Marie is a Buddhist and considers her diet to be an essential part of her life and spirituality. While incarcerated at Waseca, Marie has remained committed to a vegan diet, but has been unable to receive proper nutrition. She has been experiencing bouts of dizziness, nose bleeds, fatigue, and severe pain in her hands. All symptoms associated with an inadequate vegan diet.

I fear that unless the prison provides her with an adequate vegan diet, she will remain malnourished and her health may continue to suffer.

I urge you to contact the officials at FCI Waseca and encourage them to apply the Federal Bureau of Prisons policy that has been established for ten years now ensuring that vegans incarcerated in the federal system are provided with adequate nutrition that meets their personal and spiritual needs.

Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,

As many of you know Marie has been having problems receiving Vegan meals since entering in the Federal system almost a year ago.

We recently received a phone call from Marie during which she asked that friends and supporters write the new warden at Waseca and politely request she be given consistent and nutritionally adequate vegan meals. The hope is that with the help of outside support the new Warden will be more understanding of her situation then his previous counterpart.

A sample letter is included below.

In the Struggle,

Got Your Back Collective

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Warden English
FCI Waseca
Federal Correctional Institution
PO Box 1731
Waseca, MN 66093

Dear Warden English,

I am writing this letter concerning Marie Mason, #04672-061, who has requested the prison provide her with vegan meals to meet her health and dietary needs. I strongly encourage you to grant this request.

Marie has been committed to a vegan diet in accordance with her personal, moral and spiritual beliefs for many years. Like many vegans, she considers her diet to be an essential part of her life and spirituality. While incarcerated at Waseca, Marie has remained committed to a vegan diet, but has been unable to receive proper nutrition. She has been experiencing bouts of dizziness, nose bleeds, fatigue, and severe pain in her hands. All symptoms associated with an inadequate vegan diet.

I fear that unless the prison provides her with an adequate vegan diet, she will remain malnourished and her health may continue to suffer.

Please grant Marie’s request for a vegan diet. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,

- Got Your Back Collective

Greetings from Waseca!

I’ve been incarcerated here a bit more than 6 months now and have appreciated your cards and letters of support so much. Thank you especially to those who’ve sent books and ‘zines, as these have been shared around and donated to our library here for all to use. It always makes me happy and proud to hear from all the folks at animal rights gatherings abroad, at anarchist and eco-groupings in the US and to know that there are so many in the struggle to confront this twisted, death driven, capitalist system and demand an end to fortune, exploitation and destruction. I’m proud to know you and share this struggle with you.

But without ideas and information to guide our actions, we can be lost and overwhelmed by the powers we confront. That’s why it’s so important to support the organizations that educate us and connect us to one another, celebrate our victories and rally us to solidarity. That’s why I’m asking that you consider making a donation or ordering a subscription to the Earth First! Journal this year.

These have been tough times financially for so many, but to lose this important voice for the wilderness would be a tragic loss and diminish our power as a movement. Please help if you can, with whatever you can and if you’d write me and say you gave to the Journal––it’d be the best holiday gift this prisoner could get. Thank you for all you do to defend the Earth.

Marie Mason
FCI Waseca