KHALFANI X. KHALDUN FREEDOM CAMPAIGN ABDUL OLUGBALA SHAKUR CRIMINOLOGY 101 September 1, 1999 $2.00/ Free to Prisoners* Bro. Khalfani X. Khaldun #874304 s/n Leonard McQuay D1 - 102 P.0. Box 557 / Westville, TN 46341 FREEDOM CAMPAIGN 3 The ullimale measure of @ man is not where he stands in moments of comfor and convenience, but where he stands attimes of greal challenge and conlroversy. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 - 1968 FREE KHALFANI What should presenlly stand out in peoples’ minds concerning the the case of Comrade Bro. Khalfani X. Khaldun, is the fact that is has been four years since he was fist charged with the murder of @ prison guard and he has vetlo be lried. Cases of Ihis nalure are usually swilly deall with. Why has the State of Indiana prolonged this high profile case for so long? It seems obvious to us that the case Is deeply flawed and being dragged out fo produce the maximum effect, externally. Usually the state can conjure P “ideal” evidence fo “justity” pushing for life in prison or the death penally. Again, none of this has been advanced inthe case of the Stale of Indiana vs Khalfani X. Khaldun! So. as we begin to Ideologically and siralegically devise our plans to make the state as uncomfortable as possible, we want fo provide Information o help people push forward the idea to free Khalfani X. Khaldun. During these last four years, all support has been sporalic and episodic. It must become much more organized and effective. A Free Khalfani X. Khaldun campaign, if designed comeclly, could produce some advancved, desired effects. The State of Indiana Is clearly ill-prepared 1o Iry this case in court, for lack of credible evidence. However, there is another important, if rarely discussed component fo the equalion. The United Snakes Supreme Court has recognized that because kapilal punishment is uniquely irreversible, they require safeguards against procedural errors. The two-phased judgement and sentencing frial, auromalic state review, post-conviction hearings and Supreme Court pelitions are extremely coslly lo Ihe slafe in terms of both money and human resources. In mos! stales, such as California, kapital frials are six limes more cosfly than other murder trials! Judges, prosecutors, public delenders and coun reporters ure unavailavie for ofhar assignments during these lengthy proceedings. 1 Selection of juries and pre-frial molions are also more drawn out in kapital cases and "expert” (whalever that means!) investigators and consultants, such as psychiatrists, must offen be retumed fo court. Addilionally, ihe costs of maintaining dealh rows in stafe prisons, holding clemency hearings and the ordeal of the aclual execution, must be added fo the price of kapilal punishment. CONTRADICTIONS Eventhe most exhauslive safeguards against a miscariage of juslice cannof produce an infallible justice system. False festimony, mistaken idenfification, misrepresentation of evidence and communily prejudices and pressures may affect both verdict and sentencing. AMtomeys' errors in judgement, proseculorial misconduct, delayed access or wilhholding of evidence, may also contribule fo the execufion of an innocent person. Four years of delays has affected Ihe state’s case against Knhalfaniin fheir atemp o convic! this comrad. These delays have exposed the weaknesses and served lo question the validily of the inilial charges. slate wilnesses who were idenfified os "eyevitnesses” have since recanted their prior testimony. This literally, cripples the state’s case! The investigator who coerced these stalements from these “wilnesses” during his “infernaly prison level” investigation, was fired for official misconduct and drug frafficking! He's no longer employed by the 1.0.0.C.. thus his Investigation documents are rendered useless, due lo his misconduct. The defense must now move to have all discovery evidence by Karl Swihart "suppressed” ond further excluded. Several officers who were "key" figures for the State, who worked D-Cell-I!ouse of the fime of the stabbing on 12-13-94 have also since been fired. Officer C.L. Jones has been recenlly busted for bringing pounds of smoke into the Indiana State Prison! He was escorted off prison grounds In Michigan City, Indiana and placed in fhe cutody of the LaPorte County police authorities. Now, an outcast from his fellow police comrades, he has lost the support of the slale and could not make a $500.00 bond. Needless fo say, his once unblemished record and character, lay in wins. He is now open for atlack from the forces of Khallani's defense and useless fo the stale as a witness in this case. Depositional documents taken by the defense, of officers who claim to have responded fo the 10 - 10 emergency call the night of the stabbing a D-Cell-House (Ihe predalor unit at the prison) expose rampant lying, guessing games and speculation, which are conlrary to having actually witnessed the stabbing. Malicious Intent Personally, ofher outrages have been inllicted upon Khallani X. Khaldun since being charged on January 31. 