This comes second hand, from Jim Hightower's radio program broadcast
yesterday and from questions Ray Suarez was asking the Philly police
commissioner on McNeil Lehrer on PBS but yes, there have been allegations of
mistreatment and high bonds made.
The police commissioner said they were being held because they refused to
give their proper names, (Jane and John Doe).
I don't know anything about withholding of medications, etc.
Chris Hayden
>From: "Ron Silliman" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Subject: birthplace of freedom, etc.
>Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 15:16:36 GMT
>
>Candice writes:
>
>"Can Philly listees confirm an e-bulletin just put out by _The
>Internationalist_ in Chapel Hill announcing that 450 demonstrators
>("nonviolent activists") have been arrested and charged, with bail set at
>$15,000 and a "slow-down" processing in effect? _The Internationalist_ also
>says there are reports of brutality, isolation, and withholding of
>medication from prisoners at both of the two jails where they're being
>held."
>
>I can't speak for the treatment in the jails, but yes, they have certainly
>arrested that many people, perhaps more, and in some instances have set
>bail
>at $50,000 for misdemeanor offenses.
>
>Ron Silliman
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