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Correction: I sat before one member of the Board and a hearing examiner. In PA, imprisoned people don’t see the entire Board which consists of nine members. We see only one member. From the start, the interview was contentious. I didn’t expect it to be. I had done everything the Board asked me to do: successfully completed all programs, remain misconduct free, and obtain the PA DOC’s recommendation for parole. I wasn’t asked about any of these matters.***</p> <p>Instead, the interviewer began by stated that I am part of a security threat group. When I asked what gang I belong to, he said: “The Abolitionists.” Seriously. I had never heard this before. I was baffled. How are abolitionists a gang? He asked me to explain my gang affiliation. I continued to tell him abolition is not and has never been a gang. I asked if he wanted me to explain why I am anti-racist, anticapitalist, and anti-imperialist. This went over his head. We continued in this fashioned for almost five minutes. I knew my chances of parole were doomed.***</p> <p>The remainder of the interview went the same way: his insisting upon some falsehood and my refuting his notion. A few days later, I was called to the parole department for the inevitable: parole denied. That was the last time I will ever sit before the Board. I max out on 2-9-26. My sentence will be completed. Sixteen years. They cannot deny or delay my release on that date. I never thought I would max this sentence out. I was required to do half of it incarcerated. I have been parole eligible for eight years. Being a prison (dis)organizer, I know full well the oppressive and retaliatory actions of the DOC and the Board. My organizing and educational work stymies the goals of the PIC: isolating and alienating imprisoned people to render them powerless in the face of oppression. I have no regrets. I work and continue to work to dismantle oppressive systems everywhere. I work and continue to work to build life-affirming and life-enhancing relationships and institutions. Like Martin Sostre, I am being maxed out in retaliation for dreaming freedom and striving to actualize it. And like him, I remain undaunted.***</p> <p>I am so grateful for the unstinting support I have received over the years. Without you, I could not have made it. I couldn’t have done the work. Thank you. There are so many people, organizations and collectives that have supported the work, in whatever prison I was caged in, and I want to thank you all. But the list would be many emails long. I do want to especially thank some folx who have stood in solidarity with me for numerous years. Your love and friendship have sustained me, helped me grow and kept my head up. I cannot wait until 2-9-26 when I can be out there and return the love in person: Mom, Lois, Sarah, Ian, Casey, Eli, Danielle, Molly, Minali, Jacqueline, Safear, Mariame, Ruthie, Kelly, Eliza, Dylan R, Dana, Tyler, Rehana, Dylan B, Joy James, Roberto, Eric Stanley, Miriam, Moira, Katy, Tricka, Nora, A Ram, eae, Andrea, Ann Russo, Maya, Brian S, Rinaldo Walcott, Alex, Caren, Dan B, Amanda, Woods, Mari, Critical Resistance, Haymarket, Love & Protect, Survived and Punished, Hearts On A Wire, Massive Bookstore, Black Agenda Report, Inquest, Verso, the Pinko Collective, Empowerment Avenue, and imprisoned folx at every prison I have been caged during this bid. The list could go on and on. But I wanted to especially thank certain folx. As this year winds down, I am preparing to transition the work to other imprisoned people and look forward to working from the other side of the walls. I hope to continue to be blessed with your support and love during this time.***</p> <p>Always,</p> <p>Stevie</p> <p>p.s. 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The public demands solutions. Elected officials point fingers. Mainstream news outlets rebake discussions, platforming the same voices over and over again. Promises are made. Nothing changes.***</p> <p>Ironically, the voices of the people most impacted by gun violence are never heard. In the U.S., the most likely victim of gun violence, fatal and nonfatal, is a young Black male. And it’s been this way for some time now. But when was the last anyone asked these young men what to do about gun violence? When have they been asked about the causes? When have they been asked about solutions? Aren’t those closest to the problem closest to the solution?***</p> <p>Instead of talking to them, we talk about them. They are demonized and vilified by mainstream media. Invariably, they are depicted as perpetrators of violence, never victims. Dichotomizing people into only victims or only perpetrators precludes us from reaching real solutions to the violence that permeates our communities.***</p> <p>The reality is these young people have been victims, perpetrators and witnesses, many from a very young age. Gun violence has not only impacted but also circumscribed their lives. We need to listen and learn from them if we are going to eliminate gun violence.***</p> <p>A common but ineffective proposal offered by elected officials and law enforcement officials is further criminalization. Stiffer laws and longer sentences don’t and won’t deter these young people from possessing or using firearms. They have a saying: “I’d rather be caught with it than without it.” The resolutions put forth by politicians, prosecutors and police will not get these young people to drop their guns. And until they do, we have a problem.***</p> <p>We need to start by connecting and listening to young Black men who are experiencing and perpetrating gun violence. So I asked two of them, one from Philadelphia and the other from Norristown, Pennsylvania, why they won’t put their guns down. Both young men are 23. Both are currently incarcerated. This should tell us something. Even after imprisonment, they still won’t drop their guns. So those who haven’t been caged yet are even less likely to do so. Maybe if we listened to them and worked to address their safety concerns, we will come closer to a solution. As an abolitionist, I want safety for everyone everywhere. These young men deserve to feel safe just like everyone else. So let’s listen to them. </p> <p>Always,</p> <p>Stevie</p> <p>Robert, 23, From Philly:***</p> <p>It’s simple. I don’t want to die. And yes, I know you can die with your hand on your gun. But you have a better chance of surviving with a gun on you. Since I was twelve, a gun has been a part of my daily wardrobe. I started selling drugs at an early age so I needed a gun for protection.***</p> <p>Where I live, there is always beef. And people aren’t fist fighting anymore. That’s been dead. For us, it’s all gunplay: people are throwing bullets not jabs. If you don’t have a gun, you are in danger, a target.***</p> <p>I have also been involved in robberies, sometimes without wearing a mask. So I have to worry about those people recognizing me in the streets and seeking revenge. And they’re coming. I have been on both sides of the robbery situation. A dude tried to rob me and my friend one night in front of the corner store. My friend saw the guy’s gun before I did and fled. I had a gun on me, in my pocket. The robber was busy looking around, keeping an eye out for anyone coming. So I crept my gun out my pocket and waited for the right moment. When he looked around again, I took my shot. Literally.***</p> <p>I carry a gun also because their is little trust in the streets. The street are grimy. The guy you call friend could be setting you up, backdooring you for money or drugs.***</p> <p>Sometimes, the expectations of friendship put me in situations where I need to carry a gun. If someone is snitching on your homie and the only way you can get your friend out of jail is to handle the snitch, you do what you have to. Other times, I have gotten caught up in a friend’s beef. His enemies become my enemies. When they see me, they shoot at me like I am him. And if they shoot or kill my homie, I have to get revenge.***</p> <p>I was involved with different women so I had to carry a gun. Some of them have jealous boyfriends who will shoot or kill you. So I’d rather be caught with my gun than without it.***</p> <p>I don’t feel safe without a gun. Anywhere. The police are supposed to protect and serve, but they are out there killing young Black men. Nobody is going to protect your life like you will. People get robbed everyday walking down the street. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, you need a gun. That is why I make sure everyone around me gets one. If they can do so legally, I encourage it. I told my mother and sisters to get one. Any woman I am in a relationship with has to get a gun and a license. Because I am a convicted felon, I can’t legally get one. But that won’t stop me from carrying a gun. I would rather stand before a judge than have my mother stand before a coffin crying over my dead body. I won’t let that happen.***</p> <p>One day when I was younger, I skipped school. My old head saw me and put me his car to drive me to school. It was still early in the morning. We were four blocks from the school when a car hit us from behind. My old head got out the car to talk to the driver. The person in the passenger seat jumped out the car, masked up, and shot my old head in the neck and shoulder. My old head’s gun was still in his stash spot in the car. That quickly something can happen. No matter what time of day.***</p> <p>Years later, my nephew and I went to the store. I didn’t carry my gun. As we went inside the store, a car with tinted windows drove by and then backed up. We tried to walk off. But a dude I had an altercation with before jumped out and jammed his gun into my side.</p> <p>He demanded I give him whatever was in my pockets. No doubt, if my nephew wasnt there, I would have been killed.***</p> <p>I also believe social media playa a role in gun violence. Dudes make and post videos bragging about who they shot or robbed or killed. And when the person who was shot or robbed see it, they want revenge. If a person was killed, their friends want revenge. With all these things happening only life and in my neighborhood, I won’t put my gun down.