Eco-prisoners
The focus of Earth First! prisoner support is on eco-prisoners, caged animal liberationists and prisoners of indigenous land struggles, who show a bio-centric viewpoint, either in the actions that led to their arrest or in their general activism. Strike up correspondence to lend support to them, or check out this support guide for suggestions.
Fidencio Aldama Pérez
No mail service to the prison, but letters in English or Spanish can be emailed to fidenciolibre[at]protonmail[dot]com
Fidencio is an indigenous political prisoner of the Yaqui Tribe, serving 15 years and 6 months (until 2032) after being wrongfully convicted of homicide. It is believed that he was targeted due to his support for the indigenous community’s opposition to a gas pipeline.
Birthday: November 16, 1989
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Peter Janssen
Peter is an animal rights activist serving 25 months (until 08-2021) for an arson at a slaughterhouse in the Netherlands. At his trial in November of 2020, he stated that he had deliberately started the fire to make a protest against the slaughter of ducks and the enormous suffering that these animals have to endure inside the Duck-To Tomassen facilities.
Ladislav Kuc
Uvtos, Gucmanova 19/670, Priečinoik 7, Leopoldov, 92041, Slovakia
Ladislav is an animal rights activist indicted on charges of illegal possession of arms and manufacturing of explosives for a bombing in front of a McDonald’s in 2011 in which there were no injuries. He was traced after almost a year via a timer found at the scene and communications between him and the manufacturer. During a house search, police found material related to the ALF. Originally sentenced in 2014 to 25 years, in 2018 he was resentenced to 12 years (until 01-2024).
Birthday: November 4, 1975
Diet: Vegan
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Rattler (Michael Markus)
Released to halfway house on 1/6/21
Rattler accepted a non-cooperating plea agreement on February 13, 2018 for a Civil Disorder charge stemming from an incident on October 27th, 2016 during the resistance to DAPL at Standing Rock. He was sentenced to 36 months. Post-release support can be sent to him using the link below.
Birthday: February 2, 1972
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Steve Martinez
#12728, Burleigh County Detention Center, P.O. Box 2499, Bismarck, ND 58502, USA
Steve Martinez is confined in Burleigh County Detention Center after refusing, on principle, to give testimony before a federal grand jury. This Grand Jury, like the one at which Martinez refused to testify three years ago, ostensibly involves a criminal investigation into events leading to the grievous injury of Water Protector Sophia Wilansky.
Marius Mason
M. Mason (do not address envelope to Marius), #04672-061, FCI Danbury, Route 37, Danbury, CT 06811, USA
Serving 21 years and 10 months (until 05-04-2027) for his involvement in an ELF arson at a University building carrying out genetically-modified crop tests. Marius also pleaded guilty to conspiring to carry out ELF actions and admitted involvement in 12 other ELF actions.
Birthday: January 26, 1962
Diet: Vegan
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Appalachians Against Pipelines
Ongoing resistance to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and more.
In March of 2021, 2 forest defenders were forcibly extracted from the Yellow Finch tree sit. They are currently being held without bond, even though they have only been charged with misdemeanor offenses. Donations support legal defense, commissary, and continuing resistance.
If you want to write to arrestees associated with this campaign, contact AAP via:
Instagram–appalachiansagainstpipelines
or email: appalachiansagainstpipelines@protonmail.com
Prisoners of Allied Struggles
We also stand in solidarity with people facing imprisonment for their beliefs and actions reflecting a broader vision towards liberation from the oppressive systems. There are over fifty political prisoners and prisoners of war held in the US, and many more politicized prisoners. The following are some of those prisoners from struggles that are allied with the Earth First! movement.
Anti-globalization prisoners
Marina Cugnaschi
C.C. Bollate, Via Cristina Belgioioso 120, 20021 Milano, Italy [Accurate as of 2015]
One of the Genoa 10 serving 11 years and 9 months (until 03-2024) for “devastation and looting” during the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001.
Francesco “Jimmy” Puglisi
C.C. Rebibbia, (Wing G9/Second floor), Via Raffaele Majetti 70, 00156 Rome, Italy [Updated: 03/27/14]
Serving 14 years (until 06-2027) after being arrested on June 5, 2013 and charged with “devastation and looting” during the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001.
Joshua “Skelly” Stafford
#57976-060, USP McCreary, P.O. Box 3000, Pine Knot, KY 42635, USA
Serving 10 years (until 10-05-2021) as one of the Cleveland 4 entrapped by an FBI informant who created a scheme to bomb an area bridge, produced the explosives, and coerced four people from Occupy Cleveland into participating.