1995, after he was lransferred fo the Maximum Conlrol Complex (since changed fo the Maximum Cantrol Facility.) All clothes and property belonging lo Khallani was confiscated by Karl Swihart - the guy who has been fired for misconduct! Things belonging to the deceased officer were purposely placed in the box sent o the M.C.F. facility, after leaving the Internal Affairs Office. Medical staff misled Brother Khiafani into believing a “court order” obligated him to submit o a drawing of his blood. This, supposedly was lo allow the prosecution fo run DNA fesling on him. This sham was later exposed. A civil suit was filed by Khallani challenging the illegal seizure of his blood, which occurred on June 6, 1995, drawn by Lisa Homer, LPN. Harassmen Alter a search of his cell by eight officers, a cull key was discovered by Khalfani. It was tumed over fo the cour and entered into record as further harassment and hoslilties being expressed by the prison staff. Pictures of the dead officer were placed on various walls in the prison. They stil remain there - four years laterl This speaks of .D.0.C. hostility and resentment to this day over this fatal incident. You can Imagine how they feel about Khalfani, who they are convinced s the perpetralor of this murder, who has been retumed o this facility. Intemally, Khalfani X. Khaldun has suffered yet another charge that has altered his release from prison by three years. Thal shows wrongful incarceralion, basea on belng found “guilly” by the prison Conduct Adjustment Board on this homicide charge, which has nof even been sent o friall 5o, if fhis bogus case was not brought against Bother Khiafani X. Khaldun, he would have been released by now! He has thus missed the chance fo spend quality time with loved ones, comrades, children and friends because of this vindicfive, spiteful and unprosecutable case! In 1997, he experienced fhree deaths in his family. His two brothers were killed and his beloved mofher passed from hearibreok and cancer. Casualties Brother Benjamin G. McQuay 1973 - 1997 23 years old RLP. Brolher John D. McQuay 1963 - 1997 35 years old R.P. Molher Sonora McQuay Queen Seplember, 6, 1997 R.LP. This murder charge has caused much grief in his family and ullimately prevented him from re-connecling with them on the outside. This could have and shouid have been done, had he been released! For the past four years, he has had fo rise from his rest, feeling doomed by Ihe planned assault on his life by the stale’s repressive while supremicist injuslice system. state Sanctioned Arrogance since being found "guilly” (inlernally) on the charge of homicide, the stafe has seen fit fo Iry fo present an image of Khalfani as “unconirollable.” This will somehow compell the court to reach a guilly verdicl on this murder charge. This image is created by filing a serles of bogus conduct sanclions on a variely of conlrived issues. This serves to dirty up his packel and “proves" his incorrigible nalure as o not obeying rules, being disruptive and menacing slaff. This leads one to believe that Khalfani is also overlly violent. Up unlil this "guilty” verdict, the negative reports on his conduct were minor and very frivolous. While at the Indiana reformatory house on G.AS. for nearly two years, he was “aclive” and experiencing “violalions” while awailing Irial. Trying lo be cool and slaying out of the way of frouble, does not insure that the ~ 7 stale won't bring it fo you! On November 22, 1998, eight men on G.A.S. were released for “oulside” recreation. This is the group Khalfani had been wilh for nearly two tears. Some hostililies ensued by two offenders, atter a ball game. It was nothing deadly serious, but serious none-fhe- less. One of the prisoners involved was a known member of the Aryan "White Supremicist” Brotherhood. The ofher guy was a convict, who is known throughout the 1.D.0.C. None of the aggression was wilnessed by any member of the prison staff on the G.A.S. Unit. The next day, November 23, 1998, saw the stalf lock down the whole unil and begin a serles of cell searches. Two Aryan Brolherhood prisoners were Immediately escorted out o the I.A. ofiice. This was done while the process of weapons searches was ongoing. We realize that prison Is a microcosm of the larger soclely. Just as sociely keeps weapons for securily and prolection purposes, 5o 100 does the same reality exist in prison. Sell-preservalion is essential fo survival, perhaps especially in prison. Early in the morning, prior fo the searches, some people “warned" Khalfani that he would be hit firs! by the search squad. So, In an alempt to secure his sell-preservation, he sent some materials fo a friend, whose frust he had secured some fime ago. Thinking he and the eight men outside with him the day before would be the only ones searched, it seemed a proper choice fo make. These materials had been secured by fhis person belore, so he was no biind fo what he was sent lo secure. The 1.0.0.C. strike Search feam descended upon the prisoners and searched Khalfani's cell. The report stated that an offender pulled over an officer, gave him the clandestine materials and advised them that they belonged fo Khallani. The officer opened a box of crackers fo reveal a weapon. This offender was Immediately searched and the contents of the box were pholographed and delivered, along with a lefter from this offender, claiming the knife belonged to Khalfani. This weapon and the story of who il belonged 1o, was enough fo convince the 1.0.0.C. that a fight fook place and Khalfani was behind it or provoked it. But no evidence could prove Ihis claim. Several snitch nofes sent in on Khalfani, manufactured a scenario for the investigators to draw “speculalive conclusions” and served as tha hrsic far issuing conduct reporls lor lighling {a class B 212) to thiee people - Wille Silas, Willam "Crime Wave” Long and T Khalfani X. Khaldun. As reported eatlier, the two parlies who exchanged verbal words of aggression were Willie Silas and Willlam Long. Khallani X. Khaldun had nothing fo do with Ihis. In fact, it was quelled by Khaltani. As a matter of convenience and timing, Indiana reformatory Investigators Included Khalfoni info Ihese exchanges. In fact, the report stated that Khallani struck William Long, three fimes. But how could such a