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December 10, 2021
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As we approach the one-year anniversary of the January 6 rally and breach of the Capitol Building, it’s time to take an unsparing look at what our “justice” system has become.

I know you share my deep concern that our judicial system increasingly –- and quite openly –- operates like that of a banana republic. The country is changing before our eyes. Yesterday, we looked at the use of “lawfare” to sway election outcomes, with Harvard Law School graduating an army of leftist attorneys specializing in how to manipulate election law. Today, let’s examine how leftist attorneys are weaponizing law enforcement and the courts against their political enemies. Case in point: the shocking violations of the civil rights of Trump supporters who were at the Capitol on January 6. Most say they can’t see their lawyers at all.

I just received this letter from reader Marlene:

“PLEASE tell your readers how to make a difference in how the J6 prisoners are being treated. How can we get this showcased in our communities?

“I live in NY and I will find out who to start writing, and start a petition demanding justice and fairness in their treatment. What else might be successful? This is unacceptable and I can only believe not enough people know about this. Is it legal to protest at the site they are being held? I will pray first, because I know that is where any success is going to come from, but if you can help with any direction I would appreciate it.”

Thanks to Marlene for writing. Yes, this is completely unacceptable and, yes, there are things we can and must do. Two Republican members of Congress, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert are leading the way on this issue with a new report called “UNUSUALLY CRUEL: An eyewitness report from inside the DC jail.” On November 4, the two legislators, along with congressional staff members, were finally allowed to tour two jail facilities –- the Central Detention Facility (CDF) and, especially, the Central Treatment Facility (CTF), which houses the J6 detainees –-after two unsuccessful attempts by them and also by Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida and Paul Gosar of Arizona.

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/12/07/reps-greene-and-gohmert-finally-met-the-j6-political-prisoners-what-they-saw-isnt-pretty-n1539714

Amazingly, it took a congressional letter and a confrontation with the DC mayor’s office and the Department of Corrections staff to get them in. The letter said they have “the right, prerogative, and duty as Members of Congress to inquire and inspect.” Even then, they say, after two hours of being shown around, they still hadn’t seen any of the J6 political prisoners (let’s call them what they are). It took an 11-minute “heated confrontation,” Greene says in her report, to make that happen. They finally got to meet with the approximately 40 prisoners, in an area of the prison that looked to them “much older” and not updated like the rest of the prison. According to one inmate, it had previously been used as a psychiatric ward.

Some prisoners cried and were “visibly shaken,” Green says. “The physical conditions in which they are held could only be described as inhumane.” The detainees claim they haven’t been able to see their lawyers and family members. Those who decline vaccination are not allowed to get haircuts –- and they’ve been there so long, they’re probably starting to look like someone else who was locked in a tower: Rapunzel. Some –- notably a 71-year-old detainee (!) named Lonnie Leroy Coffman, who has a very serious-looking injury to his arm –- need medical attention. (Other prisoners say Coffman really needs to be released.)

They hold their own religious services where they are because they are not allowed to attend any. Each day, they do their own salute to the flag and sing the National Anthem.

Greene was told of these prisoners being treated much more harshly than the others, with some reports of beatings. Other prisoners in the facility have access to flat-screen TVs, medical care, and reading material, though Greene describes this in the report as emphasizing “the supposed cruelty and racial prejudice of the U.S. prison system,” also promoting Nation of Islam and Critical Race Theory. One book prisoners were about to read was “THE NEW JIM CROW: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.” At the same time, one hallway was lined with posters encouraging the freshly-indoctrinated inmates to register to vote. This in itself might be a topic for another day.

So, the J6 political prisoners have been in this place for going on a year, haven’t had their day in court, don’t see their families, don’t see their lawyers, are singled out for bad treatment and don’t even have access to reading material (not that they’d want THAT reading material)? The conclusion of Greene’s report includes this statement: “The congressional visit to the DC jail on November 4 unquestionably proved that there is a twotrack justice system in the United States. This two-tiered system is not based on race, violence or conviction of crime, but politics.”

Greene and Gohmert got to visit with the prisoners for about an hour. Before leaving, Greene prayed with them as a group and told them, “We’ve heard terrible things and I want you to know that Congressman Gohmert and I have basically refused to back down on the issue.” They said they had not lost hope. As the delegation was escorted out, they chanted, “U-S-A! U-S-A!” and then, “LET’S GO BRANDON!”

“The severe treatment of these inmates within the facility cannot be overstated,” the report says. None of these people have had trials or been found guilty of anything. Video shows that some who came into the Capitol that day were waved in by security. Some never even entered at all; they just happened to cross some “invisible line” outside.

