It is with great sadness, anger, and bitterness, that i have learned of the passing of Russell Maroon Shoatz. A prisoner of war for most of his life, Maroon came to symbolize not only the cruelty of the u.s. prison system, but also the indomitable spirit of resistance. In the …
[This post was recently published on the website Free Russell Maroon Shoatz! U.S. Held Political Prisoner] Letter in Support of Compassionate Release for Russell Maroon Shoatz Russell Maroon Shoatz was denied compassionate release in August despite serious life-threatening medical conditions by Judge Kai Scott, on the grounds that he presents “an …
Former Black Panther Russell Maroon Shoats has been held in torturous conditions of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons for the past thirty years. He has not had a serious rule violation for more than two decades. Maroon’s role as an educator, human rights defender, writer, and critical intellectual of liberation movements is …
The following arrived in my mailbox – worth following up on – please forward, and also take a moment and make a phone call for this still-imprisoned veteran of the liberation struggle: Long time New Afrikan Freedom Fighter and Political Prisoner, Russell Maroon Shoatz has glaucoma and cataracts in both …
i received this from Theresa Shoatz, Russell Maroon Shoatz’ daughter, telling of her father suffering from chest pains at SCI Greene Prison and not receiving appropriate medical care. Russell Maroon Shoatz is a Black Liberation Army veteran who has been in prison for much of the past thirty some years. …
The following good news regarding New Afrikan Prisoner of War Russell Maroon Shoatz: New Afrikan Political Prisoner/POW Russell “Maroon” Shoatz suffered fromchest pains for weeks while prison officials repeatedly ignored his demands for appropriate medical attention. On April 26 outside pressure at last forced SCI Greene to allow him to …
Russell Maroon Shoatz is a prisoner of war held by the u.s. government for being a revolutionary and walking his talk. After decades behind bars, he is of ill health and in urgent need of medical care – which the State seems intent on denying him…In the 1960s Russell Maroon …