Matt Whyte Reported to prison today

Hello,

Matt Whyte reported to prison today to begin to serve his 14 month sentence for constructing incendiary devices. He can be reached at:

Matthew Whyte #99477-111
Taft Correctional Institution
P.O. Box 7001
Taft, CA 93268

When you write to him, you need to have a complete return address on the envelope, and the city in the return address MUST match the postmark (ie, make sure the return address matches the city from which you're sending the letter). Books must come from the publisher or a major distributor (like AK Press or Amazon.com), and they must
be soft-cover, new books.

For more information or to send donations to either Matt or Petey, you can send a check or money order made out to

'Santa Cruz Two Defense',
or well-concealed cash to:
Santa Cruz Two Defense
PO Box 583
Eugene, OR 97440
santacruztwo [at] hotmail.com

Background of the SC2 case:

Matt Whyte and Peter Schnell, two long-time animal and earth
activists, were sentenced on January 28th in federal court in San Jose, CA. Matt was sentenced to 14 months in prison, and 3 years supervised release, and Petey was sentenced to 24 months in prison, and 3 years supervised release. Petey went into custody directly after sentencing, but Matt chose to accept the offer of voluntary surrender, and went to prison on March 4, 2002.

Petey is currently being held in Santa Clara County Jail,
awaiting placement in a federal prison.

Matt Whyte and Peter Schnell were arrested in January of 2001 in Capitola, CA (near Santa Cruz) in possession of components for incendiary devices. Federal charges were filed a few days after their arrest, and state charges were dropped. Matt was held for around a month, and Petey for about two months, before being released on bond. Matt and Petey accepted a plea bargain in federal court in October 2001, pleading guilty to one of the two federal charges.