Birthday: October 3, 1988
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Doug Wright
#57973-060, FCI Victorville Medium II, PO Box 3850, Adelanto, CA 92301
Serving 11.5 years (until 7-14-2022) as one of the Cleveland 4 entrapped by an FBI informant who created a scheme to bomb an area bridge, produced the explosives, and coerced four people from Occupy Cleveland into participating.
Birthday: May 31, 1985
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Anti-fascist prisoners
Gage Halupowski
Gage was arrested at a counter demonstration against a far-right rally in Portland, Oregon on June 29, 2019. He has been incarcerated ever since and is currently serving a 6 year sentence (until 06-29-2025).
Birthday: July 1, 1995
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Indigenous Resistance Prisoners
Oso Blanco
Byron Shane Chubbock, #07909-051, USP Victorville, P.O. Box 3900, Adelanto, CA 92301, USA
Oso Blanco funneled money he stole from banks in the US to the Zapatista Army of National Liberation in Mexico. Originally serving 80 years for aggravated assault of federal agents, escape and bank robbery, 25 years were taken off his sentence in 2016 when he won his Johnson v. U.S. appeal so his projected release date is now 09-16-2049.
Birthday: February 26, 1967
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Leonard Peltier
#89637-132, USP Coleman I, P.O. Box 1033, Coleman, FL 33521, USA
American Indian Movement activist serving life after being framed for murdering two FBI agents during the 1975 Pine Ridge siege.
Birthday: September 12, 1944
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Imprisoned Comrades
The following are prisoners who Earth First! folks are in some form of contact with, but their cases do not fit in one of the above categories.
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Smart Communications/PADOC, Mumia Abu-Jamal/#AM-8335, SCI Mahanoy, P.O. Box 33028, St. Petersburg, FL 33733, USA
Mumia is a former Black Panther and vocal journalist supporter of the eco-revolutionary group MOVE who was framed for the murder of a cop in 1981. He was originally sentenced to death, but was taken off death row and is now seeking a retrial based on withheld exculpatory evidence.
Birthday: April 24, 1954
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Eric King
#27090-045, FCI Englewood, 9595 West Quincy Avenue, Littleton, CO 80213, USA
Eric was charged with an attempted firebombing of an unoccupied Congressperson’s office in Kansas City, Missouri in September 2014 and sentenced to 10 years (until 06-02-23). He is now facing up to 20 additional years for one count of assaulting a government official for an incident in August 2018 at FCI Florence.
Birthday: August 2, 1986
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Sean Swain
#2015638, Buckingham Correctional, PO Box 430, Dillwyn, VA 23936, USA
Serving a life sentence for the self-defense killing of a court official’s relative who broke into Sean’s home and threatened his life. He is an anarchist prisoner and former union organizer fighting his conviction by citing the US government’s illegal occupation of native land, and ran for governor of Ohio from prison as a Zapatista candidate.
Birthday: September 12, 1969
Fran Thompson
#93341, Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, 1107 Recharge Road, York, NE 68467-8003, USA
Serving life plus 10 years for killing a man in self-defense after he violently entered her home. Before her imprisonment, Fran was an eco, animal & anti-nuke campaigner and it is believed this biased the court against her.
Birthday: January 4
Diet: Vegan
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Fight Toxic Prisons Contacts
The following social prisoners are supporters of FTP campaign. While this is only a few individuals, we hope corresponding with them helps make an inroad to general prisoner solidarity within the EF! movement. Note: We are not taking any position on the criminal cases or political histories of these individuals.
Keith Cole
#00728748, Stiles CF, 3060 FM 3514, Beaumont, TX 77705, USA
Keith is a lifer involved in legal challenges to the extreme heat of Texas prisons, and spoke at the 2017 FTP Convergence.
Wayland Coleman
#W65484, NCCI Gardner, P.O. Box 466, Gardner, MA 01440, USA
Wayland is a point person for addressing the toxic water crisis in MA prisons.
EF! prisoner support is ONLY for those who refuse to cooperate with law enforcement. Cooperation entails the passing of any information to law enforcement which can be used to subpoena, arrest or prosecute another person. This includes (but is not limited to) giving agents the names, locations, activities or associations of other individuals, whether before, during or after trial. There is never an excuse to aid law enforcement. If an individual cooperates with the government, our support will end immediately. People that accept plea agreements but do not provide information or agree to provide information about other people still deserve and will receive support. Visit the Informants Page for details and updates about government informants, many of whom are cooperating co-defendants of former or current prisoners we support.