DaaaihLoong writes: "Several political prisoners in the U.S. Federal Prison System have in
the last few days, (since Sept. 11), been rounded up into isolation
units. (SHU: security Housing Units) These political prisoners include Marilyn Buck, Sundiata Acoli, and Carlos Alberto Torres. Marilyn for instance, is not receiving mail, not able to make phone calls, and perhaps most disturbingly-- cannot communicate with her lawyers.

We’ve been asking the lawyers if this is legal - they think the
prisoners are not supposed to lose their right to counsel no matter
what
the circumstances.. Abrogating the right to council erases a
fundamental civil right. No one in the Bureau of Prisons will say how
long this punishment and suspension of civil rights for political
prisoners will go on.

We DO want people to know this is happening.. Do spread the word in
the
political community and to the media about this example of stripping
away of our basic rights in the name of fighting terrorism.

*** BUT ,
this is a very delicate situation and the prisoners are vulnerable so
** Please no phone or fax campaigns yet,. until we have more
information
from the attorneys.

Outside contact for Marilyn Buck is Friends of Marilyn Buck:

c/o Legal Services for Prisoners with Childre

100
McAllister Street

San Francisco, CA 94102.
E-mail:
fombuck@yahoo.com.
(This outside
support group includes members who also work with Out of Control,
Leonard Peltier Defense
Committee, California Coalition for Women Prisoners, Bay Area
chapter of Jericho Amnesty
Movement, the New York Three, PARC and other prison activist
organizations).

More info on Marilyn at

http://www.prisonactivist.org/pps+pows/marilynbuck /"