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Correspondence to Steve Whitman

Author: Alan BerkmanYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

2/17/1990 letter regarding EPA's denial of responsibility for water quality report.

Correspondence to Tim Blunk

Author: Steve WhitmanYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

1/26/1990 letter in response to requests for literature.

Letter to Friends

Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

Letter informing members of CEML activities regarding contributions to the toxic water campaign and sending bottles of water to prisoners.

Report to Warden Clark

Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1990Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

Letter to Warden Clark in response to letter on 5/15/1990. Includes: The Water Situation At USP Marion; USP Marion - Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Cites articles from the Chicago Tribune, Amnesty International, and specific prisoners.

Mailing to Dir. Quinlan

Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1990Format: CompilationCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown

3/20/1990 Mailing to J Michael Quinlan regarding toxic water supply at USP Marion. Letter in response to CEML petition concerning the quality of water being supplied to USP Marion. States new water supply will be available in 18 months. Includes news articles - see 3.newspaper.articles.may.demonstration.1990.pdf