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Marc Emery Begins His Campaign to Come Home
Last week I filled out my paperwork for the Canadian government regarding my desire to be transferred to the Canadian prison system. In March I will fill in the US paperwork to have it in Washington, DC by approximately April 6th, two years to the day after the US Department of Justice rejected my first application.
Letter to Jodie upon receiving the bad news
Dearest Sweet Wife: Today, April 16th, I have 1,188 days to go until my release date of July 9th, 2014. That includes my 235 days good time credit, so I have to hope I can maintain that good standing to get out by then. That's 38 months and 3 weeks away, a long time, no doubt, but it was once 60 months. And before that there was five years where you and I anticipated the inevitable extradition and incarceration with anxiety and unspoken dread. Read more »
Political Prisoner Marc Emery Denied Transfer Home by US Government
CANNABIS CULTURE - The United States Department of Justice has refused imprisoned political activist Marc Emery's transfer back to Canada, meaning he will likely spend the majority of his five-year sentence in a US federal prison.
In a phone call placed this afternoon from a prisoner transfer center in Oklahoma, Marc informed his wife and fellow activist Jodie Emery that he received a letter from the Canadian consulate with news the US government would not approve his treaty transfer back to Canada due to "the seriousness of the offence" and "law enforcement concerns". View the rejection notice PDF file here. Read more »
URGENT: What to Write to Help Marc now that his transfer application is in!
Here is a letter from our lawyers explaining what you should write when contacting the US Justice Department asking for Marc to be transferred. Thank you for your continued support! Click here for the official letter.
To: Friends and Supporters of Marc Emery
Feds seek to toughen prisoner transfer laws
By Kim Bolan, Vancouver Sun