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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Dear Friends in Hancock County,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>PLEASE write, call, and
email representatives from <STRONG>Maine's Criminal Justice
Committee</STRONG>, and/or the elected officials from your
district, to ask for passage of <STRONG><FONT color=#800000>LD
1611</FONT></STRONG> -- <EM><FONT color=#800000><STRONG>An Act to Ensure Humane
Treatment for Special Management Unit Prisoners (SMU) at Maine State
Prison <FONT color=#000000>(SMU = solitary confinement =
SuperMax).</FONT></STRONG></FONT></EM>
<EM><STRONG></STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Our legislators need to hear <U>your
</U>voice, and in a place like
<st1:State><st1:place>Maine</st1:place></st1:State>, a handful of calls and
handwritten letters truly can make a difference. <EM><STRONG>(See contact
info below for your Representatives and Committee
Members).</STRONG></EM> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face=Arial><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><EM><FONT
size=2><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>"Solitary confinement is more than a
punishment, it is torture. We are being left in these cells
</STRONG></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><EM><FONT
size=2><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>not to be taught a lesson but to be taunted,
pushed over the edge, to be psychologically and spiritually
</STRONG></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><EM><FONT
size=2><FONT color=#000080><STRONG>broken down and for some of us to lose our
integrity, our dignity, and our minds. . . ." --</STRONG> Jacob M.,
Prisoner</FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><EM><FONT
color=#000080 size=1></FONT></EM></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Dozens of Maine human rights advocates
have been working very thoughtfully on this bill to ensure safety and
humane conditions for prison staff <EM>and </EM>prisoners, as well as our
communities. We know so many prisoners from towns in Hancock County,
and elsewhere, who are in solitary confinement or have been --
sometimes for weeks and months -- in the isolated SuperMax units
of Maine State Prison. There is presently <EM>no outside
oversight</EM> to the abuse and arbitrary lengths of time in this
out-of-sight solitary confinement building. Thus, there is little
hope for change for the 100+ people housed in the SMU, including the
mentally ill who make up the largest numbers. <EM>(If you would like to read
these prisoners' stories, please ask us to send excerpts or read: </EM></FONT><A
href="http://thephoenix.com/Portland/news/97371-screams-from-solitary/"><FONT
color=#000080 size=2
face="Times New Roman">http://thephoenix.com/Portland/news/97371-screams-from-solitary/</FONT></A><EM><FONT
color=#000080 size=2> )</FONT></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000080><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG>"I went through POW
training when I was eighteen.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s
the only way I made it through the SMU over the past year. . .
.</STRONG></EM></SPAN></FONT></FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000080><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG>While I was in they were
making me scrub floors and showers on my hands and knees calling me n----- and
other demeaning </STRONG></EM></SPAN></FONT></FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000080><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG>language. . . . When I
went in they broke six of my ribs and bruised my left hip. They didn’t take
pictures of me till I was </STRONG></EM></SPAN></FONT></FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000080><FONT
face="Courier New"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG>in three months.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have no way to prove injury as the
nurses won’t testify. I tried. . . ." </STRONG></EM></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-- <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><EM>Ed G.,
Prisoner</EM></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><A
href="http://www.maine.gov/legis/house/townlist.htm"></A> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>LD 1611</STRONG> makes the following
changes. Please include these points in your correspondence or phone
calls with legislators.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#800000 size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>-- Caps the use of
segregation with the exception of certain conditions (an act of violence that
results in injury to another or death, attempted escape, or sexual
assault)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><BR><FONT color=#800000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>-- Bans the placement of mentally ill prisoners in
segregation, and requires that prisoners who begin to exhibit mental illness
while isolated be removed</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><FONT size=1
face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><BR><FONT color=#800000 size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>--
Brings an element of due process with fair and meaningful hearings and
reviews</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT color=#800000 size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>-- Bans the use of the
restraint chair and four-point restraints</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Prisoners have been found guilty
of crimes and received sentences. They are required to "do their
time"; not to receive ongoing unsupervised punishment, which many
experts call torture. The present circumstances at the SMU --
for which we all bear the blame -- have created the "dark
holes" in Maine's prison system. It's time to shine a light and
establish rules and recourse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><EM>For more information, you are welcome
to read these articles or give us a call:</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><FONT size=1
