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Alexander Contompasis 22­B­5028
Sing Sing Correctional Facility
354 Hunter Street
Ossining, New York 10562

Birthday: February 26

On January 6, 2021, right-wing agitators gathered outside the New York State Capitol in support of the Stop the Steal rally in Washington DC. A handful of counter protesters spoke out against them and a melee broke out after a Proud Boy tased a Black man in the neck. Alex Stokes was watching from the sidelines and ran to help others. Police did not intervene until the violence had ended, arresting three Black activists. Alex was charged with several felonies. The Proud Boys were not arrested at the scene. Alex’s family and friends maintain that he was railroaded by the system. He was a journalist under a court-ordered gag-order for over a year. His previous work and experience with dangerous hate groups were inadmissible for his defense, but the prosecution picked apart his social media accounts and portrayed his actions as premeditated. He was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 20 years in prison, despite the fact that no one died and neither of the victims received life-altering injuries. More Information: freealexstokes.com 

  Illustration by Gianluca Costantini    

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The “Virgin Island 3” are a group of activists accused of murdering eight people in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The murders took place during a turbulent period of rebellion on the Islands. During the 1970’s, as with much of the world, a movement to resist colonial rule began to grow in the U.S. occupied Virgin Islands. From 1971 to 1973, there was a small scale Mau Mau rebellion taking place on the islands. This activity was down-played by the media, for fear it would damage the tourist industry, which the island’s survival depends on. More information: vi3.org 

Preferred/chosen names in italics below.

Abdul Azeez
Warren Ballentine #19­1878
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility
19351 US Highway 49 North
Tutwiler, Mississippi 38963

Hanif Shabazz Bey
Beaumont Gereau #19­1952
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility
19351 US Highway 49 North
Tutwiler, Mississippi 38963

Malik Smith
Meral Smith #19­1874
Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility
19351 US Highway 49 North
Tutwiler, Mississippi 38963
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Alvaro Hernández #255735
Post Office Box 660400
Dallas, Texas 75266­0400

Birthday: May 12 

Xinachtli (Nahuatl, meaning “seed”) is a community organizer from Texas. Police informants were used to monitor Xinachtli’s organizing activities in the barrio. They were told Xinachtli was “typing legal papers,” “had many books” and was working on police brutality cases in Alpine. The police knew of Xinachtli’s history of community-based organizing and his legal skills. Xinachtli was recognized nationally and internationally as the national coordinator of the Ricardo Aldape Guerra Defense Committee, which led the struggle to free Mexican national Aldape Guerra from Texas’ death row after being framed by Houston police for allegedly killing a cop. Xinachtli’s human rights work was recognized in Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico and other countries. He was sentenced in Odessa, Texas on June 2-9, 1997 to 50 years in prison for defending himself by disarming a police officer drawing a weapon on him. The trial evidence clearly showed Xinachtli was the victim of witch hunts and a policeorchestrated conspiracy to frame or eliminate him. More information: freealvaro.net

Illustration by Gianluca Costantini    

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Byron Chubbuck #07909­051
USP Atwater
Post Office Box 019001
Atwater, California 95301

Birthday: February 26 

Indigenous rights activist serving 55 years for bank robbery, aggravated assault on the FBI, escape and firearms charges. Oso Blanco is a wolf clan Cherokee/ Choctaw raised in New Mexico, whose Cherokee name is Yona Unega. He became known by the authorities as “Robin the Hood” after the FBI and local gang unit APD officers learned from a confidential informant that he was robbing banks in order to acquire funds to support the Zapatista rebellion in Chiapas, Mexico throughout 1998-99. Info at: freeosoblanco.blogspot.com   

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Hridindu Roychowdhury #51111­510
FCI Thomson
Post Office Box 1002
Thomson, Illinois 61285

Birthday February 24th

Hridindu Roychowdhury is an anarchist and PhD student, is a vocal advocate for bodily autonomy, currently imprisoned for standing up against systems of oppression. In the wake of the leaked supreme court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, anger and grief spilled into the streets across the country. For some, it was a moment of protest. For others, it became a flashpoint that led to incarceration. In May, 2022, Hridindu acted in protest against Wisconsin Family Action, an anti-abortion lobbying group, whose building was damaged in an attempted arson. Every precaution was taken to insure no one was injured and the words spray-painted on the wall read, “IF ABORTIONS AREN’T SAFE, THEN YOU AREN’T EITHER.” The state responded with surveillance, collecting DNA from a discarded burrito, and eventual federal charges. In a non-cooperating plea agreement, Hridundu pled guilty and took responsibility for his actions, and was sentenced to 90 months.

Illustration by Gianluca Costantini  

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Malik Muhammed #400523
Marion 183
Broad River Correctional Institution
4460 Broad River Road
Columbia, South Carolina 29210

Birthday: February 13

Malik is a Black/Palestinian pansexual muslim, anarchist, antifascist, and anti-racist abolitionist. They were charged with possession of unregistered destructive devices, engaging in civil disorder and obstructing law enforcement and using explosives to commit a felony during the George Floyd uprisings. They have a young child and have a long history of protesting and associated actions for Black liberation.
More info: malikspeaks.noblogs.org  

Illustration by Gianluca Costantini  

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This update includes updated mini-bios, illustrations, and address changes
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Casey Goonan #24611­511
FCI Allenwood Medium
Post Office Box 2000
White Deer, Pennsylvania 17887

Birthday:April 25

Casey Goonan is an anarchist/anti-imperialist political prisoner incarcerated for actions carried out in solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide in Gaza and response to the repressive actions against the pro-Palestine student encampments in the United States. In January 2025, Casey pleaded guilty to one count of maliciously damaging or destroying property used in or affecting interstate commerce by means of fire or an explosive for the arson attack on a campus police car. As part of a plea agreement, Goonan took responsibility for the other attacks but pleaded not guilty to the additional charges and was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison. More information: freecaseynow.noblogs.org  

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 Bill Dunne #10916­086 
FCI Butner Medium II 
Post Office Box 1500 
Butner, North Carolina 27509 

Birthday:August 3 

Bill Dunne is an anarchist political prisoner who was sentenced to 90 years in 1979 for the attempted liberation of comrades from Seattle’s King County Jail in downtown Seattle, Washington. During the escape a shootout occurred and eventually Bill and two of his comrades were arrested. 

In 1983 Bill tried to escape from USP Lewisburg and for that was sentenced to an additional 15 years, 7.5 years of imprisoned in the notorious control units at USP Marion. Bill had his first parole hearing in 2014, which was denied. The parole board‘s reasoning was due to the fact that Bill still maintains communication with anarchist groups and individuals. Not only has Bill been in solidarity with the anarchist movement and the individuals and groups that take part in it, but also Black liberation movements and indigenous resistance movements. 

Through the years Bill has also taught GED classes at almost every prison at which he has found himself, helping many prisoners get their GED.  

Illustration by Gianluca Costantini      

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  Kamau Sadiki

Freddie Hilton #0001150688
Augusta State Medical Prison
3001 Gordon Highway
Grovetown, Georgia 30813

Birthday: February 19 

Kamau Sadiki is a former member of the Black Panther Party and was convicted of a 30-year old murder case of a Fulton County cop found shot to death in his car outside a service station. The police and government told Kamau that if he worked with them and got Assata Shakur to leave Cuba and go to some other country where they could apprehend her that they would not prosecute on the police killing. Kamau refused to cooperate. More information: freekamau.com

Illustration by Gianluca Costantini