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July 9, 2007 <br><br>
Friends, <br><br>
Well, I have been here one week now and although I don’t have any stamps
yet, and writing with a 4 inch pen that bends is miserable, I thought I
would write if only to say I’m OK. The two months I did back in 2005 did
not, unfortunately, leave a lasting enough impression on me and my
entrance back to prison has been jarring in many ways. A good place to
start and a question you may have is “why did I have to report so
early?" I’ll start from my sentencing.<br><br>
On June 4th, Judge Aiken sentenced me to a term in federal prison of 84
months, just 8 months less than what the prosecution wanted, citing my
activism from 2001 to my arrest. When the Judge asked the Department of
Probation person how long it would take for the BOP (Bureau of Prisons)
to classify and designate me, she mistakenly said “30 days.” I never
objected to this despite the fact I knew the BOP takes 4-6 weeks to
designated prisoners. Fast forward a few weeks. My legal team files a
motion asking for me to stay out on bond pending designation. I thought
it would be successful since my time on pre-trial release had been
incident-free and both the Department of Probation and Pre-Trial services
did not object. However, the prosecution objected citing three
reasons:<br><br>
1. They said my interview with Amy Goodman on
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from my crimes.<br>
2. My support website,
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3. That had a link to sell a children’s book which encouraged children to
employ arson and sabotage as a tactic.<br><br>
As luck would have it, I lost and was directed to report to prison on
July 2. Regarding the prosecution’s brief, my interview with Amy Goodman
on <i>Democracy Now!</i> was quite long and I expressed regret at many
points. I expressed regret in using arson as a tactic as well as not
having people in my life at that time who could have steered me off the
path I was on. My assertion that I did not do anything morally wrong
seems to be the quote that got a reaction. The website, supportdaniel.org
, run by my wife Jenny since January 2006 is online and last I checked,
will continue to be online for the indefinite future. Since it’s a
website set up by people close to me who love and support me, I see no
reason why it would be taken down. <br><br>
As I write this, I realize that I am indeed opening up a can of worms. I
have a 7 year prison sentence and a lot of time to write. Being publicly
silenced to comment on my case has not been easy and I assure you I have
a lot to say. We have a lot of time to cover all these topics. For now,
I’m ok. I’m at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Sunset Park,
Brooklyn. It is a boring, lifeless jail housing over 2000 men either
awaiting trial, or like me, awaiting designation. The prisoners (not
inmates) are mostly alright and I have had lots of interesting
conversations so far. Even the guards are chill and I’m swapping the meat
off my plate for more veggies. I’ve been working out, shooting hoops and
doing a lot of laps in the rec area. I should be here for a few more
weeks before being transferred somewhere by the BOP. <br><br>
There is no way I can adequately thank you all but please accept my heart
felt thank you for the bottom of my heart for all the incredible support.
After a boring weekend I was greeted with 20 letters today!<br><br>
Keep fighting and don’t let them get you down.<br><br>
With love from behind enemy lines,<br>
Daniel<br><br>
PS – Please don’t forget about my fellow non-cooperating defendants
Joyanna, Nathan and Jonathan. The first two, like me, are awaiting
designation and Jonathan is to be sentenced on August 1st. More to say
about my other codefendants later…<br><br>
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