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April 5, 2013

Environmentalist Daniel McGowan Returned to Prison After Publishing Article 
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The environmental activist Daniel Mc Gowan has been sent back to prison.
Mc Gowan was taken into custody Thursday just months after his release
to a halfway house following over five years in prison for his role in
two acts of arson as a member of the Earth Liberation Front. In his
case, the judge ruled he had committed an act of terrorism, even though
no one was hurt in either of the actions. Supporters say his return to
prison may be linked to an article he published just this week decrying
his treatment. The article for The Huffington Post cited court documents
showing he was held in secretive and highly restrictive prison units
known as Communication Management Units, or CMUs, in retaliation for his
political speech. In a statement, Mc Gowan's attorneys said: "If this is
indeed a case of retaliation for writing an article about the Bureau of
Prisons retaliating against his free speech while he was in prison, it
is more than ironic, it is an outrage."

 

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