To my comrades, loved ones, and those I’ve met but hadn’t had a chance to really know yet. I am currently here at HDSP waiting to be transferred out of state. Apparently foreseeing the work I’ve done in my civil rights lawsuits, forcing them to discontinue my unjustified placement on “HRP” (High Risk Prisoner), in…
Published in: SF Bay View, July 15, 2011 They tell you that I’m the monster, But it’s my humanity they seek to take. Every day that I awake, I break the law. Every time I pass a book to one of my fellow convicts, Each time I greet one of my brothers in peace and…
Published in: SF Bay View, Jan. 12, 2011 I’d like to offer this word of support to the convicts and comrades out in them Georgia dungeons doing your thing. As word comes out about the inhumane conditions there, it’s important we all stand in solidarity with these men. To recognize and demand one’s own humanity…
Every day I see it, from the block to the college campus, on the idiot box (t.v.) and in the music. “My president is Black, my lambo is blue, and I´ll be god damned if my rims ain´t too.” Okay and I´m diggin´ this renewed sense of community as well, brought on by a Black…
Published in SF Bay View, March 1st, 2009 Open letter to the people Editor’s note: An abbreviated version of this open letter was published in the March print edition of the Bay View. This is the full text. Prison authorities would not allow Marritte to mail this letter directly to the Bay View, so it…
Published on: Nevada Prisoner Voice (2009) The news of the legislators failing to arrest corruption in Nevada prison is not surprising. And I doubt they will until their hands are forced. Either by public outcry, or something else. Were they to start drug testing for guards (inmates are regularly tested), half would quit before the…
(Thanks for sharing your story as part of this American Moment) 22 December 2008 Dear Mrs Obama, Of the many pieces of mail you must be receiving, I am sure you will not be allowed to even see this letter to read it. But the importance of this time and topic compels me. I will…
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