Covid 19 fordert weiteres Todesopfer in Coleman Prison/Florida
Leonard Peltier (75), seit über 44 Jahren inhaftierter indianischer politischer Gefangener ist seit 2011 in dem USP Coleman 1/FL untergebracht, weitab von Familie und Freunden. Wie zu befürchten steigt derzeit die Zahl der Covid 19 – Infizierten dort an un d hat mittlerweile ein zweites Todesopfer gefordert: die 36 jährige zweifache Mutter Saferia Johnson, die wegen Steuervergehen und Diebstahl eines Ausweises zu 70 Monaten Haft im minimalen Sicherheitsbereich des USP Coleman verurteilt war.
Johnson wurde am 19.7. positiv getestet und verstarb nun drei Wochen später. Ihr Tod ist ein weiteres trauriges Kapitel des Versagens des amerikanischen “Gesundheits- & Sozialsystems” und der US-Justiz. Ihr Tod steht exemplarisch für einen zu tiefts rassistischen Tenor in der US-Gesellschaft, der den Tod von People of Color billigend, zynisch oder gar planvoill in Kauf nimmt. Und ihr Tod steht nicht zuletzt als Mahnmal gegen all die Verblendungen, Verleumdungen & Verschwörungen, die in den USA und anderswo Covid 19 verharmlosen.
Auch bei Saferia Johnson hätte das Federal Bureau of Prisons die Möglichkeit gehabt, die junge Mutter aus der Haft zu entlassen, diese Chance aber nicht in Betracht gezogen. Bereits seit Frühjahr 2020 bemühen sich weltweit Menschenrechtsaktivist*innen um die Lockerung von Haftbedingungen, um somit Infektionen in den Haftanstalten vorzubeugen. Auch für Leonard Peltier wurden diesbezüglich Anträge gestellt, die allerdings ohne Begründung abgelehnt wurden. Leonard Peltier, der am 12.9.2020 sechsundsiebzig Jahre alt wird, zählt aufgrund seiner gesundheitlichen Situation und seines Alters zur Hochrisikogruppe. Wir sollten erneut beginnen, an das Federal Bureau of Prison Coleman 1 entsprechende Bitten zu stellen. Anbei ein entsprechender Text der European Alliance for the Self Determination of Indigenous Peoples, den wir als Anregung für euer Schreiben bereits etwas umformuliert haben: ————————————————————————————————–
Mr. Michael Carvajal
Director oft he Federal Bureau of Prisons
320 First Street NW
Washington, DC 20534
United States of America
Cc:
J.A. Keller
Southeast Regional Director Federal Bureau of Prisons
3800 Camp Crk Pk SW, Building 2000
Atlanta, GA 30331
Mr. Michel Forst
SpecialRapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
c/o Office of the High Commissioner of Human RightsPalais Wilson
United Nations Office at GenevaCH-1211 Geneva 10Switzerland
ILPDC contact@whoisleonardpeltier.info
Tokata-LPSG RheinMain/Germany lpsgrheinmain@aol.com
Amnesty International5, Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001 United States of America report@aiusa.org
Frankfurt am Main, August 8th, 2020
Re Leonard Peltier USP Coleman/Florida #89637-132
Dear Mr. Carvajal,
I want to express you my deepest concerns about the health situation of Mr. Leonard Peltier in the spreading Covid 19 Pandemic at USP Coleman, Florida. Like tenthousands of people here in Germany, I am watching since many years the situation and case of this Native American prisoner, has been imprisoned for almost 45 years, although his conviction lacked the necessary legal prerequisites. It is with great concern that I observe that Mr. Peltier, again, has been affected by the April 1st, 2020, lockdown in the Coleman Federal Correction Complex in Florida. Even more, we are deeply worried about his situation during the COVID-19-crisis that especially exposes elderly prisoners with health conditions to a lethal risk. Mr. Peltier is almost 76 years old, and he has been ill for many years, suffering from many serious health impairments. From your time as Captain at the USP Leavenworth you know that Leonard Peltier is not a threat to the public, the only one at risk is Mr. Peltier himself being imprisoned with over 7,000 inmates. Incarcerated people are at especially high risk of infection due to the conditions of close confinement. Momentary the Covid 19 – Situation at USP Coleman looks more worse then ever, the second inmate passed away some days before.
On March 26, 2020, Attorney General Barr directed you to „prioritize the use ofyour various statutory authorities to grant home confinement for inmates seeking transfer in connection with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.“Especially inmates who have health risk profiles (over 60 or who have underlying health conditions).The CARES Act, signed into law by President Trump on March 27, also has provisions for granting home confinement in order to reduce the number of inmates who might need medical treatment. In your own memorandum of April, 21st, 2020, you point out your responsibility to ensure the safety, security and health of all inmates. You promise to take all measures in implementing BOP’s „Covid-19 Response Plan“. One of the measures is the reduction of inmates in the correction facilities which are not sufficiently equipped our prepared to ensure adequate medical treatment to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. In your memorandum you stress that you „are working hard to apply the authorities granted to us to increase the use of home confinement“. At the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation Mr. Peltier will receive better medical treatment than in the USP Coleman.As the Department of Justice is celebrating its 150thanniversary this year, it is the right moment to show that justice will apply to all in the United States of America. Transferring Mr. Peltier to his family would be a decision of reason and humanity. Thank you for your attention.
Yours,
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weitere Infos unter:
https://www.leonardpeltier.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/European-Alliance-Peltier-Corona.pdf
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/watchdog/2020/07/17/skyrocketing-covid-19-cases-at-coleman-prison
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