SHAC 7 Defendant: Letter Regarding Jake Conroy
Longtime animal rights activist and current SHAC prisoner (and the best man on the megaphone at some of the earliest protests I ever attended) Jake Conroy is slated from release November 6th. Below is a letter from Jake’s partner on Jake’s release and what we can do to help.
I recall how significant employment was in preparing for my release from prison. Jake is seeking to be released to the San Francisco Bay Area. When prisoners wish to be released to cities where they have no family, and do not have a long history, they must make a strong case to the Bureau of Prisons as to what ties they have to the region. Having pre-arranged employment is crucial. And, the sooner Jake has employment, the sooner he will be out of the halfway house and back out with us.
If you have contacts, or are in a position to hire Jake, contact andrea@nocompromise.org.
– Peter Young
“Dear Friends,
Activist Jake Conroy is set to be released from prison to a halfway house
on November 6th. In order to be allowed to leave the halfway house for
“home visits” and, ultimately, to come home quickly, he needs to obtain a
full time job. Jake is going to be sent to a halfway house in the Bay
Area in California.
We had a job lined up for Jake, but unfortunately, the employer reneged on
the job offer at the last minute. Now we are scrambling to find Jake full
time employment.
For those of you who don’t know Jake, he’s dedicated more than the last
decade of his life to full time volunteer work in the animal advocacy
movement. He worked on local issues in Seattle, on the Makah whaling hunt
in Washington, and the anti-HLS campaign. For the last three years, Jake
has been in prison as one of the SHAC 7 prisoners for his role in the
anti-HLS campaign of allegedly maintaining the campaign website.
As many in the movement will tell you, Jake is a brilliant graphic
designer and website builder. He is open to various types of jobs,
including graphic design/layout, office work, etc.
Time is short to find Jake a job. Please, talk to your contacts and help
us ensure that we can take care of an activist who has sacrificed so much
for the animals.
Please contact me with any thoughts or leads. Thank you in advance for
your help.
Andrea Lindsay (Jake’s partner)
andrea@nocompromise.org”