conclusion be inferred when no staff were present - the entire recreation period - fo wilness the allercation? So, it is clear that this reeks of manufactured implications. After going fo fhe C.A 8. hearing fo challenge the charge, it was defermined that all three prisoners were found guilty of fighting. Institutional Racism and Discrimination The Board Chairman called for the white prisoner, Wiliam Long. first. He was in the hearing for over an hour. Willie silas was called next and finally. Khalfani. It was planned by all o stick fo the facts - thal nothing had happened, but the C.A.8. Ihrealened bolh prisoners with demotions of credit class earned good fime. This would ultimately alter their release date. Both were jus! a few months from being released. They pleaded guily to fighting (under threat) which affected Khallani's whole defense. So, when Khalfani went in, he stated that he did not witness a fight nor was he involved in one. They used the guilly pleas of Silas and Long 10 also find him guilly, claiming he was being dishonest. Even affer being presented wilh seven prisoner statements advising the same about his NON-involvement, including statements by Silas and Long fo Ihis effect. They slated Ihese stalements may have been procured through intimidation by Khalfani X. Khaldun. After being given one year segregalion starting December 12, 1998, he was immediately Iransferred completely out of the insfitution. Silas and another Afrikan prisoner were sent fo an IRS Disciplinary Segregation unit after he got a year. Recently, discoveries after filing an appeal to challenge the sanction, have been made. Charles Miller wrote that Knhallani was denied his appeal and was appropriately placed. He also stated that he and Long did ol receive the same sanctions. Whal s thal? if they all got one yearin § disciplinary segregation, why wasn't this racist aryan brotherhood member, William Long, segregated? The answer to this is obvious, now. Long remained housed on G.AS. because he received a suspended sentence. This accomodation came with a price - that he set up Khalfani, 50 as o ge him oul of that sefling. In the four years of fhis case. they had no ofher aclion or aggression fo pin on Khallani, until this incident. This charge could now be used by the slate fo bolster a contention that he had the emolional makeup fo commit the alleged aggression against the prison guard. Thal was the plan. “Now we can get him!" The state’s molivations are clearly expressed through their racism lowards Khallani X. Khaldun and what actions have been taken against him. Don't you see this? The prisonkrals and stalf of the Pendleton Correctional Facilty hale Khallani because he has been accused for the last four years of killing one of Iheir own. To have him anywhere else than death row, they seem o feel, would be rubbing it info thelr faces. So, this recent sel-up and blatant expression of racial discrimination is the resull of this whole process tate Sanctioned Badgerin: (Solely to have him killed) Prior 1o having these murder charges levelled against Khalfani X. Khaldun, investigators had had him under walch concerning some informalion provided fo the I.A. Unit at the Indiana State prison. This implicated him and some brothers close fo him al ihe fime, who were housed in D-Cell-House. A certain individual who served as a porter on the range where Khalfani was on, was the conduil. In an atfempt fo gel a prison lransfer, he opportunistically provided information about some bomb plof. A bomb was “found” oulside D-Cell-House, which he claimed he got from Khalfani X. Khaldun. Once the state got what they thought was Ihe “plot of plols” on Khalfani, they came atter him at full steam. This was done several days after Ihis informant was secured completely out of the inslilution. The events fo follow preconditioned by prison investigators, caused severe anguish for Khallani. This guy who was Idenlified as an informant, was privileged fo some serious intelligence, which he provided fo the authorities, implicaling ofhers. | So, when they started a series of inlerrogations and Khallani was interrogated. he disavowed any knowledge of the conlent of the allegations being levelled against him. He was threatened with outside charges and finger prinfed. AMer all of the inferrogations were concluded, several prisoners decelved by “planted seeds” provided by investigators, became consumed with the idea that Khalfani had implicated ofhers. Prisons are manipulated by these investigators. What belter way to destroy his character and credibility than to tell his associates that he snilched on Ihem? Non-thinkers are always easily manipulated by these prisonkrals. Some of these guys spreading these rumors were reactionaries and they ran with these lies. No one was ever charged in connection to this bomb discovery incident, bul things are being done about if, now such as frying to obtain alf of the “investigalive files.” A complaint (under the Indiana Public Records Act,) is being filed. This is imporfant 1o clear up these false allegations against Khalfani that have circulafed these last four years over this Incident. 5-14-3-3 Right of Inspection of Public Records Sec. 3.