Paul Redd

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

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.