This is Bilal Abdul-Salam Bey. also known as Charley Hughes number 96576, a prisoner at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility. This concludes part four and five of the resolution for the Free Kansas movement.
Part four: healthcare.
Number one: health care insurance program. Therefore be it resolved that the Free Kansas movement call for health insurance to be provided for to all Kansans for costs of $5 per month and those that aren’t able to afford it be awarded free coverage. Be it finally resolved that the Free Kansas movement will create a community treasury to pay for health insurance.
Number two: healthcare clinics. Therefore be it resolved that the Free Kansas movement calls for health care clinics to provide care for residents free of charge. Be it finally resolved that the Free Kansas movement will train healthcare providers from our community to work in these clinics.
Three: mental health for prisoners. Therefore be it resolved that the Free Kansas movement calls for proper treatment of prisoners who have mental health diagnosis. Be it finally resolved that the Free Kansas movement call for prisoners who are diagnosed with mental health disorders to be moved from state prisons to mental health institutions in order to receive the treatment they deserve.
Part five: housing.
Number one: decent housing. Therefore be it resolved that decent health would be provided for all that is fit for the shelter of human beings. Be it finally resolved that the Free Kansas movement will work with HUD in order to provide decent housing in our communities.
This concludes the resolution for the Free Kansas movement. Those wishing to reach me may do so by running Charley Hughes, C H A R L E Y H U G H E S, number 96576, Hutchison Correctional Facility, PO box 1568. Kansas 67504.
Thank you for your time, effort and energy.
These commentaries are recorded by Noelle Hanrahan of Prison Radio.
![Prison Radio is sharing an abbreviated version of a press release covering recent racist incidents at SCI Rockview in PA and the organizing to demand accountability. We are reaching out to people incarcerated at Rockview as well as recently transferred folks, inviting them to call, in hopes of hearing commentaries from them.
Benner Township, PA.-
On November 24th, 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 4th, 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.
The sergeant and COs are still working in the prison to this day, with no repercussions...
As of March 10th, 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.
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.
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