</p> <p>Andre, 23, Norristown:***</p> <p>I know gun violence is a major issue in America, but I am still not going to put my gun down. I have many reasons not to. First, my case. Originally, I was charged with a homicide, but beat it and plead out to a robbery and criminal use of a communication device. There are people who will try to retaliate for the homicide I beat. There are situations I have gotten into in the past that I must be prepared for someone seeking revenge. My life in the streets requires me to always be aware of my surroundings and always to be armed.***</p> <p>“Get back” is a major reason I stayed armed. There are situations that have happened and I need to retaliate. This underlines a lot of gun violence in the streets. I have had friends killed that I want to retaliate for their deaths. Even since I have been locked up, situations like this have happened and I feel somebody should have to answer for them.***</p> <p>I was fourteen the first time I owned a gun. Before this, me and my friends would get guns from the older guys in the neighborhood or steal them. I began committing robberies with the gun. Also, I felt that me and my friends had a lot of haters so we started fighting with a lot of other groups of young men. It was fist fighting at first, then it turned into shooting. By the time I was 16, I had lost friends to gun violence.***</p> <p>I strongly believe social media doesn’t help when it comes to gun violence. People post guns on their pages. And I was one of them. People use social media to disrespect people who were victims of gun violence. This only adds fuel to the fire, to the “get back.”***</p> <p>The first time I possessed a gun, I went out with friends that night and robbed three or four people. When I saw the reaction I got when I pulled my gun out, I fell in love with that feeling. I felt powerful. I felt like I was the one in control of the whole situation. And I liked the reputation I gained. When people in the neighborhood know you play with guns, they</p> <p>treat you differently. They respect you. They fear you.***</p> <p>So many young Black males jump into the streets at an early age. We don’t fully understand what we are getting into. We are just trying to survive, to make money. There is a lot that comes with it. Including gunplay. So much gun violence stems from heritage beef. Two groups or two blocks have been at war for generations. Some of the people involved don’t even know how the conflict got started. They grew up being told not to like a certain group, block or neighborhood. And to hurt them whenever the chance comes.***</p> <p>Trauma play a big role in gun violence. Me and my squad would have a problem with another squad. We started out fighting each other. Eventually, someone in the group gets tired of fighting and pulls a gun out. This is how shooting at each other starts. Now, you have a friend who is shot or killed. And you have to make a decision: am I going to ride for my friend or not? Almost always, we ride for our friend because we want to be loyal friends. This is how an ongoing war starts; people will continue to get shot or killed.***</p> <p>Women are a problem too. I know a lot of young men who have died over women. They had sex with someone’s girlfriend and the boyfriend gets mad at the guy. Instead of the woman. The boyfriend takes his anger out on the guy, shooting at him.****(end of Andre’s words)***</p> <p>These young men have provided us with some insight into why gun violence happens in their neighborhoods and why they won’t drop their guns. We don’t have to agree with their rationales, but we do need to listen to them. Especially, if we want to get closer to a solution to gun violence. They have shared their truth, their experiences. 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In November 2023, guards hung two nooses in the bubble in view of incarcerated people. Listen to how incarcerated people and their accomplices have been demanding accountability from the prison.”</p> <p></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size">Update 4/7:</p> <p>Another new podcast episode up, which gives a shout out to us, <em>In the Belly</em>, and <em>In The Mix</em>, DC-IWOC, and local abolitionists in the State College and broader Pennsylvania area. This is audio testimony from an outside supporter and participant in the struggle against SCI-Rockview:</p> <p>Bulldoze SCI Rockview: Abolition, Prisoner Support, and Genocide in PA-DOC</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div class="embed-youtube"><iframe title="Bulldoze SCI Rockview: Abolition, Prisoner Support, and Resistance to Genocide in PA-DOC" width="840" height="630" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OByBMbB6CyA?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div> </div></figure> <p></p> <p style="font-size:27px"><strong><em>New 4/17 – Autonomous Campaign Zine</em></strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-embed wp-block-embed-embed"><div 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Abolition</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/04/07/rockview-erupts/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-04-07T02:44:30+00:00">April 7, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-04-18T13:42:49+00:00">April 18, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/community-alert/" rel="category tag">Community Alert</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/solidarity-and-mutual-aid/" rel="category tag">Solidarity and Mutual Aid</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-2051" class="post-2051 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-alert"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/31/timeline-of-past-two-weeks/" rel="bookmark">Timeline of Past Two Weeks</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p></p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Timeline of the last two weeks alone, in the autonomous struggle to fire guards for nooses at SCI Rockview</em></strong></p> <p><strong>3/13 Press Release :</strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/13/correctional-officers-hang-nooses-and-sci-rockview-does-nothing">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/13/correctional-officers-hang-nooses-and-sci-rockview-does-nothing</a></p> <p><strong>3/13 – we learn about letter campaign:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic</a></p> <p><strong>3/14 – Centre Daily article drops</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/article286651355.html">https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/article286651355.html</a></p> <p><strong>3/18-22 Phone Zap:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/18/phone-zap-in-solidarity-with-comrades-at-sci-rockview">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/18/phone-zap-in-solidarity-with-comrades-at-sci-rockview</a></p> <p><strong>3/21: Notes on Insurgency </strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/21/notes-on-abolitionist-insurgency-prisoner-support-in-pennsylvania">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/21/notes-on-abolitionist-insurgency-prisoner-support-in-pennsylvania</a></p> <p><strong>3/25-29 Phone Zap</strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp</a></p> <p><strong>3/26 – Press Release</strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/26/impunity-and-cover-up-correctional-officers-hang-nooses-in-sci-rockview-prisoners-speak-out">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/26/impunity-and-cover-up-correctional-officers-hang-nooses-in-sci-rockview-prisoners-speak-out</a></p> <p><strong>3/26: Security Van Tires Slashed</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://phlanticap.noblogs.org/security-van-tires-slashed/">https://phlanticap.noblogs.org/security-van-tires-slashed/</a></li> <li><a href="https://scenes.noblogs.org/post/2024/03/29/security-van-tires-slashed/">https://scenes.noblogs.org/post/2024/03/29/security-van-tires-slashed/</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>3/27: Public Call for Autonomous Campaign drops</strong></p> <p><a href="https://phlanticap.noblogs.org/sci-rockview-autonomous-campaign">https://phlanticap.noblogs.org/sci-rockview-autonomous-campaign</a></p> <p><a href="https://scenes.noblogs.org/post/2024/03/29/sci-rockview-autonomous-campaign">https://scenes.noblogs.org/post/2024/03/29/sci-rockview-autonomous-campaign</a></p> <p><strong>3/28: First audio clip of Charles G’s wife leaks</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5GbzSZOQy_/?igsh=b">https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5GbzSZOQy_/?igsh=b</a></p> <p><strong>3/28: Nicki Paul phone call audio leak: </strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/28/conversations-with-grievance-coordinator">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/28/conversations-with-grievance-coordinator</a></p> <p><strong>3/29 Phone Zap update (updated again March 31):</strong></p> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' 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Update on the Struggle at SCI Rockview</a></h2> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="900" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/logo-josh-macphee-25.jpg?w=1200" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="3/29 – Phone Zap persists! 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swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="965" height="1023" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2044" data-id="2044" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-31-at-9.01.17-am-1.png?w=965" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-31-at-9.01.17-am-1.png?w=965 965w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-31-at-9.01.17-am-1.png?w=141 141w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-31-at-9.01.17-am-1.png?w=283 283w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-31-at-9.01.17-am-1.png?