Paul Redd

  From Paul's Family and friends: Paul Redd left us on Juneteenth. A hero to so many, he was loved by so many communities: from his childhood friends in Oakland, to his family who has always been with him, to decades-long friendships from the inside, to the many friends he made in his two years home after 44 years of wrongful incarceration, including 30 in solitary. He will be remembered for his infinite love, his courage, strength, generosity, hope, his poetry, and passion for justice. We love you Paul!   Funeral is July 9th, 11am at Church of All Faith located on 2100 5th Ave in Oakland. In the meantime the family welcomes your financial contributions towards his being buried in the honorable way he deserves. Thank you for any support you are able to offer. Here is a poem from Paul's book "Roaring Free in A World Without Walls": A Voice From Within Do you know the voice when i call to you? Do i know the  voice when you call to me? It is a whisper A sile...

  Published first in CA Prison Focus, issue 60 (30 May 2020) I am Paul Redd/Abbas, one of the original hunger strike representatives and signees of the historical document “ The Agreement to End Hostilities .” I find it an honor to be amongst this class of solid members who continue to refuse to compromise or/and debrief under any circumstances nor allow our minds to play tricks on us. It has been a continuous struggle fighting against the obstacles CDCR officials, IGI, ISU, SSU alike with their SNY’s now referred as designated program yard in attempt to derail positive progress. Now we are up against an even more deadly beast called COVID-19 that data showing it is largely attacking and killing the Afrikan American and minority population that’s at a higher risk who suffering from hypertension, diabetes, cancer, sleep apnea, etc. Many of us like myself suffer from all these diseases listed as a high risk under COVID-19. A lot of prisoners here including myself rec...

We are so pleased to tell you that, finally, after 44 years, of which 30 years in solitary confinement, Paul Redd was released from prison! In his letter of May 17th, 2020, Paul wrote: "On May 15th the Court recalled my sentence. Vacated my first degree murder conviction and ordered I be immediately released." Read the article in the SF Chronicle of May 29th, 2020: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/amp/SF-public-defender-unit-helps-Oakland-man-go-free-15301831.php See also: SF Chronicle: The Power of Redemption (29 May 2020)  And: Paul Redd, Jr. and the Trauma of Systemic Racism by Cherlyne Majors (June 30, 2020) And: 44 Years Later, Redd Comes Home – An Inside Account (The Davis Vanguard, July 8, 2020) Welcome home Paul! 

Since some months, Paul has been housed in the California Medical Facility (CMF). His latest address is (without the cellnr which we do not know right now): Paul A. Redd Jr B-72683 California Medical Facility (CMF) P.O. Box 2000 Vacaville, CA 95696-2000

Paul is in hospital right now, please send him a card and let him know people are wishing him well: Paul A. Redd Jr B-72683 SATF / CTC Hospital Rm 39 P.O. Box 5248 Corcoran, CA 93212 Thank you!

Paul wrote to say he was being transferred out of Pelican Bay SHU finally! Paul A. Redd Jr B-72683 CSATF P.O. Box 5248 Corcoran, CA 93212

This article was written by Andrew Purcell for the Sydney Morning Herald , and contains information from Paul: Feb. 19th, 2014 Victorian courts have been told of young offenders being held in 22-hour lockdown. What's it really like in isolation? Andrew Purcell looks at the situation in California where prisoners are kept in solitary for years at a time. ''Listen to me. Put away your preconceptions.'' Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, is explaining that reporters often make the same basic mistake. ''We don't have solitary confinement in California state prisons.'' She then describes a penal system in which almost 4000 men are locked up indefinitely in cells the size of a city bathroom. ''There's no sensory deprivation. They go to the yard every day.'' This is for 1½ hours, alone, in a lot with no view. ''There are skylights in all of the Security Hou...

Prisoner Hunger Strike Representatives in Pelican Bay State Prison, of which Paul is one, were retaliated against harshly. Read below what you can do to support Paul and his brothers. We need massive support for them all. Here is also the latest picture of Paul, taken on June 14th 2013. Thank you for your support of the hunger strikers. As you may have heard, the hunger strike began on July 8 with California 30,000 imprisoned people refusing to eat. Hundreds of media outlets have been covering this historic event. The California Department of Corrections and ‘Rehabilitation’ (CDCr) has begun to retaliate against the vocal spokespeople for the hunger strikers, who are located in Pelican Bay and Corcoran State Prisons. Our Pledge of Resistance Alert today will focus on the extreme brutality of prison authorities against the Representatives of the hunger strikers, who are in Pelican Bay State Prison. The CDCr is also trying to undermine legal and community support of th...

From: Truth-Out , July 13th 2013 By Paul Redd , Truthout | Op-Ed  Prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit (SHU) are isolated for at least twenty-two and a half hours a day in cramped, concrete, windowless cells. They are denied telephone calls, contact visits, any kind of programming, adequate food and, often, medical care. Nearly 750 of these men have been held under these conditions for more than a decade, dozens for over 20 years. This treatment has inflicted profound psychological suffering and caused or exacerbated debilitating physical ailments.    Ostensibly, these men are in the SHU because they associate with gang members and isolating them is necessary to prevent gang activity and racially motivated violence. But in the summer and fall of 2011, these men, joined by other SHU prisoners throughout California, showed this claim to be the lie that it is. Organizing across racial lines, more than 6,000 SHU prisoners went on h...

From: SF Bay View, June 29th, 2013 by Paul Redd/Mume, Ruben Williams/Jitu Joka Kambon, Richard Wembe Johnson, Charles Coleman/Ghais As a representative of the Pelican Bay SHU hunger strikes in 2011 and a signatory on the “Agreement to End Hostilities,” I have not written any articles for publication except a few pieces related to the hunger strikes posted on the internet. The reason being I felt our Brotha and the other three main representatives were articulating our peaceful nonviolent united fight to expose and end our torture, inhumane conditions and decades of indefinite long-term solitary confinement. I did not want to occupy more space saying the same things. The main four representatives have also expressed our collective love and respect to all the unbroken prisoners who have volunteered to join this long-awaited united front with the peaceful nonviolent hunger strikes, including our humble respect for those prisoners who weren’t able to partake because ...

From: SF Bay View, June 19, 2013 Interview by Sharon Martinas Legendary jailhouse lawyer Paul Redd speaks out at this critical time from the Pelican Bay SHU. Q: What is your name? M: My name is Paul Redd. However, many friends and comrades call me P.R., Mume or Abbas. Photo: Paul “Mume” Redd is a legendary jailhouse lawyer respected both inside and outside the walls. That proud brotherhood, whose work is essential in protecting the freedoms all of us cherish, is described and supported in this book by Mumia Abu Jamal, “Jailhouse Lawyers: Prisoners Defending Prisoners v. the USA.” Q: May I call you Mume? M: Of course you may. Q: Mume, you’re one of the 16 representatives of the 2011 Pelican Bay State Prison SHU hunger strikes in July and September? M: Yes, I am. Q: You also signed the Aug. 12, 2012, “Agreement to End Hostilities Between Racial Groups?” M: Yes, I did. Q: Let me travel back in time with some questions. ...