(A) Any person may inspect and copy public records of any public agency during the regular business hours of the agency. A request for inspection or copying musl: (1) 1dentity with reasonable accuracy, particularly the document requested; and (2) Be ot the discreion of the agency in willing orin @ form provided by the agency. No request may be denied because the person making Ihe reques! refuses o state the purpose of the reques, unless such condilion is required by other applicable slatutes. We want to gain access o these files lo bring closure to so much anguish. Khallani X. Khaldun admils that there were some securily breeches, concerning this informant. He denies that he implicaled anyone and believes the files will show this. Once Ihese files are obtained, many truths will be revealed which wil vindicale Khallani X. Khaldun ffom any |, fulure doubls or bad Jackeling. In par, the purpose of the stale was served by crealing such a hoslile and suspicious almosphere among old comiades. However, Khaliani has maintained a firm position throughout this whole ordeal - carrying scars bul also healing along the way. Co led to GG -RNA Khalfani X. Khaldun has accepted his cilizenship as a New Alrlkan Revolutionary Nationalist, as well as a politically conscious and aclive prisoner, colonized in the Indiana prison system. This citizenship makes him a member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika. He also embraces he theoretical teachings of (N.ALM.) the New African Independence Movement. He has established relalions with the New Atrikan Liberation Front, Jericho Movement and serves as Northwest Coordinalor for the aims and theories of the Institule of Criminology 101 and the George Jackson Grassrools movement. Comrad Abdul O. Shakur is founder and president of both of these formations. As a New Afrikan revolulionary nationalist, Khallani's ideas and wiilings have graced the pages of many news publications. I'l name a few - Prison Legal News, Prisoners News Service, Prison Life Magazine, Gary Info, Nation Time, The Bulletin, Final Call, Revolutionary Worker, Human Righls Held Hoslage, Love & Rage, Peace Newsletter, Freedom Network News, Workers World News, elc. He also is the author of six publicaions or booklels on a variely of issues. All of these have a New Afrikan oullook. Also, they cover a series of revolutionary actions within the prson communily, here in Indiana. Afier being infroduced to New Afrikan theorelical material, much of his prison activism has been guided by lhese ideals. Even though Khalfani has not always been polilically conscious, Ihere is documentation of some posilive conlributions made by him. These conlribulions are guided by revolulionary principles and revolutionary social praclice and are used fo challenge Ihe state sanclioned injustices that permeate the various Penal institutions, here in Indiana. Khalfani X, Khaldun has strengthened his committment to New Afrika and set out in his revolutionary exchanges and studies what he stands for concernina the PG - RNA (Provisional Government,) which means a femporary government.) He teaches that all blacks are descendants of slaves in North Amerika and are thus cilizens of the |2 Republic of New Alrika by birth. We have been snalched from every region of Afiika and molded by this common history of oppression and struggle Into a new Afrikan Nation in this world. When the PG-RNA was established on March 31, 1968, it sel out fo inform black people of thelr rights under international law which include the rights of self- delermination, land and reparatlions. Since ils existence, the PG-RNA has sharpened the theoretical basis for New Afrikan political science, organized national elections for officials in the goverment, demanded reparations from the U.S. government, defended ilself against enemy altacks, sought freedom, sell-govemment and sell-defermination. The objectives sought by New Alrikans since arriving on these shores, have now reached a higher stage. In 1989, prisoners housed at the Indiana Reformatory isolated on the Disciplinary Segregation Unit, organized a colleclive sirike fo confront the unit violations. This strike tosted about three weeks. This one intemal struggle, on a colleclive scale, was one of the first aclions that had an overwhelming impact upon Khalfani's political developement. The effectiveness of mass parlicipation among New Afrikan and North Amerikan prisoners alike, was very spiritually uplifing and encouraging. Revolutionary visions eventually matured as a result of this struggle. Al the rest fo follow, were that much better organized and victorious. This was not @ "hunger strike.” I was a collective struggle. What was done here was, all the prisoners were encouraged fo boycolt participation in the daily running of the unit. Al recrealion, showers, lalking to the administration and Ihe serving of food, elc. was refused. This forced the staff to have fo clean up, pass out food, and perform a host of prisoner obligations, that prison staff would normally not have to do. The slale responded by immedialely having Khallani and about fen ofhers transferred fo Indiana Stale Prison (ISP.) Refer lo the offidavit from Zaid, which confims the details on this struggle. He was also Involved in the application of this struggle. since that fime, Khalfani has been lransferred from prison fo prison. He has continuously played a role of educaling and organizing prisoners, sharing malerials and assisting /3 prisoners. Khalfani has not been allowed in the general prisoner population since 1987-1988. Since then, he has been housed in reslricled unit after restricted unit. A lot of this has been due to the overt instilutional racism of prison staff and prison investigators. He has been labeled a gang leader &/or revolulionary and subjected fo extensive stays in Isolation because of his advocacy. This has been Khalfani's reality. Attacks on His Family and Local Supporters In February, 1998, he was blessed by a special visit from his fiance, who recently became liberated from her slave name, (Isis Khaldun, formerly known as Penny Kennedy.) The G.A.S. unit officers strip searched him