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Christopher was originally arrested in May of 2020 in connection with an arson of a police car during a protest in Rochester, NY. Eventually Christopher was able to plead to a Riot charge, which carried a lesser sentence of 5 years. Christopher is 30 years old and was born and raised in Rochester, NY. He is … Continue reading Christopher Tindal – New York

Follow @freekhalifphilly on Instagram, and support this fundraiser for Khalif's commissary. "Khalif Miller is a political prisoner serving time for his role in the 2020 rebellion in Philadelphia. Khalif is a loving father and is originally from North Philly. Khalif was arrested in October of 2020 on a Federal indictment pursued by Attorney General Bill … Continue reading Khalif Miller – Pennsylvania

Read more about state repression of the uprising in Arkansas and these cases: How to Crush a Movement for Racial Justice and Little Rock police vehicle arson cases end with federal sentencing of four defendants. Mujera Benjamin Lunga’ho, Renea Goddard, Cody Nowlin and Angel Espinosa-Villegas were all sentenced to time in federal prison related to … Continue reading Mujera Benjamin Lunga’ho – Arkansas

The Final Straw Radio aired an interview with Angel from ICE detention on their May 4th episode, please share! On April 1, 2025, Angel was taken into ICE custody to face deportation to Chile after the end of hir federal prison sentence. Angel has since been deported and reunited with family in Chile, and you … Continue reading Angel Espinosa-Villegas – Arkansas

Read David’s piece “This Land” here posted by Mongoose Distro. In February of 2022, David pleaded to arson and felony possession of a firearm; on June 14th, 2022 he was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release.David Elmakayes 77782-066USP LeePO Box 305Jonesville, VA 24263Projected release date 07/29/2033

Margaret was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to setting 5 cop cars on fire during the large protests in Downtown Seattle on May 29th, 2020.Margaret Channon 49955-086FCI TallahasseeFederal Correctional InstitutionPO Box 5000Tallahassee, FL 32314Projected release date 06/05/2026

Tyre was released in August, 2025! Please check out his GoFundMe to support him. In March of 2021 Tyre Means plead guilty to one count of arson and one count of possession of a stolen firearm. His charges stemmed from the May 30th, 2020 protests in downtown Seattle. At his sentencing Tyre was given a … Continue reading Tyre Means – Washington

Read this April 7th article about Malik Muhammad's shocking interstate transfer and follow their support crew @freemaliknow for updates! “My name is Malik Farrad Muhammad. I’m a black/Palestinian pansexual Muslim (yes, hella confusing). I’m an anarchist antifascist, anti-racist abolitionist (yes, both cops and prisons) for my love of freedom! My first protest was in high … Continue reading Malik Muhammad – Oregon

Alvin Joseph was held without bond since June of 2020, facing arson charges related to fires targeting police officers' vehicles in Gwinnett County. He was found guilty of attempted arson and was sentenced on March 8th, 2022.Alvin was released in summer 2025!

You can learn more about how to support John at this GoFundMe and from Atlanta IWOC (instagram @atlantaiwoc). John B. Wade is a Black Atlanta activist who faced charges related to the George Floyd Rebellion in the Summer of 2020. He was arrested on November 2nd, 2020 in an inter-agency raid along with two others, Vida Jones … Continue reading John Wade – Georgia

José Felan is a political prisoner who was kidnapped and captured during the 2020 George Floyd uprising in Minnesota. After many long years of sacrifice and struggle behind bars, José was released into a halfway house on December 3, 2025! You can give to a fundraiser for his post-release support here. "Thank you to every … Continue reading José Felan – Minnesota

From Minnesota Uprising Arrestee Support: "Matthew Rupert grew up in Galesburg, Illinois with his loving parents Linda and Michael, his oldest sister Kristy, Middle sister Kari, youngest sister Karen, and brother Christopher. His father became sick when Matthew was young. He passed away December 6, 2012 leaving Linda a widow. Matthew’s mother was a CNA and … Continue reading Matthew Rupert – Minnesota

Matthew was released to a halfway house in June 2025! There is a fundraiser to help him prepare for release. Please read this inspiring March 2025 update from Matthew White about his imminent release! What’s up Midwest Books to Prisoners? Greetings to all my comrades over there and among your readers. I just wanted to … Continue reading Matthew White – Minnesota

On January 14th, 2022, Montez Lee was sentenced to 10 years in prison, having pled guilty to one count of arson after facing multiple federal charges and being held without bond after his arrest. From Minnesota Uprising Arrestee Support: "My name is Montez Lee. I am a 25 year old African American male from Rochester, … Continue reading Montez Lee – Minnesota