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Support Native Prisoner Jason Campbell's Hunger Strike!

SUPPORT THE HUNGER STRIKE DEMANDS OF NATIVE PRISONER JASON CAMPBELL AND ALL NATIVE PRISONERS TO PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION!
No Reprisals! Release Jason from Isolation!

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Sign online to tell President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Ohio Governor Kasich, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Moore, the Ohio State Penitentiary Warden Bobby, the Ohio Legislature, the Ohio Congressional Delegation, Congressional leaders, U.N. Secretary General Ban, and members of the media you want the right to Native religious practices of Native prisoner Jason Campbell (Native name Vo'kome Nahkohe) and all Native prisoners respected, Jason's hunger strike demands met and Jason released from isolation with no reprisals..

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To: Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Moore, Ohio State Penitentiary Warden Bobby, Ohio Gov. Kasich, Attorney General Holder, President Obama

cc: Ohio Legislature, Ohio Congressional Delegation, Congressional Leaders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, members of the media

Honor the right of Native American Prisoner Jason Campbell (Vo'kome Nahkohe) to practice his religion! All of his religious freedom hunger strike demands are just and legitimate. They must be granted immediately! His religious necklace, which was confiscated from him illegally, must be immediately returned. Remove him from isolation and restore all privileges. No reprisals for his just hunger strike action!

On February 27, Jason Campbell #476-229 (native name Vo'kome Nahkohe) began a hunger strike to demand that his ability to practice his native religion be respected by the Ohio prison system. On March 2, having refused 9 meals, his action became an official hunger strike. He was sent to isolation where he is deprived of tv, radio and walkman, and his religious necklace, which has been approved as a religious accommodation, was illegally confiscated. Campbell is demanding religious objects necessary to the practice of his religion, such as tobacco, beads and animal hair as well as the right to practice his religious ceremonies including a Sun Dance ceremony. Over the course of the past several years he has exhausted all legal remedies to obtain what he needs for his religious practices. He therefore felt he had no recourse but to initiate a hunger strike for himself and other Native American inmates in Ohio's prisons.

Jason Campbell and all Native American prisoners must be accorded the same rights to practice their religion as other prisoners!

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posted March 8, 2011

Support Native Prisoner Jason Campbell's Hunger Strike!! Campaign

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