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-31-at-9.01.17-am-1.png 1150w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></figure></li></ul><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a><div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div></div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p><strong>Original post (on 2/29) below:</strong></p> <p>For the past two weeks we have been conducting a <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/">participatory phone zap</a> that has brought pressure upon SCI Rockview to reprimand three guards who hung nooses in the facility last November. This is a <a href="https://phlanticap.noblogs.org/sci-rockview-autonomous-campaign/">protracted struggle</a> that has resulted in backlash from the facility staff and revealed numerous chains of complicity, manipulation, and deception that run from the top-down within the DOC. As of now we know two prisoners have been targeted in retaliation for speaking up and demanding their grievances be taken seriously. Prisoners in the facility are being punished for using sanctioned methods of grievance. We have now shifted into a two-fold approach to the phone zap, where on the one hand we plan to make it known that eyes are on what PA-DOC is doing to the comrades, as a layer of defense and anti-repression support. On the other hand we also plan to continue amplifying the demands of prisoners in the facility. There have been several public calls and positions papers that are in circulation, generated from inside-outside discussion from various groups. You can read one of these statements that we have <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/21/notes-on-abolitionist-insurgency-prisoner-support-in-pennsylvania/">made available here</a>, as well as practical displays of solidarity and mutual support.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>We have an update on Charles Gilyard (AY3679), who was <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/26/impunity-and-cover-up-correctional-officers-hang-nooses-in-sci-rockview-prisoners-speak-out/">targeted and put in the hole at SCI Rockview</a> for filing grievances and for continuing to <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic/">speak up </a>after the grievances were denied and internal investigation dropped.</strong></p> <p>Charles (AY3679) was moved to SCI Houtzdale, on Thursday 3/28, located an hour west of SCI Rockview. He has been there since approx. 3:30pm. We received word that <strong>Rockview did not ship any of Charles’ belongings and he is to start from scratch with no property</strong>. Charles is in his 60s. His experience in the hole (isolation) without any calls permitted and hyper-immobilized for over a week has taken a toll.</p> <p><strong>On 3/29 we will be calling SCI Houtzdale and PA-DOC East Office to demand that his property be salvaged and shipped.</strong> We are also asking any letter writing collectives and books thru bars groups to send Charles (AY3679) some love and light.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="1995" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11-16-17-pm/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png" data-orig-size="646,382" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png?w=646" loading="lazy" width="646" height="382" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png?w=646" alt="" class="wp-image-1995" style="width:269px;height:auto" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png 646w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.16.17-pm.png?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong><em>Please call SCI Rockview and demand that the property of Charles Gilyard (AY3679) are shipped to him where he is now held, at SCI Houtzdale.</em></strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="1994" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview/image-4/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png" data-orig-size="603,427" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="image" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png?w=603" loading="lazy" width="603" height="427" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png?w=603" alt="" class="wp-image-1994" style="width:238px;height:auto" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png 603w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image.png?w=300 300w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></div> <p><strong>We also need help calling in to check on Charles Carrington (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HS1233">#HS1233</a>) who remains in the hole at SCI Rockview pending a retaliatory transfer. </strong>After filing his grievances about the noose incident, he expressed concern for his life & was communicated that he felt staff were trying to kill him. We need to make sure that the prison knows we have eyes on what is happening. There is an absolute difference in the way the guards and staff move when we are constantly checking versus when we are not. And we need to stick with Charles through this, and urge people to not devolve into spectating but actively <em>participate</em> in the defense of people who are retaliated against for defying silence and speaking up in the jaws of unmediated <em>state</em> <em>power</em>.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><em><strong><s>Please call in to demand Charles Carrington (#HS1233) be removed from the hole at SCI Rockview</s>. If he isn’t transfered we need to let it known that we are watching. And if they say he has been transferred then we need to demand his property be salvaged and shipped.</strong></em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="1810" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/18/phone-zap-in-solidarity-with-comrades-at-sci-rockview/gilbggcxyaemnjr/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,576" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="GILbGGcXYAEMNjr" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=840" loading="lazy" width="840" height="472" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=840" alt="" class="wp-image-1810" style="width:292px;height:auto" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=840 840w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=300 300w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></figure></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><strong>Contacts:</strong></p> <p><strong>SCI Houtzdale Phone Line</strong> | 814.378.1000</p> <p><strong>SCI Rockview Phone Line</strong> | 814.355.4874</p> <p>When calling the SCI Rockview facility itself, you can request to speak with the admin or security. If you choose to speak with admin, here are their specs: Superintendent is Bobbi <strong>Jo Salamon</strong>; Deputy Superintendent of Central Services is <strong>Mike Rowe</strong>; Deputy Superintendent of Facilities is <strong>Scott Woodring</strong>; Business Manager is <strong>Adam Beck</strong>; Superintendent’s Assistant is <strong>Nicki Paul</strong> (<strong>Nicki is also the grievance coordinator</strong> –<strong> and a big liar!</strong>). When you call the prison directly, ask to speak with any of these admin.</p> <p><strong>PA-DOC East Office</strong></p> <p>Morris Houser, Acting Deputy Secretary Eastern Region 717.728.4122 | 4123<br>   Marilyn Richards, Staff Assistant 717.728.4114<br><strong>   Samuel (Clueless) Condo, Staff Assistant 717.728.4747<br></strong>   Capt. Bly, Inspection Captain 717.728.4126</p> <p class="has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><strong>Scripts: </strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-attachment-id="2007" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11-56-27-pm/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png" data-orig-size="1322,550" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=840" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="426" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2007" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=1024 1024w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=300 300w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.56.27-pm.png 1322w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img data-attachment-id="2008" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11-59-53-pm/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png" data-orig-size="1336,462" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=840" loading="lazy" width="1024" height="354" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-2008" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=1024 1024w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=300 300w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-28-at-11.59.53-pm.png 1336w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></figure></div> <p></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p><strong>SCI Rockview is attempting to disrupt the cohesion of inside resistance to these racist guards by targeting and removing people who they think are its catalyst. </strong>The regime is simultaneously attempting to thwart the energy of outside support into individually supporting comrades, while comrades inside are isolated and targeted for reprisal. Therefore on the one hand, we have defensive work: making sure the comrades who are singled out and face accelerated retaliation are materially supported and the prison knows we have all eyes on the unfolding situation. And on the other hand we continue our offensive work: adjusting strategy to <em>force</em> PADOC to not only recognize the prisoner demands but to fulfill the requested terms of relief from which such demands emerge.