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New York: Protesters demand release of Puerto Rican patriot Antonio Camacho |
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NEW YORK—Dozens protested at the Federal Building here June 29 demanding the release of Puerto Rican political prisoner Antonio Camacho Negrón. Although he already spent 15 years in U.S. prisons for his actions in support of independence for Puerto Rico from U.S. colonial rule, the FBI re-arrested him March 28 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Camacho was transferred from the federal prison in San Juan to Atlanta, and is now locked up in Philadelphia. His defenders report he is in the “hole” and is being denied visits and needed medication. Protest letters should be sent to the Federal Detention Center, 700 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; fax: (215) 521-7220; e-mail: phl/execassistant@bop.gov, or call (215) 521-4000.
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