Censorship, Assault, Transfers, threaten Study Cell

One MIM-led study cell has seen a significant increase in activity over the past year and all participants and session leaders deserve commendation for the advances we have made. However, with these advance has come many setbacks in the forms of repression. As our study cell discussed effective means of organizing a revolutionary cadre organization (RCO) behind bars, one of our biggest challenges raised its ugly head: State Repression. Below are recent letters from participants in this study cell.

My deepest apologies is given first off... I haven't been able to respond to the study guide #1.2 (if I'm not mistaken) but the oppressors and sadistic pigs have caused me great pain, in which was not physical. But in this place called [xxx], I was attacked where it was most felt; my literature and photos were misplaced purposefully during a cell search. Yes, cowards move as of such, but it's nothing, I have to take the good with the bad. I was attacked due to the amount of literature I have, and no bullshit magazines (ie. pussy books, XXL, Source, etc.) The stuff they keep our mind frame on the negative, stagnant bullshit(false self-worth, etc) They hate to see a "convict" spending his time wisely, every time they walk past my cell, I'm either reading, working out or at peace, and these cracker hate that shit, which I know, so that's why I said, "take the good with the bad."

So keep this in mind comrades, that when one doesn't respond as swiftly as supposed to, don't always think the worst, ie. that one has dropped out because he/she couldn't handle the classes. Because that isn't the case, I look forward to our classes, I will always partake in such, I love to network, and build because this is what helps one grow and learn. This is what I seek truthfully, so again pardon me for missing the class, I'm still interested, so please include me in the next.

-September 2004

I received the OMC study material, as well as some of the responses. Unfortunately, I've been unable to participate w/ the study group due to some legal matters I'm currently dealing with. I've been moved around from SHU to SHU, my property has been lost, and I've been assaulted. Since I didn't have my property, I was unable to contact you because I didn't have the address. I continue to understand different aspects of struggle and can only stand firmly in my convictions.

Though I'm unable to participate in the current study group, I'd like to continue with our communication. Enclosed please find a small donation ($10).

-September 2004

Unfortunately the latest materials you sent me were violated, so I won't be able to properly respond to this section of the study. Hopefully you can print this letter in place of my responses. I suspect the violations were probably due to the responses to study guide #1.2 and wouldn't be worth fighting because I wouldn't get a review on it for about a month or so and knowing the way they operate I would gain nothing but losing and bringing more unwanted attention on myself (which I already have more than enough of!) so I'm a let this one go, but any further censorship I plan to challenge.

At any rate, I thought I should let you know what was going on and that I still want to remain in the study group. I enclose the 'mail violation' for your records and hopefully this was an isolated incident. One thing, this act of censorship does show is evidence of the difficulty we face building an RCO, but nevertheless "our passion for freedom is stronger than their prison." In the struggle...

-September 2004