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Maghaberry republican POWs on punishment blocks
POWs in isolation for wearing Easter lilies
Three Irish Republican POWs are on punishment blocks, and more are
likely to follow in the coming week, for their refusal to remove their
Easter lilies and for their refusal to co-operate with the punishment
system at Maghaberry jail.
 http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net
Irish Freedom Committee ACTION REQUEST
POWs on punishment block for wearing Easter lilies
Saturday April 15, 2007
1. RECENT NEWS FROM MAGHABERRY PRISON
2. ACTION REQUEST AND SAMPLE LETTER
3. SEND CARDS OF SUPPORT TO IRISH POWS AT MAGHABERRY JAIL
1. RECENT NEWS
Three Irish Republican POWs are on punishment blocks, and more are
likely to follow in the coming week, for their refusal to remove their
Easter lilies and for their refusal to co-operate with the punishment
system at Maghaberry jail.
The Republican prisoners have taken a principled stand over the issue
of wearing Easter lilies to commemorate their dead on Easter week.
They are refusing to recognize the adjudication system whereby they
would have to explain themselves to the prison board. They view this
system as a sectarian ploy; loyalist prisoners and prison staff are
not punished or forced to explain themselves for wearing red poppies
for Remembrance Day.
We are asking for letters and emails from as many people as possible
in order to ensure the British government knows that there is
widespread awareness in the US of their unacceptable sectarian
treatment of Irish Republican political prisoners. The Irish Freedom
Committee will continue to lay pressure in the coming weeks.
2. ACTION REQUEST - SAMPLE LETTER AND CONTACT INFORMATION
1. Enter the following email addresses in your email "TO" bar:
info@niprisonservice.gov.uk, press.nio@nics.gov.uk
Subject: "Maghaberry prison Easter aggression"
2. Copy and paste the suggested text below into your email body
3. Add your name and location to the text.
4. SEND
---------------- SAMPLE LETTER COPY & PASTE ---------------------
MAGHABERRY PRISON
Mr. Alan Longwell - Governor
Upper Ballinderry Road
Lisburn, Co. Antrim
BT28 2PT
NORTHERN IRELAND OFFICE
Mr. Peter Hain - Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Block B
Castle Buildings
Belfast BT4 3STGTN
NORTHERN IRELAND PRISON SERVICE
Mr. Robin Masefield - Director General
Room 321
Prison Service Headquarters
Dundonald House
Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast BT4 3SU
Dear sir,
We are writing to protest the aggressive treatment of the republican
prisoners at Roe house during Easter week. We have learned that the
republican prisoners were forced to run a gauntlet of over twenty
guards on Easter Sunday and have been denied food, visits and exercise
because they wore Easter lilies. We are aware that these prisoners
now face being held in isolation for indefinite periods of time
because they wore Easter lilies.
It is unacceptable that prison guards and loyalist inmates can openly
wear their poppies for Remembrance day in November, yet the republican
prisoners are annually treated to abuse and punishment for wearing
Easter lilies to commemorate their patriot dead.
We remain concerned over the deteriorating conditions at Maghaberry
prison. We will continue to closely monitor this situation.
Sincerely,
NAME/ADDRESS
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The Irish Freedom Committee will continue to monitor events at
Maghaberry and will post more news here shortly. Please contact
Saoirse@irishfreedomcommittee for more information.
3. PLEASE SEND CARDS OF SUPPORT TO IRISH REPUBLICAN POWs
Please send letters and cards of support to the Republican POWs at
Maghaberry jail.
Send GROUP CARDS to all POWs attn TERRY McCAFFERTY or JOHN CONNOLLY
ROE 3 + 4
Maghaberry Prison
Upper Ballindery Road
Lisburn, Co. Antrim
BT 28 2PT
North of Ireland
Or find a list of individual POWs at Maghaberry Prison here:
http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net/POWs/IPOWS_LIST.htm Scroll down
to Maghaberry
------------------------------------------------
The Irish Freedom Committee will continue to monitor events at
Maghaberry and will post more news here shortly. Please contact
Saoirse@irishfreedomcommittee for more information.
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Jump To Comment: 1The treatment of Magheraberry prisoners on Easter was dispicable.This type of treatment should be met with condemnation from across the political spectrim.It should without a shadow of doubt be much easier for Republicans of any section to add their condemnation and that is specifically aimed at constitutional Republicans.
However the suffering of inequality within the prison system of Republican prisoners is not only unique to six county jails or particular factions of Republican prisoners.This is one issue that unites all.For example Castlerea Republican prisoners have been persistantly denied temporary releases as a consequence of Justice Minister Michael McDowell envoking his "ministerial discretion".This is currently being challanged by Senior Council in Dublins High Court,however a positive outcome for the prisoners is unlikely and this will include the pre-release prisoner release programme enjoyed by all qualifying prisoners to prepare them for re-integration into society.
Also Republican prisoners affiliated to the Provisional movement in Port Laoise Prison are currently experiencing inequality in regards to temporary release in comparison to Republican prisoners from all other factions represented in the jail not to mention criminal inmates.
Following a prolonged protest in 04 by R.I.R.A prisoners an agreement was reached with prison authorities to establish a criteria for temporary release.
1.Death in immediate family.
2.Death of Grandparents.
3.Gravely or critically ill immediate family.
4.Communion or confirmation of son or daughter.
5.Wedding of son or daughter.
6.Birth of son or daughter.
7.Christening of son or daughter.
8.Pre-release programme
Each application for temporary release will be considered on its individual merits.The following 5 points will be taken into consideration before granting temporary release.
1.The nature of the offence.
2.Length of time spent in custody.
3.Threat to the community.
4.Behaviour while in custody.
5.The Minister when considering such applications will consider the prevailing security situation on the outside.
This agreement has been the basis of harmonious equal temporary releases for all Republican prisoners in Port Laoise Prison up until recently.It is the belief in particular of Provisional prisoners in Port Laoise whom have recently had two standard temporary release requests which qualify under the 04 agreement turned down that it is a form of punishment administered politically because Castlerea Republican prisoners dared to take the Minister to court.
One of the Port Laoise requests was an application for one day to attend a communion and the other for a specified period of hours to attend an exam to facilitate the entry of the applicant to a music course on release in Jan 08.In both cases Port Laoise Prison authorities supported the applications and expressed surprise on refusal.It is now the concern that all 7 Provisional prisoners will be subject to temporary release refusals including pre-release temporary release programmes.
Again this use of "ministerial descretion" is being used as a form of punishment and it is being administered externally over-riding the normal prison regime chain of command as per punishment administration to put it beyond an internal challange.This hawk type political interferance must be challanged by all Republican prisoners as it can be directed at any grouping at any time at The Ministers discretion.