Hunger strike on TX death row

October, 2006

Some men on Texas Death Row started a Hunger Strike right now. They
try to change the inhumane conditions there. Steve Woods is one of
them. He wrote:

"Revolutionary greetings and respects! My name is Steven Woods, and
I'm currently an inmate on death row in Texas. I am writing you to
ask for your help. I am with you that the death penalty needs to be
abolished, and am doing my part to see it happen. With God's grace,
we will succeed. However, I am writing now, for help on spreading the
word on an activity, which is about to transpire (or already
happening if you're reading this after Oct 8th, 2006) here on death
row.

A few of my comrades and I are fed up with the deplorable conditions
we're housed in, and we have decided we will no longer eat. We are
going to hunger strike until TDCJ moves us to more humane living
conditions. We are determined and either conditions will improve or
we will starve to death. I am asking that you support us in this
struggle. We've waited 7 years for change, and it only gets worse.
Enclosed is an essay I wrote as a declaration of intent and I'm
asking you to print it in your news letter (if you have one) and
display it on your website (or blog). More information on this and
throughout our struggle along with writings of others included can be
found on my website www.anarchyinchains .com or by contacting us. I am
a prison activist, former free-world activist, and anarchist and my
website and it's contents aren't pretty. Reality seldom is. We
welcome letters of friendship, encouragement, and solidarity. The
names and contact info of prisoners included are:

Justen Hall 999497
Richard Cobb 999467
Travis Runnels 999505
Kevin Watts 999456

I thank you for being there to support us.

Please freely distribute the attached essay to anyone interested.
Thank you.

In Solidarity,

Steven Woods 999427
Polunsky Unit
3872 FM 350 S
Livingston, TX 77351

So, come on everybody, let's give them some support! For more
information have a look at this site: www.anarchyinchains.com"

Source: Tony Medina Support group

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