[IPSM] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Urgent request from Janie Jamieson

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

Thursday October 25, 2007





*Incarcerated Six Nations Man Threatened by Institutional Staff *

by Janie Jamieson

Six Nations



Skylar Williams, a Mohawk Wolf from Six Nations has been held without bail
at the Hamilton Barton St. Jail since the illegal arrests at Stirling
Street September
19, 2007. Today we held a rally for him outside the jail where he has been
in the "hole" for two days.



We have reason to believe if Skyler is harmed in anyway, we know he is the
target of planned and deliberate threats and violence by jail institution
staff members.



A few days ago Skylar woke up to find the plumbing in his cell on range 5
was backed up. He notified institution staff on his range. He was accused by
staff of backing up the plumbing. The mess was left. Skylar asked for a
drink of water, he was told by staff to drink from the toilet.
Skylarresponded, "there's
sh*t" in there. The institution staff's paid professional advise to
Skylarwas to "take the
sh*t out and then have a drink." Skylar refused and notified his lawyer of
the situation. At this point Skyler was without clean water for
approximately 18 hours.



Skyler's lawyer then notified another institutional staff member with a
higher ranking position. The plumbing was fixed. Skyler left his cell but at
lockdown upon his return, Skyler discovered the plumbing was mysteriously
backed up again. The higher ranking institutional staff attempted to solve
the problem by moving Skyler to another cell.



After this incident Skyler was approached by an institutional staff member
and taken to a room with two other staff. At this point Skyler was told by
the one of the staff that that particular staff member referred to himself
as being "GOD" at Barton St. Jail. He then threatened Skyler by telling him
if he and his lawyer didn't stop causing sh*$ for him, he was going to
"fu*$" Skyler up. He also said he would have it arranged so Skyler's lawyer
would have no access to him.



This staff member went on to inform Skyler of his plan to "fu*$" him up.
(There were 2 other staff present when this threat occurred.) According to
the staff member Skyler's fate is supposed to happen in three steps...



1. Skyler would be given a "misconduct" by the institutional staff.



2. Skyler would then be sent to the "hole" for 3 days.



3. After Skyler was done in the "hole" he would immediately be sent to the
range 3 of the jail.



Range 3 is where the men who are waiting to be tried for rape, murder and
other serious crimes are held. Some of these men have already been convicted
of such crimes and are waiting to be shipped off to federal institutions.



This is where men who have nothing left to lose are sent. In this range the
inmates do special favours for the institutional staff for as little as an
extra meal or coffee. It's a place where you simply do not "rat" on the
institutional staff. Inmates are pitted against one another.  It's also a
place where Skyler was told, there are men as big as 321 pounds that could
really "fu*$" him up. (The jail staff asked Skyler how much he weighed just
to verify Skyler *would* be quite smaller and at greater risk of being
injured if sent to Range 3.)



Skyler was also told by the institutional staff the last guy they had
"fu*$ed" up had to crawl to the jail cell door covered in blood. Skyler was
told there were men in Range 3 "waiting" for his arrival. Skyler was advised
by this paid government employee to "quit his bitc*ing" and "to take his
lumps."



Skyler's lawyer spoke with the high ranking institutional staff and was told
by him the only thing he could do to guarantee Skyler's safety was to put
him in isolation where he would be under 24 hour video surveillance, however
Skyler would have to give up the staff members' names who were threatening
him.



Skyler's lawyer has already filed a motion for "habeus corpus" to have
Skyler physically present in court tomorrow for his bail review.



Skyler's cell mate contacted his family this morning and informed them in
the last 24 hours Skyler has been given a "MISCONDUCT" by staff and has been
placed in "the hole" for 3 days.



The instituional staff member has kept his promise to  threaten
Skyler'slife and safety. This staff member's plan is gone passed the
first two
stages.



Something needs to be done immediately to guarantee Skyler's safety and
security. If there is interference in Skylers safety and security or if his
life is put at risk we believe it would be the direct result of mistreatment
at the discretion of institutional staff. We believe they are abusing their
authority to ensure Skyler's life and well being is put at risk. We believe
their attempts at intimidating Skyler are deliberate and being somewhat
overlooked by senior institutional staff.



Let's hope Skyler will gets out of Barton St. Jail safely with his life. His
bail review is at the Cayuga Courthouse tomorrow at 9:00am.



Please forward immediately.



niawen, skennen



Janie Jamieson

Six Nations
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