and asked him to open his mouth. Khallani temporarily refused, due to @ mouthtul of mint candy. Shorlly after this order, he opened his mouth and was secured in his cell. They advised him that a report was going fo be written for refusing a direct order. Some days later, he was placed on nen-contact visit status and alefter was sent fo the Superintendent by the case managers, alleging that Khallani and his fiance were trafficking on visits from the visitors room. What should be understood here is that the stale deliberalely sef out to destroy the character and repulation of Khallani's fiance, so that she would be barred from the inslilution. By allering the relationship of these visits, fhe slate's interes! was served - that of singling out Khallani for special repression. Assistance from comrad Mark Thiel of the Ruchell Magee Defense Fund and other oulside pressures, persuaded the state fo re-instate these visils, ninety days laler. Power lo the People UHURU SASAI A lot of networking with local Indiana colleges opened the door for a lot of ofher relationships to develop. Young comrades trom the Indiana University at Bloomington (1UB) have been very consistent. In facl, a benefit concert was. held on Oclober 27, 1998 at that university. A small group ol aclivists have uniled inlo slaunch supporlers in Ihe fighi ior Khallani's Ireedom. Ramona Alrika and her brothers were present. Akono Jahi (recently released from prison) and his lady Mandisa, spoke in support of Khalfani's freedom. They also spoke of the importance of outside support and organized efforts by the oulside in support and defense of prisoners. Recent Organized Effort by Khalfani & Several Oths MCF On March 15, 1999 a collective hunger strike was lounched in direct opposilion o violalions permealing the Maximum Conlrol Facility. Khallani was successtul in soliciling support from the while prisoners. The combined efforts of Khalfani X. Khaldun, A Kono Olatunji, Anthony Hogan and Tabono Ellsworth and oulside support came together, in a demonsiration of effective solidarity. The Strike lasted five days and was discontinued on March 19, 1999. Khallani was called out by the Facility Acling Superintendent, Mr. Mark Levinhagen. They discussed the issues and visitafions and decided on some solufions. Khalfani suggested that he also call out wo other comrades, Akono Olalunji and Anthony Hogan, which he did. They also addressed the issues. He also opled fo call two while prisoners from thelr cells fo ge! Iheir imput. After this meeling, prisoners were compelled fo come off the strike lo exchange ideas on fhe solutions agreed upon. A small victory of sorfs did occur, so they were temporarily salisfied. The Acling Superintendent agreed to @ much “larger meefing.” This was fo consist of five prisoners, himsell and the facility rank-and-file. On the day of this scheduled meeting, Mr. Mark Levinhagen was in a union meeling. So, i didn't go according fo plan. On March 24, 1999 o 1:30 p.m. Captain HyaHi called down fo Khalfani X. Khaldun's cell and advised him to get ready fo go up front. Khalfani had no idea what was going on. He was laken fo the Superintendent's office. Herbert Newkirk, Caplain Staples and Caplain Hyalt were present. The Superiniendent had declared he had been contacted by the Governor's office and oulside supporters - locally, nalionally and infernalionally. Some comrades reached him from Australia, even! This level of outside support, they hadn't seen in years, so he was overly agilated. He agreed that three of four of Ihe released demands would be mel, |S' while adhering lo thew Standard Operaling Procedure (5.0.P.) He claimed the larger meeling had to be cancelled due to ofher requests being made fo affend the meeting and the security risk if these requests were also granted. So, he called only Khalfani out fo seal the solutions. Expected changes will be forthcoming. Please nole thal it was the combined efforts of everybody who contributed o this action on Ihe inside and the oulside thal made these developments possible and these efforts are much appreciated. This combined effort was necessary fo expose the violations, challenge the system and make some agreeable changes. This was accomplished. Another plus is that the oulside support network Is aware of this facility's condilions and the authorities now know of this awareness, also. This effort was warranled. en dun (1) Galher support locally and nationally on his case and join the campaign. (2) Network with all organizations and dislribute relevant materals. (3) Engage in fundraising and the selling of Khalfani's booklels fo help the campaign. (4) Distibute campaign packets nationally. (5) Join the Emergency Response Team so that when Khallaniis under atack, you can respond with coordinated pressure. (6) Take up collections to purchase T-Shirs, bullons, hats, efc.in support of the free Khalfani Campaign. (7) Join the team of supporters who have opled lo press the judges and prosecutors in the case to dismiss this case. (8) Join the United Family and Friends lo Free Khaltani and commit yourself Io helping build a solid campaign lo free Khalfani. (9) Conlact Khallani fo arrange a visit 1o see him or maybe make your car available o bring family members fo visit him. (10) Eslablish a holline capable of nelworking fo recruit supporters for this campaign and educate them on this case. This campaign fo free Khalfani X. Khaldun willtake a | {, massive effort on behall of the outside forces. We will not allow the state to be successtul in wrongfully convicting this brother. S0 we call on each and every one of you fo ald us in pushing this case lo the forefront of attention that it