</p> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Contacts for pushing Inside Demands:</strong></p> <p>Timothy Holmes, Chief Counsel | 717.728.7763  | tholmes@pa.gov</p> <p>Morris Houser, Deputy Secretary East 717.728.4122 | 4123 </p> <p>Samuel (Clueless) Condo, Staff Assistant 717.728.4747</p> <p>Governor Shapiro’s office: 717.787.2500</p> <p>Michelle A Henry, PA Attorney General: 717.787.3391</p> <p>PA Office of Inspector General – 717.772.4935</p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Script</strong> </h1> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p><strong>I am calling on behalf of a community of people who are distressed by a recent incident of antiBlack harassment by a group of CO’s at SCI Rockview, who have faced no consequences for their racist actions. On 11/24/23, prisoners at SCI Rockview found two nooses made from extension cords hung by guards in the office (bubble). Two internal grievances have been submitted by prisoners who witnessed the incident, and prison officials have rejected both. The internal investigation on the matter has also been closed, leading us to resort to contacting anyone external that we can. We would like to make you aware that the facility admin has rejected both internal grievances, submitted by prisoners through the proper channels. And while the guards have faced no consequences for their hateful act, prisoners who have spoken out and lodged legitimate grievances have faced severe consequences that have placed them in the hole, led to transfers, and can compromise their records. We have little reason to believe any further internal investigation will achieve what the prisoners have been demanding, which includes the following:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Investigate the hanging of nooses as a “hate crime” and take its impact seriously</strong></li> <li><strong>Terminate Sgt. Mosser and c/o Richards</strong></li> <li><strong>Mandatory therapy for c/o Kirchner</strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>The hanging of two nooses is understood by many people imprisoned at SCI Rockview to be a hostile act and deeply offensive. Some are disclosing how these acts are part of a larger pattern of discriminatory practices used by correctional officers at this specific facility. If this was any other workplace, the act of hanging nooses would lead to severe consequences. The admin at SCI Rockview have not only displayed indifference to the racist act, but some even have made efforts to silence prisoners in distress by the incident. We urge PA-DOC officials to recognize the significance of the prisoner demands, which are derived from the exhausted grievances. </strong></p> </blockquote> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-autoplay="true" data-delay="4" data-effect="slide"><div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"><ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"><li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="840" height="1011" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2002" data-id="2002" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-2.png?w=840" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-2.png?w=840 840w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-2.png?w=125 125w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/image-2.png?w=249 249w, 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118w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3.png?w=236 236w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3.png?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/3.png 1466w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></li><li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="769" height="1023" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1895" data-id="1895" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.png?w=769" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.png?w=769 769w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.png?w=113 113w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.png?w=225 225w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/4.png 1400w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></li><li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="767" height="1024" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1896" data-id="1896" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5.png?w=767" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5.png?w=767 767w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5.png?w=112 112w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5.png?w=225 225w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/5.png 1396w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></li></ul><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a><div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div></div></div> <p></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p><strong>The administration at SCI Rockview is deeply paranoid, fearful, and engaged in explicit damage control right now</strong>. SCI Rockview was a site of double digit fatalities and constant gratuitous violence in 2023. The noose situation is tip of the iceburg shit. We are curious to know the extent to which the Correctional Officers union is having a play in this cover up. We are starting to connect the dots a bit more.</p> <p>The reason for the unprecedented quickness of these transfers following exposure in the Daily Centre and leaking of denied grievances, also may be likely due to pressure for cover up from a high level of PA-DOC. Like we been saying, the noose incident is just the tip of the iceburg at Rockview – a site of persistent, gratuitous violence that is <em>symptomatic of</em> a normalized condition of antiBlack genocide that coheres in PA-DOC. The DOC knows this. <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/28/conversations-with-grievance-coordinator/">This is why they have been so opaque and deflective with the public questioning and independent external investigators</a>. And this is why they have came down so hard on prisoners who will not let this incident go without consequences.</p> <p>If guards face consequences for something as allegedly “minor” as hanging nooses in the facility, what will PA-DOC be forced to do when the stories of beatings and premature death are dug into further? And to be clear, hanging nooses is NOT a minor act. It is a serious fucking deal. If anyone hung nooses in their “non-law enforcement” site of employment they would be reprimanded and fired with a quickness. This says everything about the institutional culture of PA-DOC. This says everything about the normalized condition of antiBlack genocide that PA-DOC preserves and enforces . </p> <p></p> <p><strong>As an recent call to action earlier this week reads:</strong></p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>What is happening right now at SCI Rockview is an autonomous campaign to get two guards fired and for one to received mandated therapy as an act of “mercy.” An autonomous campaign means that it is open to <em>all</em> for participation, using tactics according to their own abilities and needs. It means it is decentralized and not led by a single party, non-profit, or institutionalized entity. It is a type of campaign that anyone who is impacted by the violence of PA-DOC  can join in, anonymously or as their full legal selves. It means a diversity of tactics and direct action are on the table always. It is a type of campaign that has no registration form or membership fees. It simply means that if you are moved by or can relate to the unfolding struggle of prisoners at Rockview, then you are qualified to participate. The situation is becoming more dire by the day in this facility, with the staff initiating a backlash that has put multiple people in the hole (solitary) and even transferred one prisoner out of state.</p> </blockquote> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p>One specific need that potentially can be fulfilled is further research into specific highly responsible prison officials, which is information available in the phone zap scripts and press releases. This information can be circulated somewhere where people familiar with this kind of research can encounter it, like <a href="https://scenes.noblogs.org/post/2024/03/16/3455/">Scenes from the Atlanta Forest</a> or <a href="https://phlanticap.noblogs.org/security-van-tires-slashed/">Philly Anti-Capitalist</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p></p> <p></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G' srcset='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G 1x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=74&d=identicon&r=G 1.5x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=98&d=identicon&r=G 2x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=147&d=identicon&r=G 3x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=196&d=identicon&r=G 4x' class='avatar avatar-49' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/author/abolitioniststudy/">Dreaming Freedom Practicing Abolition</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/29/3-29-phone-zap-persists-update-rockview/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-29T07:01:45+00:00">March 29, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-31T16:14:16+00:00">March 31, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/community-alert/" rel="category tag">Community Alert</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/emergency-response/" rel="category tag">Emergency Response</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-1963" class="post-1963 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-alert category-emergency-response"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/28/conversations-with-grievance-coordinator/" rel="bookmark">Conversations with Grievance Coordinator Nicki Paul</a></h2> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/28/conversations-with-grievance-coordinator/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="548" height="816" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png?w=548" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Conversations with Grievance Coordinator Nicki Paul" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png 548w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png?w=101 101w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png?w=201 201w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="1609" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2023/03/14/letter-from-sci-dallas/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3-58-17-pm/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png" data-orig-size="548,816" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2022-12-21 at 3.58.17 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png?w=201" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/screen-shot-2022-12-21-at-3.58.17-pm.png?w=548" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>There is an ongoing campaign to expose three officers at SCI Rockview for hanging nooses in the prison facility for many prisoners to see. This saga begins in November of last year, and since January we have been engaged in a protracted struggle to get officials to recognize the legitimate grievances of the prisoners at SCI Rockview. Since January, some prisoners who have spoken out have been identified and targeted for retaliation. Last Tuesday, Charles Gilyard <strong>(# AY3679)</strong> and Charles Carrington <strong><strong>(#HS1233) </strong></strong>were placed in Administrative custody (aka the RHU, aka solitary, aka “the hole”). Charles C. is likely being transferred today, whereabouts unknown. Charles G. is likely to be transfered on Monday.