Jamil Al-Amin Update
Connie Curry
August 1, 2005
We had a rally and press conference at the Ga.Dept of Corrections this
morning, and I have attached the piece outlining our complaints, etc. My
visiting privileges are gone for some reason, so am in process of
getting reinstated. Will let you know if any progress in getting him
out of solitary — it is just awful, but Ed Brown says his
spirits remain good.
— Connie
Committee to Support Jamil Al-Amin
(former H. Rap Brown)
547 West End Place, S.W., Atlanta, GA. 30310
1-888-295 7732, ext: 706
www.geocities.com/ICSIJAA
Donate to: THE JUSTICE FUND, P.O. Box 93963, Atlanta, Ga. 30377
GRIEVANCES: IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN, a Political Prisoner who by all
International
and Human Rights Standards and by all standards of decency and common
sense should not be housed and treated in the manner in which he is
presently housed and treated. He has filed grievances within the
State Prison process of reviewing and alleviating grievances. In
each case it has been determined by Prison officials that no
wrongdoing was found on the part of any Prison officials. These
grievances include:
- Being denied basic human rights: Confined to a cell at least
twenty-three hours out each twenty four period; denied human contact
accept for delivery of mail and meals, defined as Administrative
Segregation.
- Being denied religious rights: No communal observance of any
official Islamic practices (almost all of which are communal). Denied
the right to attend Salatul Jumuah Service, and to serve as Imam to
prison population of particularly Muslim prisoners and Muslims employees
(if there be any). In denying these rights to Imam Jamil Al-Amin they
in fact deny these rights to the prison population.
- Being denied due process: Although housed in Administratively
Segregation status since his arrival, he was cited as being in violation
of a uniform dress inspection code as the reason for his A.S. status.
The violation being not having the top buttonhole of a shirt buttoned.
As it turns out the uniform dress inspection code was for prison
employees and not to be for prisoners.
- Being denied legal rights: Imam Jamil Al-Amins legal mail is still
being opened, read and its delivery delayed.
- Being made to suffer sexual abuse: Imam Jamil was made to submit to
a strip search and cavity search in the presence of female employees who
had no valid reason for being present.
- Loss of visiting privileges: Without any evidence and without a
hearing of any kind, a fellow Imam was denied the privilege of visiting
with Imam Jamil Al-Amin on the basis that it was alleged that he
smuggled a candy bar to him.
- Loss of phone privileges: Although the phone and phone calling
process is totally under the prison administration control (they bring
him the phone and take away the phone) the claim is that he has abused
the phone privilege.
- Loss of commissary privilege: He is temporarily denied access to
the prisons commissary.
- Failing in all attempts thus far employed to break his will the
STATE has escalated their attempts at assassination of IMAM JAMIL AL-
AMIN. He has complained of experiencing two episodes of FOOD POISONING
in the past two months.
IMAM JAMIL NEEDS YOU NOW!
Call Warden Hugh Smith 912-557-7301 or J. SYKES 912-557-7707
Write to warden at: Georgia State Prison 300 First Ave. South,
Riedsville, GA 30453
Call Commissioner Joe Ferrero 404-656-4593.
Write commissioners at: #2 MLK Jr. Drive, East Tower, 8th Floor,
Atlanta, Ga 30344-4900
To register a complaint to the above list of grievances and demand an
end to the denial of his human & religious rights.
Write to: IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN #1104651
GEORGIA STATE PRISON
2164 GA HWY 147
REIDSVILLE, GEORGIA 30499
MONDAY the 1st of BLACK AUGUST
EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION FOR
IMAM JAMIL AL-AMIN
(The former H. RAP BROWN)
DEMAND AN END TO THE 23 HOUR A DAY LOCKDOWN
GATHER: 11:00 A.M.
PRESS CONFERENCE & RALLY
AT 12:00 NOON
#2 MLK JR. DRIVE
ATLANTA, GA
Georgia Department of Corrections
Offices 8th Floor, East Tower
PEACE & JUSTICE FOUNDATION
Community Masjid of Atlanta
International Committee to Support Imam Jamil Al-Amin
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
P.O.C.C. (Prisoner of Conscience Committee)
Keeping RAP Alive Movement
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