deserves. Aluta-Confinua. Demand Justice for Khalfani X. Khaldun! Free our brother and you free a sincere fighter for the oppressed New Afrikan Nation in Amerikal FREE THE LAND! FREE KHALFANI X. KHALDUN! Demand He Be Freed send calls, letters and pelitions to the following people who are responsible in this case. The judge and prosecutor must be compelled to do the right thing. The right thing Is fo dismiss the case and release this New Afrikan survivor! Apply Pressure Here: st. Joseph Superior Court Judge Williom T. Means 101 5. Main St. South Bend, IN 46501 (219) - 235 - 9727 Prosecutor John F. Lake 2601 E. Michigan Boulevard P.0. Box 9216 Michigan City. IN 46361 (219) - 874 - 4140 Please nole: Everything in this document can be affimed by documented evidence as fo Iheir factual representations, for any who doubl the veracity of these statements. Compiled and Produced by: 7 c/o United Friends and Family to Free Bro. Khaltani X. Khaldun IMU_Room 418 900 E. 7th Streel Bloomington, IN 47405 @1999 Khalfani X. Khaldun can be reached af the address below. Always remember this address is subject fo change due to harrassment and transfers Bro. Khalfani X. Khaldun #874304 P.O. Box 557 Wesiville, IN 46391 (see Altached Essay) Aftached is an essay by a comrad of Khallani's on their first collective organized action on the inside in 1989, which was mentioned earlier. This occurred at he Indiana Reformatory on their lock up unit D/S as written about in Khalfani's booklel, Transformation 1987 - 1994. Allinformation described in the section concerming the Public Records Act will soon be available for review. The graphic on the back is of a New Alrikan chained fo a free and killed by a blow torch, then lynched. This is how “Amerika” freats its so-called cilizens. FREE NEW AFRIKA! 1999 Release @ KHALFANI KHALDUN ATED SIRUGGLE IN THE SUMMER OF 1989 |1 1 was ficst introduced to Brother Khaltani X. Khaldunin the fall of 1988, by Brother Shomare (s/n Ronnie Coley.) | was on the administrative segregation unit in G Cell House (GCH) which has a section of the cell house with iron gates and fences physically separaling it from the rest of the cell house. Khallani was in GCH and he often came up fo the gate and hollered at me while | was on A/S. But, it wasn't unlil Januaty of 1989, that we became better acquainted and established a bond that still holds strong fo this very day. In January 1989, | was released from A/S and placed in GCH. Less than thirty (30) days lafer, | was sen fo disciplinary segregation (D/5) lor battery on staff. A couple of months later, Khalfani was placed on D/S only a few cells away from my assigned cell. I've been in prison for seventeen (17) years and during the course of my imprisonment, it has been my experience that if's the nature of the Indiana Department of Corrections (1D.0.C.) particularly In the maximum security Insfitufions, to constantly increase iis repressive measures on the prison populations and segregation unils. In the late spring/early summer of 1989, the administration at the Indiana Reformatory atiempted to Increase Ifs repressive measures on its D/S unit by adding additional petty institutional rules for the D/ unit and enforcing them with petty conduct repors resulting in extended D/S time as well as credit class demoions and relentions. These measures had an adverse effect on the prisoners In general and a very adverse effect on fevolutionary minded prisoners in particular, who were major fargels of repression. It became imperalive that the prisoners would have 1o organize and devise some stralegies to combat the iron-fisted factics employed by the pigs on hat front. The revolutionary elements on the sef brainstormed and came up with the sirategy of shulting down the 2/4 side of the D/S unil. We decided that everyone would refuse recreation and showers; that the range tenders who swept and mopped fhe ranges and served food would refuse to work, consequently forcing the pigs fo do the work. And we made extra sure that there was always plenty of trash on the ranges for them o sweep. It was understood by every 20 prisoner on the 2/4 side that no one was fo replace the range lenders who refused fo work. We went from cell fo cell and approached every individual and informed them of the sirategies we intended fo use fo force the adminisiration 10 negoliate with us aboul the Issues of our concem. At which lime, we would orally reinforce our demands which were already drafted on paper and sent fo fhe prison superintendent by an anonymous sender. We were successtul in organizing across raclal, Ideological and organizational lines and drew the support of every single prisoner on the 2/4 side of the D/S uni. The revolufionary elements on the set at this fime were all very young. None of us were older than 25 years old. We also were all essentially in the early stages of our political development and his situation provided us with an Ideal opporiunily lo put some of our newly discovered revolutionary theory info praclice. Personally for me, this was my first involvement in ferms of organizing on a mass scale. Even though my role was minimal in 'hat | wasn't one of Ihe principlal movers and shakers of Ihis effort, | was never-the-less a part of the core group that organized this plan of resistance. 