</p> <p><strong>For a primer on what is going down at SCI Rockview, please check out our recent call for a phone zap, which is ongoing until the end of this week:</strong></p> <p> <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/">https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/</a></p> <p></p> <p>In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent’s assistant and “grievance coordinator” informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong. When family and friends of prisoners in the facility called <em>en mass </em>between March 18th and 25th to voice their concern, Paul was flippant, dishonest, and dismissive to nearly every caller. Several family members of prisoners felt incredibly disrespected by the behavior of Paul and other staff who answered their calls. In the process of calling in, it also became known that Paul holds several other titles within the prison, including “<strong>s</strong>taff officer,” “lieutenant’s assistant,” and “community liaison.” Samuel Condo, a PA-DOC official responsible for overseeing SCI Rockview, was called over a dozen of times to no avail. When contact was finally made with Condo, he simply would redirect calls back to Nicki Paul whose multiple roles on the prison staff create severe conflicts of interest.  </p> <p>Paul admits that SCI Rockview does indeed have video footage, yet the reasons why they refuse to make this footage public has not been given any reasonable justification. As of the week of March 18th, SCI Rockview has closed the internal investigation, choosing to protect the guards who did this hateful and racist act over the safety and well-being of the prisoners. In the meantime, the administration removed three prisoners (that we know of) from general population who brought the situation to public light. One was transferred out of the prison, and the other two are still in administrative custody, aka “the hole” under accusations of “encouraging group activity.” We still have no clue what the actual 802 misconduct write-ups say.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>3/20 phone call – “We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing”</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/phone-zap-convo-with-nick-paul-3_20.m4a"></audio></figure> <p><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/18/phone-zap-in-solidarity-with-comrades-at-sci-rockview/">Please see our blog post from “Phone zap Week 1</a>, which details contradictions in Paul’s responses to family members in prior phone calls.</p> <p></p> <p><strong>3/25 phone call – “I cannot change your opinion, or how you perceive it”</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/phone-zap-convo-with-nick-paul-3_25.m4a"></audio></figure> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b94f09223a062da381a9c0780ffb868" style="color:#c867f9"><em>Notable lie in 3/25 convo: Charles had no access to phone calls in Administrative custody (the “hole”) – Charles’s wife did not receive a single call from him since last Tuesday. She now (as of yesterday) finally is scheduled to have a video visit with him soon. But it was over a week with no contact. So this one of several instances in the conversation that Paul completely lies about: what he has access to in the “not-hole” hole. More will be coming out in the next few days corroborating our claims.</em></p> <p></p> <p>This noose incident came at the tail end of a year that saw 11 prisoners die in custody. Seven people died amidst an outbreak of legionnaires disease, and four people died while in administrative custody (punitive solitary units with very little public oversight and severely limited communication access). Unfortunately, there is a well-known pattern of premature death and racist discriminatory practices (including beatings and verbal harassment) at SCI Rockview. </p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/abolitionstudy/status/1770613875572191703"></a><strong>Please let Chief Grievance Officer Dorina Varner (717-728-0350) know that superintendent assistant Nicki Paul at SCI Rockview (who also doubles as community liason and grievance coordinator) needs to be investigated for retaliation and staff misconduct .</strong></p> <p><strong>We now have two recordings of Nicki Paul outright lying in one & using rhetorical tactics to talk around the fact that Charles was indeed thrown in “the hole” with no demonstrable misconduct on his write up, which in fact is against PADOC policy # DC-ADM 802. Furthermore, it is against policy to retaliate against someone for filing grievances. (See the grievances section in DOC handbook). With no demonstrable misconduct on his 802 petition, Charles is being held in administrative custody (“the hole”/solitary) for what?</strong></p> <p>Nicki’s boss is Chief Grievance Officer Dorina Varner (717-728-0350) who works below the cheif council Timothy Holmes (717-728-7763)</p> <p>Office of Chief Counsel’s location is: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections 1920 Technology Parkway Mechanicsburg, PA 17050</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G' srcset='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G 1x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=74&d=identicon&r=G 1.5x, 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2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/community-alert/" rel="category tag">Community Alert</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/emergency-response/" rel="category tag">Emergency Response</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-1948" class="post-1948 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-alert category-emergency-response"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/26/impunity-and-cover-up-correctional-officers-hang-nooses-in-sci-rockview-prisoners-speak-out/" rel="bookmark">Impunity and Cover-up: Correctional Officers Hang Nooses in SCI Rockview, Prisoners Speak Out!</a></h2> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/26/impunity-and-cover-up-correctional-officers-hang-nooses-in-sci-rockview-prisoners-speak-out/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="922" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=1200" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Impunity and Cover-up: Correctional Officers Hang Nooses in SCI Rockview, Prisoners Speak Out!" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=300 300w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=1024 1024w, 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data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gh1npxmweaaweme.jpg?w=840" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p></p> <p></p> <p><em>March 26, 2024</em><br></p> <p><em>For Immediate Release</em><br></p> <p><strong>Benner Township, PA.- </strong>On November 24<sup>th</sup>, 2023, imprisoned people at SCI Rockview found two nooses hanging in the CO’s office, displayed visibly for many prisoners to see. When the prisoners asked the staff why the nooses were hung, they were told it was a joke. By December 4<sup>th</sup>, prisoners filed a grievance to document what they saw, noting that the hanging of the nooses was “unethical, racially motivated, hateful, [a] deliberate debasement of black inmates” and “unsafe for inmates, staff, [and] the whole prison in general.” In the grievance, they demanded that Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard be fired and investigated for a hate crime, and for CO Kirchner to get therapy. Captain Andrews, the head of security, denied the grievance over two months later by February 5, 2024 under the guise that it was “being investigated.” However, the sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions for this racist act.</p> <p>As of March 10<sup>th</sup>, prisoners have reached out to Pennsylvania officials at the Dept. of Corrections in a letter campaign, sending 100 copies of the grievance. Copies of the letter also were mailed to Governor Shapiro, Senator Fetterman, Senator Street, and various advocacy groups. The demands for relief in the original grievance have now become the platform of demands for this campaign. About 20 of the 100 letters were withheld by the prison. Activists on the outside are joining forces with prisoners to elevate their demands, flooding the phone lines of DOC offices, assisting with outreach to media, and circulating the stories of prisoners who have found unity in opposition to the facility’s virulent institutional racism.