face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><FONT size=1 face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><FONT size=1
face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><FONT size=1 face="Gill Sans MT"></FONT><A
href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/27055750/Testimony-LD1611"><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></A> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://www.stanmoody.com/ItemDetail_180_508_Prison_Myth_Number_Five.aspx"><FONT
color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>http://www.stanmoody.com/ItemDetail_180_508_Prison_Myth_Number_Five.aspx</FONT></A><FONT
size=2 face=Arial> by Rev. Stan Moody</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://thephoenix.com/Portland/news/97371-screams-from-solitary/"><FONT
color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>http://thephoenix.com/Portland/news/97371-screams-from-solitary/</FONT></A><FONT
size=2 face=Arial> by Lance Tapley, Portland Phoenix</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://thecrimereport.org/2010/02/17/locking-down-the-mentally-ill/"><FONT
color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>http://thecrimereport.org/2010/02/17/locking-down-the-mentally-ill/</FONT></A><FONT
size=2 face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></o:p> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p><FONT color=#800000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>To contact your elected official: </STRONG></FONT><A
href="http://www.Maine.gov/legis/house/townlist.htm"><FONT color=#800000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>http://www.Maine.gov/legis/house/townlist.htm</STRONG></FONT></A></o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG><FONT color=#800000>To contact the Criminal Justice
Committee:</FONT></STRONG> <BR><BR><STRONG>1. Senator Stan Gerzofsky<BR>3
Federal Street,<BR><st1:City><st1:place>Brunswick</st1:place></st1:City>, ME
04011<BR>207-373-1328 <BR></STRONG></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.mainesenate.org/gerzofsky/email.htm" target=_blank><FONT
color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>http://www.mainesenate.org/gerzofsky/...</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>2. Senator John Nutting<BR>79
<st1:City><st1:place>Campbell</st1:place></st1:City>
Rd<BR><st1:place>Leeds</st1:place>, ME 04263<BR>207-524-3941
<BR></STRONG></FONT><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.mainesenate.org/nutting/email.htm" target=_blank><FONT
color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>http://www.mainesenate.org/nutting/em...</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>3. Senator Gerald Davis<BR>15 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Hamlin
Rd</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Falmouth</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04105</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>207-797-5309<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:gmdavis@maine.rr.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>gmdavis@maine.rr.com</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>4. Representative Anne Haskell<BR>31 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Higgins
Street</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04103</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
871-5808<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:annehask@maine.rr.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>annehask@maine.rr.com</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>5. Representative Stephen Hanley<BR>67 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Lincoln
Avenue</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Gardiner</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04345</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
582-9073<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:lincoln67@myfairpoint.net" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>lincoln67@myfairpoint.net</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>6. Representative Walter Wheeler<BR>46
</STRONG></FONT><FONT size=2><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Rogers
Road</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Kittery</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>03904</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
439-2693<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:avongerry@comcast.net" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>avongerry@comcast.net</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>7. Representative Michel Lajoie<BR>279 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Old Greene
Road</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Lewiston</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04240</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
783-1927<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:lajoie1@midmaine.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>lajoie1@midmaine.com</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>8. Representative Veronica Magnun<BR>P. O. Box
37<BR><st1:City><st1:place>Sandy</st1:place></st1:City> Point, ME 04972<BR>(207)
567-6097<BR></STRONG></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:veronicamagnan@gmail.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>veronicamagnan@gmail.com</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>9. Representative Sykes<BR>P. O. Box
86<BR><st1:place><st1:City>Harrison</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04040</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><BR>(207)
583-2958<BR></STRONG></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:rksykes@myfairpoint.net" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>rksykes@myfairpoint.net</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>10. Representative
<st1:City><st1:place>Greeley</st1:place></st1:City><BR></STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>P. O. Box
353</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Levant</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04456</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