1 would venlure fo say that this was Khalloni's first experience of parlicipaling in organizing on this level as well. We were all full of that youthful fire and vigor, but also maintaining the line and keeping our politics and objectives in commend over our actions. Ulimalely, we commanded the respect of the entire 2/4 side of the D/S unit and shut the sef down. Everyone kept it fight and fowed the line for the first week or so and during the course of this period, the. contradictions between the prisoners and the pigs sharpened, iremendously. The hostilities mounted as the pigs became frusirated with their extra work load. Somelhing would soon have fo give. Yet, there was no doubt In our minds that it would never be us. About a week or 5o Info our protest, one of the range lenders crossed the demarcation line and came out for recreation. This was a clear act of Ireason against the objectives of the collective. Being that the 2/4 side was shut down, they ran his scab to recreation with the 1/3 side of the D/S uni. This went on for about a week. Everyone else confinued to low the line. The range tender attempted to commit an even greater act of o treason by trying to come out and serve breakdast fo the prisoners. We immediately let it be known in no uncertain terms that we would not tolerate this! Some of the prisoners began to throw objects at this scab. The pigs saw that our unity was strong and had no ofher cholce but fo lock the scab back up In the cell and serve the food themselves. Several days later, the prisoners decided fo come out for showers only. But It was understood that we would confinue on with our profest and force the plgs to confinue o sweep, mop and serve the food. The morning that we decided fo come out for showers, the range tender that went against the objectives of the collective suffered several stab wounds and was badly beaten. Trumped up charges of batery were brought against me, Khallani and a polltically consclous comrade named Hasani. We all were ralloaded and convicted by the racist Conduct Adjustment Board (C.A.B.) and each of us were sentenced fo hree (3) additional years on D/s. In an attempt o break up some of the leadership, the Pigs moved some of us o the 1/3 side of D/S including mysell and Khalfanl. We began eforls fo organize the 1/3 side. Unbeknownst to us, the administration had plans to transfer all of us out of the camp. Altogether, six (8) of us were ransferrrd fo the state prison in Michigan Cily, including Khalfani and myself. For securily reasons, obviously certain information won't be disclosed In this wriling, but there were many lessons learned in the summer of 1989, which I'm sure played a part in all of our individual development. In Struggle, Zald Kamau Tyehimba s/n Arhur Green ‘Descripion ofa True Sokder 2z My I3 i mecing tis soldier he embiaced me offba. He made sure | had ygiens aad food (0 eut. This was within he 2 day period on G.A.S, Al the Saldier dentme reading materia, & newsletter wich advises you on workdly subjcts. Afer tis [ wasferurned back 9 DS, i the Penditon Comrectona Fally. Afer doing my D.S. ime | was ceurmed back 10 G.A.S. o the same range the i Khalf was on. The sume day | was blessed with bygica, food 4 rening mateil. Allibe days v been o G.AS. Khaln ssres e that i e s ot ot t: Hakeem 21 0a 4D GAS. Hakeem Much Respect & Love Indiana Prisoner e known Khalfui X Khakdun (0 il over six monihs and rom a what he's shown me be i osive and oving brothr. He hlpsevryone b comen i Contar ‘ith, s s i ed Kis Bt 1 g ne'sout o thl oldseguive nd eckles puems, ‘which has hlped me od e 1o grow and develop Heisilsothe ype of person that i s psson i peed of aythiag e will Sive i st 1nd g0 o f s way 0 belpamyone i the gl of everydey pien e, 4nd hes e the hings that ke e el s aod ol low ot s o bt el comvad, riend 1 a bother. Fye sawe N el brothers the s pever sy ‘metbeore. Butigh ow he i Gghing or s i and would appreiateul e el o ol the onesoutide and v 11t thems Kaow s bocher s ot evepbing b possibly can 0 educae and Bberat the ind of al i ellow prisonen. ‘Anyona wising 1 i is on upporing i shuld Know s worthy o l he uppor b cange. 5o plesse rsch ot and el hisbother,because i et sl i ihe rght spot. Kl has et way beyond usalking shout revoluontey wark, o achually doiog king tha obers i 1 be doing. He jus ecenly had pporien o Califomia, Seanle snd Phily secd me an bout §othecsprisoncrs s ot of couaiasl, e, which deal with G.E.D. mah and poliic. 1 he eyes of sy of s b conkd e 4 vaed astet 0 society. S0 d your best 0 gt s brosherout of b, A Comead of Khsiias Remember Matthew Shepard Dyvan Johasoa 9955660 £.0.Box 30 & James Byrd, Jr. Pendieon, N 46064 A Souls ory 22 e know ot half forabot § months noe prsomlly, bt T b on hesame it 3 i or sbout 10 mants. Y remember thesightwe e soiing.. | s bvig 3 comersation with couple e peole shout my view o cerainthigs. One of he guys 1 was alkig with s tht a3 it becare 1 Gt befeve i el s, o nce ht s meoned, Kbl spoke p, sy st ot becaut i upport mch eionbips...Ad Gendii was born. Over e est svers month we 11 know exch ther,and we alked more and mor, and Kbl bega 0 uppy e with books 0 rad o i persoml ey, ook et helped e undersand the gl nd s he experinced, he stuggles and bardips of o peape, nd e e me 0 sk e e e e i the e ht id dea 1o my et e gave e 3 wih 3 ot of mein. & et 14 e he prcivedm 1.3 erin, i ed e o foe 0 repee i ht mach ore. Dula - sharp, ctting, bl o take apast. Dingane - & person in need of gidance Bro Kbl helped me (0 better undersang my woman, and why she would 3y and do cerainthings, which a tun helped us 10 commuricate bettr, which in turn brought us together 83 one. Tve been down for 4 yars and 7 moth, and Brother Kilfui has gven me more books, given me more good ndvice, and showed me more. Tove and support than any and everybody else Tve met durog my incarceration. Not o long ago 1 made the decsion 0 leave the organizaion (GD.D) Lve been & partof since 87.18, and althoush it sasit him who convisced me t0 leave, ance that decision was made he et me know that he supported