{"article":{"id":940,"heading":"POLITICAL PRISONERS IN PHILADELPHIA UPDATE","author":"IMC","created":"2000-08-15 17:27:33","modified":"2000-08-15 17:48:03","last_modified":"Wed, 16 Aug 2000 00:48:03","article":"

As of this morning, Monday, August 14, there are still 48 Republican

convention protesters incarcerated in Philadelphia jails. 3 are

facing felony charges and the remaining arrestees are facing

misdemeanor charges. <\/p>

$20,000 in bail is still urgently needed today to free those in

Philadelphia, and donations and loans are immediately accepted. Your

$5, $10, $20, $50 & $100 and larger donations will go a long way to

freeing these activists. <\/p>

How to help: <\/p>

wire money immediately to:

Philadelphia Direct Action Group (P-DAG) at:

PNC Bank

1600 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 585-1170

(888) 762-2265 <\/p>

access the Philadelphia Direct Action Group's web site for

routing info: http:\/\/www.thepartysover.com<\/a>

donations to the above account are not tax-deductable

or call (215) 701-7311

for recorded information

information for tax deductable donations can also be accessed at the

above website. <\/p>

P-DAG is willing to take loans for bail funds, again please see the

website for details on how long you can expect to wait for repayment. <\/p>

Activists are dealing with brutal conditions in jail, despite the

mainstream media's portrayal of the Philadelphia Police Department as

\"using restraint\", the truth is activists have been beaten and denied

access to medical care. <\/p>

We need to help free these activists immediately and assist them in

dealing with the legal process that they still face. <\/p>

Please note: daily updates will be provided on the status of those

still incarcerated. Please assume that bail is still urgently needed

until an update is sent with notification that everyone is out of

jail in Philadelphia. <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"As Police in Los Angeles swarm non-violent protestors and violate their first amendment rights, Prisoner's in Philadelphia face years in prison and thousands in fines.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2000\/08\/940.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":950,"heading":"CORRECTION","article":"The website for thepartysover.org is .org, not thepartysover.com. Please note.\r\n\r\nthanks!","author":".","parent_id":940,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2000-08-15 17:48:03","modified":"2000-08-15 17:51:20","fileurl":""}]}