PLEASE, contact Dr. Kane about Leonard Peltier and share the message and information below, around as much as you can. I have just rung and spoken to his secretary, who is a nice woman. She said she'll pass my message of deep concern on to him and ask him to look into what is happening to this poor man. She sounded very compassionate. She is also diabetic, like me, so she too knows what it does to someone who is diabetic to be fed just once a day, as Leonard was, whilst in four months solitary confinement until very recently, for having money on him, allegedly. This is a crime for prisoners. It was said he received the money from a letter, sent to him by a supporter in Scotland, but ALL mail is checked thoroughly by staff before being given out. Needless to say, Leonard has vehemently denied having money on him.

I told Dr. Kane's secretary that it's almost as if they, the FBI and the prison system, want Leonard to die in prison, so they can just wipe him from the face of the earth. I also told her that won't happen, because so many of us around the world now are waking up to what has been happening to this poor man....And I asked why President Obama won't free him, when he has the power to do that after someone has been in prison for over 30 years! SO upsetting, and so SO Wrong!

"In September, Leonard was transferred to USP Coleman in central Florida. His conditions initially appeared to be an improvement over the penitentiary in Lewisburg. but it seems his living conditions may indeed be much worse. For example, Leonard still isn't being allowed visitors. Family members have to reapply to be put on Leonard's visitors list. Even the attorneys (for the first time) have to be put on his visitors list. The attorneys have another level of approval to navigate, as well, but are finding it difficult to contact prison officials to make all the necessary arrangements. It took one attorney over one month to gain access to his client. Leonard is being isolated as never before. In addition, Leonard has been assigned to a top bunk. Due to a torn ligament which has never been repaired, Leonard's ability to climb safely is diminished. Mr. Peltier also should be placed in a unit with other older prisoners, but Coleman has Leonard listed as being 57 years of age when , in fact, he is 67 years old. All of Leonard's prison records over these many years clearly indicate his correct date of birth. Curious, right?"

Contact:

Dr. Thomas Kane, Acting Director
Federal Bureau of Prisons
320 1st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20534
E-Mail: info@bop.gov
Phone: (202) 307-3250 (Director); (202) 307-3198 (Switchboard)
Fax: (202) 514-662