On NYE last year, prison abolition advocates from across #Colorado demonstrated outside Englewood Federal Correctional Institution, joining in the int'l annual tradition of bringing cheer to prisoners inside and ringing in the new year with them. unicornriot.ninja/2020/prison-ab…
FCI Englewood had one of the highest outbreaks of Covid-19 per capita in the federal prison system, 13% of the inmates were infected as of December 30, 2020 (118 inmates), and over 100 prison staff were also infected.
Political prisoner #EricKing was one of the inmates who was infected. Local advocates highlighted the outbreak, while also showing solidarity for all those inside, particularly King.
King has been incarcerated since his arrest on September 16, 2014 after he attempted a molotov cocktail attack on a congressional office in Kansas City, MO five days prior, displaying his "anger and rage toward the state as well as an act of solidarity to everyone in Ferguson."
On June 28, 2016, King was sentenced to ten years in prison for the charge of “use of explosive materials to commit arson of property used in or affecting interstate commerce” – (18 U.S.C. § 844[h]).
With his 1.5 years served prior to sentencing counted toward the 10, King has about 3 more years left in prison for his original charges. During his time behind bars, he says he has faced retaliation including being taken to a mop closet and beaten by a corrections officer.
Because of that incident on August 17, 2018, King is facing additional charges and potentially 20 more years in prison.
We live-tweeted his evidentiary hearing in #Colorado Federal Court on October 14, 2021 for that charge of allegedly "assaulting" a Bureau of Prisons officer in 2018.
Here's our thread from the hearing:
Here's our thread from the hearing:
https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1448684333905047556?t=K7L0RHhGWyotq77vnOVCfw&s=19
A next hearing for #EricKing is expected in the beginning of 2022.
He shared his experiences and treatment in the Englewood facility, where he has been living for almost two and a half years, to Solitary Watch: “Let me tell you about my physical existence. It is not pretty. The cells here are the smallest I have ever experienced."
"These cells were built for troubled children in the 1930s. This is not supposed to be a long term segregation unit, and it only becomes such for people like myself."
"Then it gets really overwhelming and mentally exhausting. That’s the Bureau’s game plan; shatter spirit, disrupt, dissent, blame you for the horrors of this SHU, then expect lapdog loyalty when they give out small comforts.” -Eric King
You can watch our stream from last year in our post here: unicornriot.ninja/2020/prison-ab…
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Last New Year’s Eve in #Minneapolis, authorities attacked a crowd of nearly 100 who were taking part in a noise demo without warning, arresting three dozen and charged five people with felony second degree riot.
https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1477133535127519237?t=Cjg87qmS2zTEaMkt8e3kUw&s=19
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