The letters read aloud were written by Indiana prisoner, scholar, and playwright Anastazia Schmid; Indiana prisoner Shaka Shakur who recently underwent a successful hunger strike for better living conditions; Lamont Heard, a Michigan prisoner who was sentenced to life in prison as a juvenile; anarchist prisoner Sean Swain; black liberation fighter Kuwasi Balagoon; and Malcolm X.
Evansville Letters to Prisoners formed in October of 2015 as a way for people interested in supporting prisoners to work collaboratively. The group regularly holds letter writing events at which people can write to prisoners of their choosing or to the prisoners who are spotlighted that week, such as political prisoners with upcoming birthdays. Periodically, the group also holds fundraisers, movie nights, and other awareness-raising events. For updated information on the group, see facebook.com/evansvilleletterstoprisoners.
Madison Correctinal Facility
800 MSH Bus Stop Drive
Madison, IN 47250
Shaka Shakur, 135647
Wabash Valley Correctional Facility
PO Box 1111
Carlisle, IN 47838
Lamont Heard, 252329
G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility
3500 N. Elm Road
Jackson, MI 49201
Sean Swain, A243205
PO Box 120
Lebanon, OH 45036
Kuwasi Balagoon and Malcolm X are both deceased.