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Date: 6-14-04

Dear Mrs Sheila Shine, Contact Volunteer

My name is Willie Russell 05012-043. I am one of the few inmates that was ship from F.C.I Yazoo Mississippi without any knowledge of, the food strike that took place April 9, 2004. I was place in Special Houing Unit, April 12 for a 305 shot. But soon to come April 14 I was falsely accuse of taking place in the food strike. There have been many day I disagree what was for breakfest or lunch are even dinner, I just wouldn’t go. I never had my mind set on a food strike, because I know I myself had no power on what they feed. I would just go without. From April 9, 2004 to the 15, them were the worstest days I ever spent in Federal Prison. I was feed cheese and bolodna sandwich for a week without a hot meal are even contact with my family over the phone. On the day of April 15 I was woke up at about 8:30 AM in Special Houing Unit not noing what was going and was told to leave everthing so I said to myself, “they must be fixing to ask me something about the food strike.” But when I seen me and my cell mate being lead out of Special Houing I was confuse and concern why are we going to R&D. So I ask the two Co’s but neither said a word. Once I got into R&D I seen 26 other inmates already there, talking amonds one other about we fixing to get ship for the food strike. It was like joy to some and pain to others, like myself because I’m from 3 hours away Biloxi Mississippi. It was easier on me and my family, who now suffering with me from the action that took place by Yazoo and the lack of communication with them. I was transfer here, F.C.I Talladega without anything. No phone calls for 3 weeks and no shower for 3 to 4 days. I asked for answers all around from L.t’s to the Warden, but no one seems to know anything about my situation or status. So I wrote the regional for answers, but it was like running into a break wall, because they wrote back two weeks later with no answers to my situations. I am still being held here at F.C.I Talladega in Special Houing Unit with only litter privilege, like the phone only Sat an Sun only and rec one hour a day from Mon-Fri in one man cages like animals and in rooms all day by yourself like beast. I beg for mercy ever night and day, to bring forth a answer to my situation to move on out of this status and do my time I have lift and to be able to bond with my family on the regular and to get the proper education I desire. Because being locked up in this 6 by 9, 23 hours a day is mentally well as physical messing with me. I am losing alot being in this situation like: drug program watch I’m intitle to get time off my time, the long as I stay in this situation I have to do more time and lesser time off my sentence because of my delay to the class. And the love and surport from my love ones who know litter about my situation and my social communication with other inmates, and friends. I feel the action Yazoo took place was wrong. Thank you for your time and concerns. I pray that the result take place soon.

Willie Russell 05012-043