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ERIC KING TRANSFERRED TO PRISON UPDATE: MAY 4, 2022 CONCRETE CONFIRMATION ERIC IS CURRENTLY AT MAXIMUM PRISON USP LEE. KEEP UP THE CALL-IN CAMPAIGN TO DEMAND ERIC’S RIGHT TO LIFE. Eric received a response to his grievance filing within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Friday April 29th at USP Atlanta about his improperly applied management variable forcing him into maximum security prison when in actuality he’s a medium/low security designation. He was told by the BOP he has no maximum management variable. Yet on Tuesday May 3rd, Eric was transferred to a bus heading east. And USP Lee staff (in Pennington Gap, Virginia) have told Eric’s supporters numerous times the buses head for Virginia on Tuesday. We need to support Eric in having his unit team at USP Lee re-designate him to a proper security level and a prison facility that hasn’t knowingly threatened his life. The BOP has given contradictory information regarding addressing Eric’s safety, meaning Eric needs eyes on him now more than ever. THE BOP EITHER LIED TO ERIC ABOUT HAVING NO MANAGEMENT VARIABLE, OR THEY ARE DESIGNATING HIM TO A MAXIMUM SECURITY FACILITY ILLEGALLY, OR THEY ARE FORCING ERIC TO USP LEE TO BE “RE-DESIGNATED” PROPERLY. We cannot allow the BOP to knowingly put Eric’s life at risk. Originally in 2018, Eric was told at USP Atlanta and USP Lee his life would be in danger by white supremacist gangs if he ever did a long stint at USP Lee, and Eric was originally told the dangers of USP Lee shortly after he was attacked by white supremacists at USP McCreary in 2018. The BOP is knowingly putting Eric at risk with these designated transfers 4 years later. We need supporters to continue contacting the BOP every day, as well as your district’s Congresspeople and your state’s Senators, to demand Eric’s right to finish his time at a properly designated prison and to not ignore his safety concerns, his lack of mail, his medical concerns needing addressed, access to legal calls, and access to calls with his family. All contact info and an updated letter template are supplied in this post. TALKING POINTS FOR PHONE CALLS AND VOICEMAILS: Eric has no pending charges, criminal history or disciplinary sanctions qualifying him for maximum security; Eric was found not guilty March 18, 2022 for assault on federal officer due to acts of self defense, and merely wants to finish his original sentence as smoothly as possible as he’s due for release December 2023; Eric being placed in segregation is not a guarantee for safety due to a history of being attacked by white supremacists in segregation at USP McCreary in 2018 and housed with known white supremacist gangs in segregation at USP Lee in 2018; Eric has filed grievances to address his improper designation for maximum security and the threats made to him by white supremacist gangs at USP McCreary, USP Atlanta and USP Lee are documented; Eric, his family and legal team need proof he does not have an improper management variable and will be properly designated based on his actual security level of medium/low; Eric has medical concerns including swollen lymph nodes and a potential TBI being neglected; Eric needs guarantees of access to mail, writing utensils, commissary, and especially communication with his immediate family More of the hypocritical responses from BOP’s FCI Englewood, Mid-Atlantic Regional office, National office, and the DSCC:
Congressman Joe Neguse’s office as well as Congresswoman Cori Bush’s office have been given Eric’s extensive history within the BOP to enable a Congressional inquiry. Amnesty International has also contacted the BOP’s director Michael Carvajal: “Transferring Eric King to a maximum-security facility across the country, far from his family and loved ones when he has such a short amount of time remaining on his sentence seems to be more retaliatory and punitive rather than necessary due to specific security concerns. Under Rule 59 of the UN Standard Minimum Rules on the Treatment of Prisoners, “Prisoners shall be allocated, to the extent possible, to prisons close to their homes or their places of social rehabilitation.” The BOP must revisit the issues within Eric King’s security profile which allow his eligibility to be at a maximum-security facility and the decision for him to be placed so far from where his family resides and where he intends to settle upon release.” Please SHARE the letter in it’s entirety here: https://supportericking.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Amnesty-International-USA-TG-re-transfer-of-Eric-King-inmate-number-27090-045-1.pdf Congresspeople respond to their own constituents, which is specified by your legal address. Senators respond to people that live in their specific state. When calling the BOP, press zero to get to an operator if need be. BOP CONTACTS: Designation & Sentence
Computation Center Mid-Atlantic
BOP Regional Office Bureau of
Prisons National Office BOP Director Michael Carvajal USP
Lee Mailing address: BOP Mid-Atlantic
Regional Director James Petrucci SENATORS AND CONGRESSIONAL REPS CONTACTS Virginia reps (USP Lee Jurisdiction) Missouri
Senators (Eric’s
original sentencing district) Links
to find your State’s Representatives: For more info: https://supportericking.org/ |
NYC
Jericho Movement, P.O. Box 670927, Bronx, NY 10467 |