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Call Governor Paterson to ask that Jalil Muntaqim & Herman Bell Be Returned to NY

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

New York State letter denies request The transfer of SF8 defendants Herman Bell and Jalil Muntaqim from the San Francisco County Jail back to New York State for their rightful parole hearings has been blocked by both state governors for weeks and New York State now wants to deny this right for good. This comes despite previous agreements in the courtroom between the California State prosecutors, the presiding judge and, of course, the brothers and their attorneys. In a new ? but not surprising ? development, a letter from Steve Krantz, Assistant Counsel to the Governor of New York to Peter Smith, Deputy Attorney General of California dated October 10, 2008 states: Procedures in this area are designed to balance a variety of considerations, including the needs of the judicial system and executive concerns such as security and administration...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on December 05, 2008 (boomark / email).