me and my decison wholcheartedly while others tumed thei bk and moved on. ‘Khalfd is someane 1 know I can 80 to with snything and get n honest opirion. He s me know ifTm wrong just a3 fust s h It t me know [ right, and he fts it be Known that 5o mater how much love be has for me or nybody els, b's not going (0 support sny bullsh_..smply put “The lov 1 v for Bro Khalfas s without oes without sayig. nd the respect [ bave for him. To my brother Khifai ATrue Souljah!l October 8, 1998 To whom it may concem, My same s ResbenBishop 92358, 1 am wiing s i wtement i e 0 xptn0you who i g m s oo o he el Kl X T o K o o 3 yoor 0. Whet e st e b e s Kind o it Glow K oty o sl ot o sty il oo o oo e b a1 now o, Ny espct, b e sy onhe gt ot when oy prems ik ik He ks eris e o g ccompishd Ivoughiec. H b s bl e o oy g sl To el 0 8041 e .. el e vt s et o Peniy wrein 1t o0k Ko v i iy 1 ke oo e o o el 1ol iy 1y g s o .. bk s e s o o e et K e et knowledg o ook i socaion i et ol ing rsoncn vt e 1 vy oy e Thask you foryour ime. R D a0 ndians Prisoner The History o Bubba-Bt 27 « Kl X Khaldun! Me and Khilfai et in 1987 a¢ Westvill, on thei ock up usi. At that tme we. were both deep oo the HipHop/Rap st | can tecall tht Khilfus was good atthe “Human Beat Box” making ice Hip-Hop beats with is mouth. Funay s it may scem, bt his s what st atracted me 10 brotha Khalfii We may have sps 2, maybe 3 monihs on Westil’slock up i, before we were transferted 10 the Indian Siate Prison whete once again we were placed on lock up urits, Kl went 10 N5 D, I weat 10 1D, We were spartfor + hort while, unil we both were eleased Gom lock up. We hollered a cach otber every chance we got. We always Scemen o have that connection that words ca explin, bt | think we bt feaized we Wwere in for a rude awakening s far 25 prison and prison treaunea was concerned. We both were moved o E-dorn at LS. P. where we icked i sbou “his & tht”, otbing relly, st Kiking i, cause a this point and ime our P.LC. was not in effct, we were sill o nto our Lumpin Siaies Duve (0 ke oppressive ways of pison Il mysell s ‘well s Kulfanidid ou 1our on these lock up units and even th’ we waset hvays 10gether L abways hear that Khalfuni was doing well sl oldig thisine (P.1.C). ‘We hada't been ogethr i e years, 50 W T again M C.C. (Maximi Conirol Complex) Supermax at Westvlle. It waslike bio-brothaz meeting for the first ime. We stayed up al aight wking abou old times. 1t ws good to see Khallan after 30 Ton, b we sl hadtha connetion that we had at “the Ville® (Westill) al hose years o At ime bothour mentlies hd changed, and sow our P LC. was i ffect. ‘Vou know a3 | rllc buck ontis? Khalfn has always been e 10 do whateve he could or the nxt broths, be'swaysbeen a sand up b, rue o s word,good heaned, ad really o e ashareed o show his sensicve side. But knowiog Khalfai for helast 11 or 30 yeurs? T sgcn il A troe soulah i every sense ofthe word. We al shouldbe proud 0 have Khlfen 13 5 ellow comsade in ous suruzgle for eedom, and he's big endorsr oflove & pesc, cducat & agaie, be i big endorser of Nsion N Afkan Naiiool and theres ntbing wiong withone being prowd ofooe's people. Wi all that e, 1 say much hov (0 Khalfi X. Khaldun, and sl Sisaz and Brothaz that recogrize the e for sggle. TIL ALL ARE FREE Stuvggle. Bubba-Bl Indiana Prisoner GAS/3-4B. Ocobes 4, 1998 T ACK 1 NEWS SERVICE Fublished quarterly by the New Panther Vangusrd Movement 1470\ Martin Luiler Kiog livd. Los Augeles, CA. 90062 32 29643m) Fax (020 20 1645 A Call for Sol The New Afrikan In ity and Support for 25 tute for Ciminology 101 by Khalfani X. Khaldun Midwest Coordinator Revolutionary Greetings: My name is Bro. Khalfani X. Khaldun. [am a New Afrikan political prisoner, colonized in the penal colony of the Indiana prison tombs. From the trenches, reach out to you, calling for your solidarity and supportin righteous attempt to raise the national consciousness of the people - New Afrikans in particular. ‘Some time ago, I joined the team of Comrad Abdul O. Shakur, president of the institute and Comrad Sharifa Abeni Shakur, who Fommunity, public affirs and finances coordinator, for the institute. This s in hopes of soliciting support here in the Midwest, as well as propagating the aims and goals of both the New Afiikan Institute for Criminology 101 and the George Jackson Foundation. In this call, | am hoping to further my attempts to use all of the consistent outside support bases, to broaden our outside membership body, volunteers and coordinators. This is one of my first projects s Midwest Coordinator of the Institute. Another comrad, named Sadiki ‘Mangwiro and I, are having a brief released, to be published for the Indiana Political Prisoners on death row. This will be done to bring outside sympathizers, supporters, and family members up to speed sbout e lives and constant reality these men are forced to deal with, daily. The name of the publication hasn’t been selected yet, but once it has been, [ will release it Currently, 1 am ironing out commitrents with outside comrads for the participation in the organization of the Criminology 101 Political and Theoretical Journal. Anyone who could aid us in this, should contact me and retun the application for membership and the volunteers document to the address at the bottom of the application page. Midwest groups who recive these documents will also receive a copy of the new ‘Afrikan community parole review board sheet and a petition. "As comrad Abdul O Shakur states, the implementatica of these programs seeks o provide our communities with a new and effective Freapon, not only in terms of the “crime” issue, but also es an unlimited bt @inians e, oo 1o co Ccomeaindins edu>,