Here’s a link to a pdf of the full report. The part specifically covering their visit with the J6 detainees –- including a transcript of the “heated conversation” preceding it –- starts on page 12 and is a must-read.

https://greene.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/greene.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/Unusually%20Cruel%20An%20Eyewitness%20Report%20From%20The%20DC%20Jail.pdf

Sharon Caldwell, wife of one of the detainees who at least is now on house arrest, wrote of the plight of those in prison and offered some specific ways to help.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/how_to_help_j6_defendants.html

“There are many ways you can help a J6er,” she writes. “You may donate to individual defendants, adopt a family in need this holiday season, and get information on how to send cards and letters to those incarcerated or under house arrest. Prayers, cards and letters provide tremendous joy, hope and strength to those affected. Here’s how to get mail to them.

https://www.patriotfreedomproject.com/connect-with-a-1/6er

More this weekend on what we can do to help our American political prisoners and bring their situation to light.

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  • Billy Miller

    12/11/2021 01:45 AM

    WHERE is this "justice for all" for these American Citizens? WHERE are the people in DC who represent them as citizens of the Uited States? Where are the lawyers who recognize unlimited violations of local, state, and federal laws, and will not demand their legal release? Military families behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. Family members behind bars, unjustly, in the city of American justice. We must DEMAND the release of these our fellow citizens.
    Billy Miller

  • Susan Hitchcock

    12/11/2021 12:19 AM

    I find this such an embarrassment for our county and cannot believe elected officials, other than Greene and Gohmert, are saying nothing. They are spineless. And conservative media isn’t doing much either. Political commentators should be talking about it everyday. Each commentator should highlight one person’s story each evening. These are people’s lives. Who has the power, besides Democrats who will do nothing, to fix this?

    Angry in California

  • cody u Watson

    12/10/2021 10:55 PM

    I had no idea about the situation of the 40 arrested for January 6 and that they were not able to see lawyers or family. This sounds like the Lt Col who spoke up on Afghanistan. I have written one. I had no idea about Reps Greene and Gohmert and the fight they had to make to see them. This is atrocious. Thank you. Wow. A police state. HOw can this be in the USA where you are innocent until proven guilty.

  • Rita Dalrymple

    12/10/2021 10:44 PM

    Thank you so much for writing about the Jan6 political prisoners. I have been wanting to reach out to them. I will be sending them all Christmas cards.

  • Sarah Menne

    12/10/2021 10:14 PM

    It appalls me that group shoplifters and BLM terrorists go free to continue their illegal activities while innocent patriotic citizens are being treated like terrorist criminals in the DC jail. HOW has this happened in America? WHERE is true justice? Is there such a thing these days? It's very discouraging and why isn't something being done to protect and fight for the release of the J6 in the DC Jail? We have the most corrupt administration in history.

  • Doug Koelfgen

    12/10/2021 09:54 PM

    The treatment of the Jan 6th detainees is totally unacceptable.
    What happened to “Right to a speedy trial”? I pray for those people and for our Country, the latter I’m afraid is going to take divine intervention to fix. Probably not in the cards when we allow the killing of babies in the womb.
    Douglas Koelfgen

  • william p appelt

    12/10/2021 09:53 PM

    I just so happened to see the news event with Greene, Gohmert and Gaetz explaining their visit of the DC jail. It happened to come through You Tube and was listed as a Forbes recording. Everything you reported is what I was able to hear explained.
    It brought back memories of infamous prisons well noted. Hanoi Hilton was one but also Evans (spelling) in Iran, quite notorious for Christian prisoners.
    Maybe we should call it DC Hilton but that might be too much of a smear on the respectable hotel chain. I think you get the idea.
    Yes, a two tier injustice system, how do they get away with that? Pelosi has much to explain, it was on her watch to prevent any problems. No, she allows the "walk in" and like a spider entraps and now investigates. This has to stop soon.
    Thanks for your input, daily.

  • Norma Holmes

    12/10/2021 09:32 PM

    Where are the class action suits from families?

  • Sharon Anderson

    12/10/2021 09:26 PM

    There is definitely something wrong with our Congress also that they cannot stop the inhumane treatment of the Jan 6 innocent people. This is supposedly the United States of America! Where are our legal people to correct this??

  • Gary Hough

    12/10/2021 09:16 PM

    Thank you for sharing the link where Reps. Greene and Gohmert visited the Jan. 6 detainees. To say I was shocked and appalled, is putting it mildly. The western world looks to the USA for leadership and guidance, whether it be in law, economics or the furtherment of free and open societies....Congratulations Mr Biden, your administration is now on a par with North Korea, was that your intention? I am still in shock. May the good Lord send His son again...We sorely need Him. Bless and keep you safe Mike.

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