Letter #2 from Eddy Lepp via Lompoc Federal Correctional Institution
Drug War prisoner Eddy Lepp writes to Ed and his team about life in Lompoc Penitentiary in California.
Michael Lapihuska Court Update
I just got off the phone with Michael Lapihuska. He told me that the psychiatrist tapped by the DEFENSE for his psychological evaluation called him yesterday and told him that his appointment is this morning at 9:30 a.m. at the Calhoun County jail and that if he didn't show up that he, the psychiatrist, would write a letter to the judge recommending that Michael be sent to jail and that he would see him there.
Ontario Court Strikes Down Prohibition of Prostitution
Great news out of Toronto yesterday: the Ontario Superior Court has struck down three laws prohibiting prostitution, pimping, and keeping a bawdy house because they are "not in accord with the principles of fundamental justice" and "force prostitutes to choose between their liberty interest and their right to security of the person as protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms."
Marc is being moved to his new prison soon…
There have been two recent updates in Marc’s situation. He’s been moved to a new unit in SeaTac FDC in preparation for his transfer to an FCI (US Federal Correctional Institution) because SeaTac FDC is for pre-trial inmates and Marc has been sentenced. He will be shipped out soon, but we don’t know when. However, we do finally know where he'll be: Taft FCI in California.
Jailed for Medicine
The Anniston Star published a series of letters last week about the case of Michael Lapihuska.
Marc Emery’s US Federal Prison blog #16: Letter to Jodie
Dearest Jodie: After I saw you Sunday for our perfectly lovely visit (smashing dress you had on), I was informed I was moving from unit DB to another unit. I thought, uh-oh, what did I do, but it wasn't punishment at all, it was to unit FA, which is kind of a waiting unit for inmates who have been designated to their federal prison. So I've been designated!
Prison, punishment, and getting Marc home
I visited Marc again yesterday, and I get to see him tomorrow morning too. As always, it's wonderful to be together! It's just sad that we're locked into a concrete and steel room, unable to walk around together or kiss beyond the "hello" and "goodbye". But I'm always grateful for what we do have, which is more than many others.
Marc Emery’s US Federal Prison blog #15: Letter to Jodie
Oh Sweet Wife O' Mine! The Marc Emery Support Day on Saturday was thrilling to know was going on, what little I knew about behind these bars. Some staff at the FDC here however, are have taken a hostile turn against me, I think, as a consequence of all this support and media surrounding my sentencing and my work.