</p> <p>In any other workplace, hanging a noose would be grounds for immediate termination. However, Nicki Paul, the superintendent’s assistant and “grievance coordinator” informed the public that they self-investigated their staff and found they did nothing wrong. When family and friends of prisoners in the facility called <em>en mass </em>between March 18th and 25th to voice their concern, Paul was flippant, dishonest, and dismissive to nearly every caller. Several family members of prisoners felt incredibly disrespected by the behavior of Paul and other staff who answered their calls. In the process of calling in, it also became known that Paul holds several other titles within the prison, including “<strong>s</strong>taff officer,” “lieutenant’s assistant,” and “community liaison.” Samuel Condo, a PA-DOC official responsible for overseeing SCI Rockview, was called over a dozen of times to no avail. When contact was finally made with Condo, he simply would redirect calls back to Nicki Paul whose multiple roles on the prison staff create severe conflicts of interest. <br></p> <p>Paul admits that SCI Rockview does indeed have video footage, yet the reasons why they refuse to make this footage public has not been given any reasonable justification. As of the week of March 18th, SCI Rockview has closed the internal investigation, choosing to protect the guards who did this hateful and racist act over the safety and well-being of the prisoners. In the meantime, the administration removed two prisoners from general population who brought the situation to public light. One was transferred out of the prison, and the other one is still in administrative custody, aka “the hole” under  accusations of “encouraging group activity.” </p> <p>This incident is coming after a year that saw 11 prisoners die in custody. Seven people died amidst an outbreak of legionnaires disease, and four people died while in administrative custody (punitive solitary units with very little public oversight and severely limited communication access). Unfortunately, there is a well-known pattern of premature death and racist discriminatory practices (including beatings and verbal harassment) at SCI Rockview. </p> <p>There is a resistance campaign that has emerged from the persistent actions of prisoners and outside supporters, who together are demanding an <em>external</em> investigation of the facility & its staff for the cover-up of hanging the nooses. The severity of retaliation for speaking out must also be considered a central object of investigation. We believe the inaction of officials at this facility is symptomatic of a deeper condition of antiBlackness, white supremacy, and class warfare that PA-DOC legally sanctions and politically condones. On both sides of the wall, people most impacted by the racism of SCI Rockview continue to uplift the demands of prisoners to investigate the noose incident as a hate crime, to terminate Sgt. Mosser and CO Richard, and to require mandatory therapy for CO Kirchner. While a grassroots campaign is indeed growing, and as PA-DOC slides further into dissonant inaction, the call for popular resistance to SCI Rockview’s lethal conditions rings louder by the day.</p> <p>Contact: <a href="mailto:abolitionist-study@protonmail.com">abolitionist-study@protonmail.com</a></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G' srcset='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G 1x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=74&d=identicon&r=G 1.5x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=98&d=identicon&r=G 2x, 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</span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/community-alert/" rel="category tag">Community Alert</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/emergency-response/" rel="category tag">Emergency Response</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-1874" class="post-1874 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-alert category-emergency-response category-radical-prison-praxis category-solidarity-and-mutual-aid"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/" rel="bookmark">PA-DOC Phone Zap (2nd Week – updates + New Script)</a></h2> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="877" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-24-at-10.37.34-pm.png?w=1200" class="attachment-post-thumbnail 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data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/screen-shot-2024-03-24-at-10-37-34-pm/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-24-at-10.37.34-pm.png" data-orig-size="1814,1326" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="screen-shot-2024-03-24-at-10.37.34-pm" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-24-at-10.37.34-pm.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/screen-shot-2024-03-24-at-10.37.34-pm.png?w=840" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p class="has-text-align-center" style="font-size:33px"></p> <p class="has-text-align-left" style="font-size:16px">📞⚡ Monday 3/25 – Friday 3/29 </p> <p class="has-text-align-left" style="font-size:16px">Call anytime between:  8am – 6pm est / 5am – 3pm pst</p> <p class="has-text-align-left" style="font-size:16px"><strong>Send reportbacks to:</strong> <a href="mailto:abolitionist-study@protonmail.com"><strong>abolitionist-study@protonmail.com</strong></a></p> <p class="has-text-align-left" style="font-size:16px"><strong>or</strong> <strong>DM on twitter</strong>: <strong>@abolition_ALT </strong></p> <p>phone numbers are located at the end of this post</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p></p> <p><em>Trigger warning: Mentions racist violence by guards at SCI Rockview</em></p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>About</strong></h1> <p>This is the second week of <strong><em>a phone zap that has not yet resulted in any further action taken by PA-DOC</em></strong> to reprimand <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.wordpress.com/2024/03/13/correctional-officers-hang-nooses-and-sci-rockview-does-nothing/">three guards who hung nooses in the office (bubble) at SCI Rockview</a>. We believe the facility’s inaction is symptomatic of the deeper condition of normalized antiBlack genocide and white supremacist class warfare in this facility (and across PA-DOC facilities). At SCI Rockview alone there was eleven preventable deaths in 2023, as well as several instances of beatings of prisoners by guards.</p> <p>Following a <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.wordpress.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic/">letter campaign</a> from the inside and a multi-day phone zap by outside supporters last week, our imprisoned comrade who filed the initial grievance about this issue was thrown in the hole (solitary) and may potentially be transferred as retaliation for speaking out. Since then we have also learned that there were other grievances submitted since the noose incident first happened, to no filing by SCI Rockview staff. </p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0cc616583c57b8b0315953eeeef47076" style="color:#aa00ff">Update: as of 3/26 we have learned that a second prisoner was placed in the hole.</p> <p><strong>So, now the goals of our ongoing phone zap <em>this</em> week will be to demand the release of comrades from the hole, as well as continuing to pressure the DOC and other officials to take action against the guards. </strong>As of now: the officers have faced no consequences; the grievances were denied by the superintendent’s assistant (who doubles as the grievance coordinator); and the internal investigation into the “noose incident” has been closed. This is unacceptable, and prisoners in the facility have not relented in their work to expose this situation for the world to see. We owe it to the comrades in the belly of SCI Rockview, and especially to our comrade who was put in the hole for speaking up and letting the world know about this situation. <strong>This is the second time prisoners at SCI Rockview have faced severe consequences for speaking out, all the while the guards have enjoyed incredible degrees of insulation and impunity. The first phone zap we conducted resulted in an imprisoned comrade being thrown in the hole and eventually transferred to an entirely different state.</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><img data-attachment-id="1810" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/18/phone-zap-in-solidarity-with-comrades-at-sci-rockview/gilbggcxyaemnjr/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg" data-orig-size="1024,576" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="GILbGGcXYAEMNjr" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=840" loading="lazy" width="840" height="472" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=840" alt="" class="wp-image-1810" style="width:477px;height:auto" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=840 840w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=300 300w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gilbggcxyaemnjr.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Some further Background:</strong></p> <p>In November 2023, a group of guards hung two nooses at SCI Rockview – in a location visible to roughly a hundred prisoners. Prisoners who witnessed the nooses have been outraged by this disturbing racist act, and have since demanded that these guards face consequences. In January we launched a two week phone zap campaign that forced PA-DOC main offices to contact the warden. While many Black prisoners remain tormented by this racist act, the guards responsible have enjoyed impunity, with officials in the facility even making attempts to silence anyone on the inside who speaks out. <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/phone-zap-in-solidarity-with-comrades-at-sci-rockview/">Last week we launched a second phone zap campaign,</a> because there has been absolutely no initiative on the part of PA-DOC to reprimand the guards or acknowledge the legitimacy of prisoner concerns.</p> <p>We have little reason to believe an internal investigation will achieve what the prisoners have been demanding, which includes the following:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Release Charles Gilyard (# AY3679) and <strong>Charles Carrington (#HS1233) </strong>from the hole and do not transfer them to a different facility. </strong></li> <li><strong>Investigate superintendent’ secretary Nicki Paul – who is also the grievance coordinator enabling much of this nonsense.