Hey, what’s up, everybody? This is Antoine Walker calling from Pennsylvania, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. I’m currently incarcerated SCI Greene, inmate number KG7791. I just wanted to come on and basically give a quick introduction of myself to people out there, as I plan to speak more often, but right now, just a little brief history about my experience in here.
I’ve been in solitary confinement now since September 26, 2017. The allegation placed against me is a staff assault. The reality of it is I was experiencing harassment and retaliation from an officer over a period of time, and my reports and grievances and attempts to try to resolve the issue were being ignored. The officer was… continued, allowed to continue his behavior. So on that date, September 26, 2017, this Officer assaulted me. My request for video footage at that time, and it proved my innocence, was pretty much denied, as it was claimed that the footage wasn’t available. So I’ve been in the hole since that time.
I was been incarcerated, though, since July of 2010. I was extradited from Indianapolis, Indiana to Pennsylvania. And you know, pretty much shortly after getting here, you know, I’ve been involved in trying to fight the structures within their system, rather through grievance processes, civil complaints. And I’m currently working on a lawsuit with Abolitionist Law Center Pennsylvania, Institutional Law Project and Decker Law Firm here in Pennsylvania about this solitary confinement indefinite use here in Pennsylvania.
I am currently getting retaliation for this, being denied access to the phone, law library when I need it, false documentation putting in my file, being threatened by the unit manager here about filing grievances, as if me filing the grievances is grounds to deny me phase progression next month to my final chance to get out to general population. So, that’s kind of where I’m at right now. I’m trying to get to through this three year program, which I’ll be finished with next month.
So I’ll definitely call back in and share more with ya’ll if you want to speak with me directly or ask me questions, you can through connect.network.com, https://www.connectnetwork.com, or you could even mail me directly to, Smart communications/PADOC, P.O. Box 33028, St. Petersburg, FL 33733. And also I’m able to video visit, make phone calls. So if you want to reach out, I’m more than willing to talk or discuss whatever. So thank y’all for your time and listening.
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