[Ppnews] Cuba 5 prisoner Ramón Labañino has been moved

Tue May 27 11:13:12 EDT 2008

Ramón Labañino, one of the Cuban Five heroes, has
been transferred to McCreary federal prison
in the state of Kentucky. He was moved last
week as part of a general transfer of inmates
from the Beaumont Texas prison to other
facilities. Kentucky is in the eastern part
of the United States, surrounded by the
states of Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio,
Virginia, West Virginia, and Missouri. The
prison is near the Tennessee border.

Ramón's wife, Elizabeth Palmeiro, says he is
doing fine, and is in good health and
spirits, but the family is anxious to visit
him. It has been two years since Elizabeth and
Ramón's three daughters have been able to see
him, due to the U.S. government's delays in
granting visas. Ramón's oldest daughter Aili
received a visa for January but when she
traveled to Beaumont, she could not visit her
father due to a lockdown of all the
prisoners.

Meanwhile, the U.S.government continues to
defy international law and commit an outrageous
violation of human rights by continuing to deny
visas to Adriana Pérez, wife of Gerardo Hernández,
and Olga Salanueva, wife of René González, who
have not seen their husbands for more than
ten and eight years, respectively.

Elizabeth has been waiting 9 months for an
interview with U.S. officials in Cuba, to be
granted a visa. She says, "Laura was 13 when
she last saw her father, now she is going to
be 16 in August. Lisbet was 8 and she is
going to be 11.

"Please let all our friends and supporters of
the Cuban Five know that Ramón sends his love
and appreciation for all the support that the
Cuban Five receive. I thank everyone on
behalf of Ramón, all our families and the
Cuban people."

Write to Ramón and let him know he has
our support! Or send him a birthday greeting:

Luís Medina #58734-004
(envelope is addressed to Luis Medina,
letter to Ramón Labañino)
USP McCreary
P.O. Box 3000
Pine Knot, KY 42635
Birthday: June 9, 1963

Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

415 863-9977

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