</strong></li> <li><strong>Investigate the hanging of nooses as a “hate crime” and take their impact seriously</strong></li> <li><strong>Terminate Sgt. Mosser and c/o Richards</strong></li> <li><strong>Mandatory therapy for c/o Kirchner</strong></li> </ul> <p>We need an <em>external</em> investigation of SCI Rockview & its staff. This facility has seen 11 deaths (that we know of) in 2023 and a severe pattern of racist discriminatory practices. Please join us in calling PA-DOC offices and officials, to further expose this incident and amplify the demands of our captive comrades.</p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a81feb3c7a3d378557782fc141ed635" style="color:#aa00ff"><strong>Further updates on the situation (as of 2/27):</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"><div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"><ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"><li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="612" height="792" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1956" data-id="1956" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates.jpg?w=612" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates.jpg 612w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates.jpg?w=116 116w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates.jpg?w=232 232w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></li><li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="612" height="792" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1957" data-id="1957" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-2.jpg?w=612" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-2.jpg 612w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-2.jpg?w=116 116w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-2.jpg?w=232 232w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></li><li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"><figure><img loading="lazy" width="612" height="792" alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1958" data-id="1958" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-3.jpg?w=612" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-3.jpg 612w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-3.jpg?w=116 116w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/updates-3.jpg?w=232 232w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px" /></figure></li></ul><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a><div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div></div></div> <p></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ef7807aba35f0b3199ce1c69b713123d" style="color:#aa00ff">Further updates as of 3/28:</p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e12af12a1c9cd759d3948d2f41bdbd0d" style="color:#aa00ff"><em>We have an update on Charles Gilyard (AY3679), who was targeted and put in the hole at SCI Rockview for filing grievances and for continuing to *speak* up after the grievances were denied and internal investigation dropped. Charles (AY3679) was moved today to SCI Houtzdale, located an hour west of SCI Rockview. He has been there since approx. 3:30pm.</em></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32204d66b868d549836b73164d5baf32" style="color:#aa00ff"><em>We received word that Rockview did not ship any of Charles’ belongings and he is to start from scratch with no property. Charles is in his 60s. His experience in the hole (isolation) without any calls permitted and hyper-immobilized for over a week has taken a toll.</em></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bfd8ce0a1b8d4c40bbb8f466c3db701e" style="color:#aa00ff"><em><strong>3/29 we will be calling SCI Houtzdale and PA-DOC Central Office to demand that his property be salvaged and shipped. We are also asking any letter writing collectives and books thru bars groups to send Charles (AY3679) some love and light.</strong></em></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c61109c80adaaf89a5c35e243016a69f" style="color:#aa00ff"><em>The administration at SCI Rockview is deeply paranoid, fearful, and engaged in explicit damage control right now. SCI Rockview was a site of double digit fatalities and constant gratuitous violence in 2023. The noose situation is tip of the iceburg shit. We are curious to know the extent to which the Correctional Officers union is having a play in this cover up. We are starting to connect the dots a bit more. The reasons for the unprecedented quickness of these transfers is because this cover up is at a high level. Like we been saying but many keep ignoring, the “noose incident” is just the tip of the ice-burg in SCI Rockview – a site of ritualized gratuitous violence that is symptomatic of a more general condition of genocide that constitutes PA-DOC. PA-DOC knows this. This is why they have been so opaque and deflective with the public questioning and independent external investigators. And this is why they have came down so hard on prisoners who will not let this incident go without consequences. If guards face consequences for something as allegedly “minor” as hanging nooses in the facility, what will PA-DOC be forced to do when the stories of beatings and premature death are dug into further?</em></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82e03357ee55b31e092d436a09c339f5" style="color:#aa00ff"><em>If we don’t hear from Charles Carrington (<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HS1233?src=hashtag_click">#HS1233</a>) by tomorrow morning we need to call and do a wellness check. After filing his grievances about the noose incident, he expressed concern for his life and was communicating that he felt SCI Rockview staff were trying to kill him. He was allegedly transferred today. Charles G. was transferred today also. But his wife had heard from him. Charles C. has not been heard from yet.</em></p> <p></p> <h1 class="wp-block-heading has-bright-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30c7f8fd4969c0fd070f3bee29f83752"><strong>Script for Calling</strong> <strong>(info is outdated but will be changed 3/29 in the morning)</strong></h1> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p><strong>I am calling on behalf of a community of people who are distressed by a recent incident of antiBlack harassment by a group of CO’s at SCI Rockview, who have faced no consequences for their racist actions. On 11/24/23, prisoners at SCI Rockview found two nooses made from extension cords hung by guards in the office (bubble). Two internal grievances have been submitted by prisoners who witnessed the incident, and prison officials have rejected both. The internal investigation on the matter has also been closed, leading us to resort to contacting anyone external that we can. We would like to make you aware that the facility admin has rejected both internal grievances, submitted by prisoners through the proper channels. And while the guards have faced no consequences for their hateful act, prisoners who have spoken out and lodged legitimate grievances have faced severe consequences that have placed them in the hole, led to transfers, and can compromise their records. We have little reason to believe any further internal investigation will achieve what the prisoners have been demanding, which includes the following:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Investigate the hanging of nooses as a “hate crime” and take its impact seriously</strong></li> <li class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Terminate Sgt. Mosser and c/o Richards</strong></li> <li class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Mandatory therapy for c/o Kirchner</strong></li> </ul> <p class="has-medium-font-size">We on the outside would also like to add the following demands:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Release Charles Gilyard (# AY3679) and <strong>Charles Carrington (#HS1233) </strong>from the hole and do not transfer them to a different facilities. Both Charles G. and Charles C. have been thrown in the hole as retaliation after an article was published in the Centre Daily Times detailing the “noose incident” and for demanding this group of guards who hung nooses be made to face consequences for their actions. They are being <em>retaliated</em> against for filing grievances, which is in fact against PA-DOC handbook policy.</strong></li> <li class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Investigate superintendent’ secretary Nicki Paul – who is also the grievance coordinator, and has been flippant and dismissive to everyone’s concerns about the nooses.</strong></li> </ul> <p></p> <p><strong>The hanging of two nooses is understood by many people imprisoned at SCI Rockview to be a hostile act and deeply offensive. Some are disclosing how these acts are part of a larger pattern of discriminatory practices used by correctional officers at this specific facility. If this was any other workplace, the act of hanging nooses would lead to severe consequences. The admin at SCI Rockview have not only displayed indifference to the racist act, but some even have made efforts to silence prisoners in distress by the incident. We urge PA-DOC officials to recognize the significance of the prisoner demands, which are derived from the exhausted grievances. </strong></p> </blockquote> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3462ab440290e5fa85f5d66155f40df2" style="color:#aa00ff"><a href="https://twitter.com/abolitionstudy/status/1771017380627362296/analytics"></a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-text-align-left has-large-font-size"><strong>Phone Contacts</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-center"><em>[use a *67 pre-fix to block your caller ID]</em></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p><strong>Chief Council (to demand the grievances be taken seriously)</strong></p> <p>Timothy Holmes, Chief Counsel | 717.728.7763  | tholmes@pa.gov<br>*also ask for Darina Varner (we are unsure how to contact her, but she oversees the grievance coordinators)</p> <p>Office of Chief Counsel<br>Pennsylvania Department of Corrections<br>1920 Technology Parkway<br>Mechanicsburg, PA 17050</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Office of Population Management (to demand Charles’ not be transferred)</strong></p> <p>Michael Wenerowicz, Executive Deputy Secretary for Institutional Operations 717.728.4122 | 4123  <br>   Heather Fotiou, Assistant 717.728.4025   </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>SCI Rockview </strong></p> <p><strong>Main Phone Line</strong> | 814.355.4874</p> <p>When calling the SCI Rockview facility itself, you can request to speak with the admin or security. If you choose to speak with admin, here are their specs: Superintendent is Bobbi <strong>Jo Salamon</strong>; Deputy Superintendent of Central Services is <strong>Mike Rowe</strong>; Deputy Superintendent of Facilities is <strong>Scott Woodring</strong>; Business Manager is <strong>Adam Beck</strong>; Superintendent’s Assistant is <strong>Nicki Paul</strong> (<strong>Nicki is also the grievance coordinator</strong> –<strong> and a big liar!