support ryan lewis

Ryan Lewis is a 21 year old resident of Newcastle California who is currently incarcerated in the Sacramento County Main Jail. He was arrested by the FBI on February 8th in connection with recent Earth Liberation Front actions that took place in Placer and Amador counties. Lewis has been indicted by a federal grand jury on five counts of arson and three counts of attempted arson and has been denied bail. Ryan Lewis has plead not-guilty to all charges and has requested a jury trail. His trial begins May 20. Right now he is in total separation, a high security lockdown facility that is just one step above the hole. He has no reading material and his connections with the outside world are limited. He would love to receive letters or reading material from people. Below is his mailing address, the jail’s regulations for sending mail to prisoners and a book list.

LEWIS, RYAN X-4101338 8W312A
Sacramento County Main Jail
651 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

“The Jail will not accept books, newspapers or magazines mailed from a book store or an individual. Books, newspapers and magazines will ONLY be accepted directly from the publisher or through online services (Amazon, Barnes and Noble….etc.) on behalf of the inmate. Any material that appears to be obscene or tends to incite murder, arson, riot, racism or otherwise compromises the security of the facility will not be accepted.

The following is a sample of unacceptable items which will be returned to the sender:

• Stationery/Stamps

• Polaroid Pictures

• Photos larger than a standard 35mm size (4x6)

• Stickers on the inside or outside of the envelope/letter
• Any items not listed which may compromise the security of the facility”


Here is a list of books he is interested in receiving:
-Leo Tolstoy "War and Peace" or "Anna Karina"
-Anything by Tom Brown "Grandfather" "The Scout"
-John Brunner "Sheep Look Up"
-Any other good books by Doystoyevsky, Rand, Existentialists or
Situationists
-Peterson's Guides: "Wild Edibles"
-Yoga book w/ positions
-Any books on the Zapatistas or other Indigenous peoples
-Any alternative press review, independent news paper or alternative media
published frequently


*What he would really appreciate is if people would draw pictures & self-portraits of themselves & send them to him. He would "love to have regular correspondence with people hearing about daily activities, jokes they've heard, funny stories & things they see, or beautiful experiences
or situations."

For more info about his case check out the following articles
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/02/1721216
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/02/1722480.php
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/02/1721974.php


To contact Sacramento Prisoner Support e-mail sacprisonersupport [at] riseup.net