This is technically ex-prisoner solidarity, but close enough:
Malik is a recently released prisoner and IWW comrade, who recently celebrated 13 years sober, who's currently held in a halfway house run by the private prison company GEO Group. He's made a request to be allowed to leave to move in with his fiancee, which was denied. Living in a big collective housing unit shared by a lot of people is obviously not ideal during a pandemic, plus there's a lot of people there struggling with their own addiction problems which makes it not the best environment for a former/recovering addict, and the center also has issues with things like a lack of running water:
The GEO Group is doing everything possible to thwart efforts of rehabilitation, safety, and re-entry into society for our dear Comrade Malik. He recently highlighted that “Instead of promoting the successful transition into the community, GEO Group seeks to destroy and sabotage those bonds and focuses on sending people back to prison or to the grave with COVID-19.”
Comrade Malik has recently been promoted from Assistant Editor to Chief Editor at the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper and since he is covering the news in District 10, which includes the neighborhood of Bayview Hunters Point. Mary Ratcliff of the SF Bay View is asking that Malik be granted permission to stay within an eight-block radius of the office and to be granted home confinement at his Fiancè Nube Brown's apartment for his safety and so that he may work effectively and in a healing environment. Malik and his Fiancè Nube , the Managing Editor of the SF Bay View, need to be close to Mary and Willie Ratcliff who are in their 80s. Malik and Nube uplift the community through Mutual Aid and food distribution at Mother Brown's and are tireless freedom fighters.
The recent denial of his request to be released to Home Confinement is an obvious act of retaliation for the speech he gave at the No More Cages Rally.
Step 1: Email the ACA Standards and Accreditation to demand the following:
Contacts ACA Standards and Accreditation
SAC@aca.org and
ACAStandards@aca.org
SCRIPT: to the ACA Standards and Accreditation:
Hi, My name is_________and I live in _________(your state, city) and I demand that the GEO group run Taylor Center be investigated for substandard living conditions including water being turned off every couple of days, a broken hot and cold water dispenser, a lack of food for residents, and refusal by GEO Group administrators to grant release to Home Confinement amid a spike in COVID-19 in the facility. Many of the residents at Taylor Street are afraid to say anything critical about the place for fear that they will get sent back to jail or prison. The staff has been painting and cleaning in order to trick inspectors but we demand that the ACA interview residents like Comrade Keith 'Malik' Washington, editor at the San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper.
Step 2: Email the following people and use the script below the contacts:
Contacts:
Michael Carvajal, BOP Director-
mcarvajal@bop.gov Phone
202) 307-3198
San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10- Shamann Walton -
shamann.walton@sfgov.org
GEO Group Facility Director Maria Richard-
mariarichard@geogroup.com
GEO Group Job Developer- Murtala Lanval -
mlanval@geogroup.com
Representative Karen Bass-
Email
Attorney Charles Carbone-
charles@charlescarbone.com
News Radio Host Devin Bernstein of KBOO.FM - STUDIO LINE: 503-231-8187, OFFICE LINE: 503-231-8032
Tim Redmond, Author at 48hills, Independent San Francisco News & Culture -
timredmondsf@gmail.com
SCRIPT:
Hi, My name is_________and I live in _________(your state, city) and I demand that the GEO group run Taylor Center release as many people on Home Confinement as possible to both curb the spread of COVID-19 and aid in their rehabilitation. Comrade Keith 'Malik' Washington (USMS# 34481-037) and all of those housed at the Geo Group run Taylor Center face unfit living conditions and a COVID-19 outbreak. The Taylor Street Center is located in the Tenderloin which is notoriously known for its drug activity. As of October, 7th 2020, Malik celebrated 13 years of sobriety. His request to be placed on home confinement and transfer to the Northern District of California was denied this week. Releasing as many people possible to Home Confinement is the only way to ensure the safety and rehabilitation of residents of the Taylor Center. We will consider his denial to Home Confinement as an act of retaliation for his speech at the No More Cages Rally.
In a statement to the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security U.S. House of Representatives on December 2, 2020 , Federal BOP Director Michael D. Carvajal touted reducing recidivism and battling the COVID-19 by stating “I am pleased to report that since March 26, 2020, BOP has transferred 18,112 inmates to Home Confinement, and there are an additional 175 who are scheduled to transfer to Home Confinement in the coming weeks. These assessments remain ongoing and will continue for the duration of the pandemic.” We would like to see action in this direction at the Taylor Center. Actions speak louder than words and human lives are at risk.
The Taylor Center is going to be inspected by the American Corrections Association next week and the staff has been painting and cleaning in an effort to pass the inspection but the substandard living conditions including water being turned off every couple of days, a broken hot and cold water dispenser, a lack of food for residents, and refusal by GEO Group administrators to grant release to Home Confinement amid a spike in COVID-19 in the facility is impacting the quality of life of the residents. We demand that the ACA interview residents like Comrade Keith Malik Washington, editor at the San Francisco Bay View.