884-6000<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:cgtc@aol.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>cgtc@aol.com</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>11. Representative Gary Plummer<BR>248 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Gray
Road</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Windham</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04062</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
892-6088<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:geplummer@aol.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>geplummer@aol.com</STRONG></FONT></A><BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>12. Representative David Burns<BR>159 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
size=2><FONT face=Arial><STRONG><st1:address><st1:Street>Dodge
Road</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Whiting</st1:City>, <st1:State>ME</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>04691</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(207)
733-8856<BR></STRONG></FONT></FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:RepDavid.Burns@legislature.maine.gov" target=_blank><FONT
color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>RepDavid.Burns@legislature.maine.gov</STRONG></FONT></A></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT color=#800000 size=2
face=Arial><STRONG>UPCOMING IMPORTANT EVENTS (please distribute
widely):</STRONG></FONT></P>
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<LI style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT
color=#000000 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><U><STRONG><FONT
color=#000080>People of Conscience Day of Action, Tuesday, February
23<SUP>rd</SUP> 9 am – 12 pm, Welcome Center, State House,
Augusta</FONT></STRONG></U> </SPAN></FONT></LI></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT
color=#000000 face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Rich Killmer from NRCAT
(National Religious Campaign Against Torture) is coming to Maine to speak to
participants and meet with legislators. He will be joined by a number of
faith leaders in the state. However you identify, come to the Day of Action to
hear Rich speak, get an update about the status of the bill, and lobby your
legislators. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Showing up to talk to your
legislator in person is the greatest action you can take.</SPAN></B> We've been
told by legislators that one in-person visit is worth a dozen phone calls and
dozens of emails, so if you can make it out on Tuesday, please do. <SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">So we can have your legislator info available for you
on Tuesday, please RSVP to <A href="">btwofoot@mclu.org</A> with your zip code!
</SPAN>Call Brianna if you have questions at any time – 807-1830. If
you can't make it to Augusta on Tuesday, please call or write or email your
representatives ASAP!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT
color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<LI style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial><STRONG><FONT
color=#000080>Sign the petition:</FONT> <A
href="http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1459/t/10429/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2202">http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1459/t/10429/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=2202</A></STRONG></FONT><FONT
color=#000000 face=Arial><FONT color=#008000><STRONG>.</STRONG></FONT> This will
be delivered to legislators before a vote, preferably before the work session on
February 26th. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Circulate this
WIDELY.</SPAN></B> Please send it to as many people as you
can.</FONT></SPAN></LI></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#000080> "<SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2>I was devastated in that cold cell! I had a 2” thick foam covered in
dirty blue plastic for a mattress
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2>and no pillow on a cement bed. They left me in there for days with no
books or nothing to write with.
</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2>You don’t know what time it is or what day it is. I lost 22 pounds
in 3 weeks. You lose all hope after
awhile</FONT>.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"></SPAN>The
time went by so slowly and I wanted to die at that point.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I even prayed to God to let me go to
sleep </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></STRONG></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><EM><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000080><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
size=2><STRONG>and never wake up. I never knew a man could feel so lonely and
feel so low in life. . . ." --</STRONG> Billy L.,
Prisoner</FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></EM></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1" class=MsoNormal><FONT
color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></o:p>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In friendship and hope,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Judy and Jim</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Judy Garvey and Jim Bergin</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><EM><STRONG>Volunteers for Hancock Jail Residents /
The Landing Post-Release Project</STRONG></EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.jailvolunteers.org"><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>www.jailvolunteers.org</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Gill Sans MT"><EM>and</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG><EM>Maine Coalition Against the Abuse of
Solitary Confinement </EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.maineprisonjustice.org"><FONT color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>www.maineprisonjustice.org</FONT></A><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>207-374-3608</FONT></DIV>
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