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Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 01:47:24 GMT

subject: Sundiata Acoli's coming up for parole
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Sundiata Acoli's Coming Up For Parole

     After 20 long, hard years, Sundiata Acoli, ex-Black Panther,
is coming up for parole in early 1993. Because of his outstanding
achievements, New Jersey Department of Corrections recently
restored all of the "good time" they had taken from him during the
early 70's; which made him immediately eligble for parole. Yet the
parole board plans to give him a 10 year "hit", meaning, "Do 10
more years!" We are asking all people concerned about justice to
write the parole board today, demanding that Sundiata be released
when he comes up for parole. Send personal and form letters and
signature petitions to:

The New Jersey State Parole Board
CN-862
Trenton, NJ
08625 USA
(609) 292 4257

Also send a copy of your letter or petition to:

Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign
P.O. Box 5538, Manhattanville Station
Harlem, NY
10027 USA
(203) 966 9048

This will help his attorney, Jill Soffiyah Elijah, (718) 575 4460
(Work); (718) 575 4478 (FAX); (718) 282 3576 (Home), verify to the
parole board that the letters and petitions were sent.

A Bit Of History About Sundiata

     In 1973, Sundiata and Assata Shakur were captured after a
shoot-out on the New Jersey Turnpike during which their companion
Zayd Shakur and a state trooper, Werner Foerster, were killed.
     Following a highly publicized trial, Sundiata was convicted
and sentenced to life at Trenton State Prison. There he was
confined for 5 years in a MCU isolation cell which was smaller then
the SPCA's space requirement for a 90 lb. German Shepherd dog. He
was then secretly transferred over 1,000 miles to the infamous
Federal Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, although he had no
federal charges or convictions. An entrance physical exam showed
that Sundiata had been heavily exposed to tuberculosis while he was
at Trenton Prison. Even so, for the next 8 years at Marion, he was
confined 23 hours per day in an isolation cell containing only a
stone bed, toilet bowl and sink. Finally in 1987, Sundiata was
transferred to general population at Leavenworth Federal
Penitentiary, Kansas.
     Sundiata has had only one minor disciplinary infraction in the
last 10 years. At Leavenworth he has maintained a straight "A"
average in all his college courses while earning diplomas in both
Desktop Computers and Paralegal Real Estate Law. He has also
received "above average" job-performance ratings and he has worked
7 days per week for the last 5 years as a cellblock janitor.
     Because of his outstanding record, the New Jersey Department
of Corrections recently restored the 2.5 years of "good time" he
had lost while confined in Trenton's MCU Unit; which made him
immediately eligible for parole. Yet the New Jersey Parole Board
plans to "hit" him with 10 more years when he comes up for parole.
For Sundiata, already 56 years old and infected with tuberculosis,
that will amount to a death sentence. Write the parole board today,
and demand that Sundiata be released at his parole hearing.

Books/Pamphlets By Sundiata

Sunviews (Book)                                               $5.00
Bits 'N' Pieces (Pamphlet)                                    $2.50
The Liveright Interview (Pamphlet)                            $2.50
Brief History Of The New Afrikan Prison Struggle (Pamphlet)   $3.00

Prisoner Prices (Payable by cheque, cash or stamps): Sunviews -
$1.00, Any pamphlet - $.60

Add $1.00 to the total amount for postage and handling. Order from
the National Office or the nearest Regional Coordinator.

Sundiata Acoli Freedom Campaign (SAFC)

Co-counsels: Jill Soffiyah Elijah and Nkecki Taifa
National Coordinators: Susan Burnett and Ali Bey Hassan
Operations: Sunni Acoli
Spokesperson: Shiriki Unganisha

National Office

SAFC
P.O. Box 5538, Manhattanville Station
Harlem, NY
10027 USA
(203) 966 9048

Regional Coordinators

New Jersey

Bonnie Kerness
(201) 643 3192
SAFC
972 Broad St., 6th Floor
Newark, NJ
07102 USA

Midwest

Hondo T'chikwa
(312) 737 8679
SAFC
P.O. Box 579154
Chicago, IL
60657-9154 USA

Central

Shiriki Unganisha
(816) 333 9814
SAFC
P.O. Box 5161
Kansas City, MO
64132 USA

West Coast

SAFC
c/o Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
5356 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
90043 USA

Write to Sundiata!

Sundiata Acoli #39794-066
P.O. Box 1000
Leavenworth, KS
66048 USA


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