</strong>). When you call the prison directly, ask to speak with any of these admin.</p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-331f80a34db96a3833b36d3940ba6f35" style="color:#aa00ff"><em>When calling the staff at Rockview, they will likely lie to you and say Charles is not in the hole, and they will deny the threat of transfer. Please ask what his official 802 grievance write up was… and report back to us if you find this information out. When calling other PADOC offices tell them that Rockview staff have been lying to us on a number of accounts.</em> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3738be55a2db985c601d63268bba56c5"><strong>PA-DOC Central:</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-51d2acf88f8ab55a0ba886676bcdff9d" style="font-size:15px"><strong>Laurel Harry, Secretary of Corrections 717.728.4109</strong><br>   Randee Brant, Chief of Staff 717.728.4107<br>   David Radziewicz, Special Assistant 717.728.4117<br>   Deanna Washington, Executive Secretary, Deputy Secretary’s Office 717.728.4122</p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e177e2c4fab8a8edd052b0e256f25b81" style="font-size:15px"><strong>Central Office Main Phone Line:<br></strong>717.728.2573</p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72ef85b4f297a8ada5445853afb9537d" style="font-size:15px"><strong>Abuse Report 24/7 Voicemail Center:<br></strong>1.800.677.0330</p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c9dc7221178d47feadafadd33d5ec3c0" style="font-size:15px"><strong>General inmate-related issues, send emails to:<br></strong>ra-contactdoc@pa.gov</p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-744fc34a40a343e3ad29a501380cffa1" style="font-size:15px"><strong>Email the DOC Secretary at<br></strong>ra-crpadocsecretary@pa.gov</p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8abf2a1e0c5d654bd0227bfd3e7a30e9" style="font-size:15px"><strong>PA-DOC Contact Form:</strong></p> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ee4978901369f32e6627f6e9456fe37e" style="font-size:15px"><a href="https://py-forms-prod.powerappsportals.us/DOCContactUs/" rel="nofollow">https://py-forms-prod.powerappsportals.us/DOCContactUs/</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-bf20b106f2ca7bfbb986d729b3b2bdbd"><strong>PA-DOC Eastern:</strong></p> <p><strong>Morris Houser, Acting Deputy Secretary Eastern Region 717.728.4122 | 4123</strong><br>   Marilyn Richards, Staff Assistant 717.728.4114<br>   Samuel Condo, Staff Assistant 717.728.4747<br>   Capt. Bly, Inspection Captain 717.728.4126</p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ae5eeb6c144931b5dfbb9ecc24269fdb" style="color:#aa00ff;font-size:14px"><em>An important thing to also note is that we have called the overseer of SCI Rockview’s region, Samuel Condo, over a dozen time – with none of our voicemails replied to. It appears he is dodging the issue by simply not picking up the phone for anything related to the “noose incident.”</em></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>PA State Government</strong></p> <p>Governor Shapiro’s office: 717.787.2500</p> <p>Text governor Shapiro: 717.788.8990</p> <p>Governor’s office – Right to Know Requests: <a href="https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/RTKL/CitizensGuide.cfm">https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/RTKL/CitizensGuide.cfm</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p>Michelle A Henry, PA Attorney General</p> <p>Main Office Line: 717.787.3391 </p> <p>Press Office: 717.787.5211</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p>PA Office of Inspector General – 717.772.4935</p> <p>Government Misconduct Report Portal: <a href="https://www.osig.pa.gov/Pages/Report-Government-Misconduct.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.osig.pa.gov/Pages/Report-Government-Misconduct.aspx</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p></p> <p></p> <p class="has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-a273748593863fa31bc6eaf9c35a7f96" style="color:#aa00ff"><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>SCI Rockview is attempting to disrupt the cohesion of inside resistance to these racist guards by targeting and removing people who they think are its catalyst. 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And on the other hand we continue our offensive work: <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.wordpress.com/2024/03/21/notes-on-abolitionist-insurgency-prisoner-support-in-pennsylvania/">adjusting strategy to force PADOC to not only recognize the prisoner demands but to fulfill the requested terms of relief from which such demands emerge.</a></em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p> <p></p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G' srcset='https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=49&d=identicon&r=G 1x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=74&d=identicon&r=G 1.5x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=98&d=identicon&r=G 2x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=147&d=identicon&r=G 3x, https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/c6a6697c0dcb1791edc7e1d0b8d5392687e1d1e6a822befa359a098a1d2abf82?s=196&d=identicon&r=G 4x' class='avatar avatar-49' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy' decoding='async' /><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/author/abolitioniststudy/">Dreaming Freedom Practicing Abolition</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/25/rock-zap-2nd-week-ftp/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-25T05:15:20+00:00">March 25, 2024</time><time class="updated" datetime="2024-03-29T07:16:16+00:00">March 29, 2024</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">Categories </span><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/community-alert/" rel="category tag">Community Alert</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/emergency-response/" rel="category tag">Emergency Response</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/radical-prison-praxis/" rel="category tag">Radical Prison Praxis</a>, <a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/category/solidarity-and-mutual-aid/" rel="category tag">Solidarity and Mutual Aid</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-1924" class="post-1924 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-alert category-emergency-response category-radical-prison-praxis"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic/" rel="bookmark">Inside Letter Campaign as Tactic</a></h2> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="466" src="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=1200" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Inside Letter Campaign as Tactic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=150 150w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=300 300w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=768 768w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg 1216w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px" data-attachment-id="1930" data-permalink="https://abolitioniststudy.com/2024/03/23/inside-letter-campaign-as-tactic/gjcserdxaaatemz/" data-orig-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg" data-orig-size="1216,472" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="gjcserdxaaatemz" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://abolitioniststudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/gjcserdxaaatemz.jpg?w=840" /> </a> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Around 3/13/24, a letter writing campaign was initiated by captive comrades in SCI-Rockview, mailing 100 letters to PA officials and advocacy groups disclosing the noose incident & level of racist abuse in this facility. Below are copies of one of the grievance letters that was mailed out (on 3/13) during this campaign, where we estimate about 80 out of 100 attempted letters made it out of the facility before the mailroom caught it. The officials listed below should have received these letters by now. We are going to email these copies to the offices mentioned, as well as others. In hopes that <em>somebody</em> will actually care that these guards have faced no consequences for their racist actions. </p> <p>The demands from comrades inside the facility are concrete and straight forward: 1) Termination of Sgt. Mosser and c/o Richards; 2) Therapy for c/o Kirchner (this is the three staff who hung the nooses) 3) Hate crimes charged against Sgt. Mosser & c/o Richards.</p> <p>Important to note is how a number of the original grievances over the last few months have gone unfiled. This might also be because, as we learned last week, the “grievance coordinator” at SCI Rockview is apparently also the superintendent’s assistant. This is a conflict of interest, and apparently this is a similar phenomenon at other facilities. 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