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Vigil remembering and demanding #JusticeForSamuelHarrell

April 21 will mark one year since Samuel Harrell was beaten to death at Fishkill Correctional Facility

Erik J Jensen

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Diane and Samuel Harrell

April 21 will mark one year since Samuel Harrell was beaten to death at Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, NY, by as many as 20 corrections officers.

Samuel Harrell

“JUSTICE FOR SAMUEL HARRELL”

12/18/84 – 4/21/15

Sam was serving an 8-year sentence on a drug charge. A black man with bipolar disorder, he packed his bags one night to leave even though he had years left in his sentence. As many as 20 COs handcuffed him, beat him, shouted racial slurs at him, and threw him down a flight of stairs.

A year later those COs are still on the job and nothing has been done to prevent anything like this from happening again.

(See link below for complete story on Sam’s death)

https://unheardvoicesmag.com/2016/02/12/fishkill-vigilantes/

To honor Sam and support critical changes in the prison, ten members of Sam’s family plus more than a dozen friends and supporters will be fasting for five days, starting on the year anniversary, April 21.

Join Us!!!

 

For an hour, a day, or the weekend: the vigil site will be beautiful and inspiring, featuring a dozen painted portraits of Sam, a replica of a solitary confinement cell, participatory art, services, music, and more throughout the weekend.

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Saturday, 4/23, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Beacon – Rally & 3rd Day of Fast

Art, speakers, poetry, music & more

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West side of Memorial Park, near Matteawan Rd

Beacon, New York

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Monday, 4/25, 4:00 – 6:00 pm

NYC – Commemorative Ceremony & 5th Day of Fast

Art, speakers, poetry, music & more

State Office Building Plaza, 125th and Adam Clayton Powell

See also  Juneteenth: Let's Celebrate

Harlem, New York 

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Schedules for the rallies and the entire weekend will be posted here:

Beacon: http://beaconprisonaction.org/beacon

NYC: http://beaconrisonaction.org/NYC

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For more information:

http://erikjjensen81@gmail.com

http://info@beaconprisonaction.org


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