U.N.I.O.N.
United for No Injustice, Oppression or Neglect
California State Prison - Sacramento
Michael Knowles, Acting Warden
Sacramento Torture
California State Prison - Sacramento
Michael Knowles, Acting Warden
Sacramento Torture
| [This is the classification memo that was ignored on purpose.]
Eric C.R. K'Napp (#J-10618) A7-118,
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Unit Classification committee Facility ^A^, C.5.P.-Sacramento Subject: ABSENTEE PARTICIPATION 8Y 'S" IN PROGRAM/TRANSFER REVIEW SCHEDULED FOR 1/7/04 To protect myself as much as possible from suffering any further psychological torment and perjured documentation like the CDC form 928-0 I received after my medically necessary single-call status was unlawfully stripped from me on 12/04/03 in violation of California Penal Code if 147, 673, 2650, 2652, and 2653, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 3 12101), I am exercising my right to not physically present at this unit classification committee. Instead, pursuant to CCR15 S 3375(f)(6(lC), 1 elect to participate In the hearing by submitting this memo to be read in lieu of my presence, 1 expect the CDC form 128-G for this hearing to Include perfect compliance with CCR15 3375(g)(1)(C)-(H). HISTORY 1 am a prisoner patient in CDC's mental-health program at the CCCMS level of care. My diagnosed conditions are Post-Traumatlc Stress Disorder, depression with suicidal ideations, dissociative fugue disorder with stress-Induced catatonia, and other conditions considered permanent disability by 42 U.S.C. f 12101 and CCR15 5 3084.7(k). On 2/i8103, 2/20/03, and 4/10/03, pursuant to recommendations by several mental health doctors in a row, I was ordered to be housed on single cell status following a severe dissoclatlve catatonia 1 suffered an 2/t0/03 at Mule Creek State Prison ("MCSP") which resulted in an unsustalned Keyhea action. On 4/29/03, CSR had me specially transferred to SAC-IV/A not only with an "S" suffix for medically necessary slngle-call housing, but also as a hardship override with the "FAM" administrative determinant so l could receive therapeutic visits on a regular basis from my physically disabled Mom and other loved ones In Sacramento consistent with prescribed treatment goals recommended by mental-health doctors. On 6/9l03, a CDC form 128-C was authored by a SAC mental-health doctor recommending me for continued single-cell 1 housing "for at least _one ear" before reevaluation. On 9/2/03 f received a letter from CDC assistant deputy director Renee Kanan telling me the doctor's recommendation Was affirmed for annual review by mental-health staff (meaning not until June of 2004). On 10/7/03, I was Informed by warden Mike Knowles himself that he was SAC's now warden. This filled me with concern and dread because Knowles was the MCSP warden who had just caused/allowed me to suffer repeated violation Of rights guaranteed by state law and the U.S. Constitution's 1st, 8th, and 14th Amendments during a 3-year course of systematic and continuous harassment and retaliation conspired and perpetrated against me for lawful exercise by me, my mom and others of rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution's 1st Amendment. On 8/14/00, my fiancee flied against a guard at MCSP a citizen's complaint which began the Intensive harassment and retaliation I suffered afterward. Ever since the harassment and retaliation against ma began In 2000, I have been conscientiously exercising my constitutional 1st Amendment right to document and report everything 1 have been experiencing In prison, and have been attempting to bring satisfactory resolution to the many other systemic problems I continue to identify along the way. As a result, 1 filed in federal court s civil complaint against Knowles and other MCSP employees in 2042, and another one In 2003 which Is still pending. MY Mom is B. Cayenne Bird, the director of Unlted for No injustice, Oppression, Neglect (UNION). In 2002, she testlfled at the Senate Rules Committee and voiced strong opposition to confirming Knowles as MCSP's warden. On 12/4/03, I suffered agonizing mental anguish end emotional distress when I was unexpectedly called to a surprise classification hearing and unlawfully stripped of my medically necessary slngle-cell status after being told I would be transferred away from my loved ones if I continued requiring single-cell housing. The decision to take me off single-cell status was done in spite of strong disagreement expressed by both me and the attendant mental health doctor. On 12/10/03, I was given a CDC form 128-G dated 12/4/03 which not only falsely states I agreed with the committee's decision to take ma off single-cell status, but also falls to Include the doctor's expressed disagreement as required by CCR15 5 3375(g)(1)(F). I appealed that perjured document on 12/14/03. The Issue Is still pending. On 12/24/03, after mailing many letters to several CDC and government officials explaining my situation and asking for help following the 12/4/03 classification hearing, I submitted a CDC form 1824 Reasonable (ADA) Modification/Accommodation Request asking not only that 1 be kept on single-cell status consistent with every mental-health assessment and recommendation f have received since 2/18/03, but also that I continue to remaln housed at SAC-IV/A pursuant to my special transfer here by CSR on 4/29/03 with the "FAM" administrative determinant to receive therapeutic visits on a regular basis from my physically disabled mom and other loved ones In the Sacramento area consistent with prescribed treatment goals planned by several mental-health doctors. A response to the CDC 1824 is still pending. On 1/2/04, after suffering nearly a month of chest pains, dizziness, shortness of breath, and other symptoms of anxiety after the unlawful ICC action on 12/4/03, I suffered intense mental anguish and emotional distress when I unexpectedly received from prison counselor 5.8. Greer a CDC form 128-8-1 Informing me that 1 was being brought to this hearing on 1/7/04 for program/transfer review. The notice from Greer suggested to me that plans are being made to further harass, retaliate, and discriminate against me In spite of my disability and diagnosed medical needs of being slngle-celled end imprisoned near my loved ones In Sacramento. PARTICIPATION STATEMENT CCR15 if 3375(a)and(b) states that the classification process shall be uniformly applied, taking Into consideration my needs, Interests, and desires. I feel harassed. retaliated. and discriminated against with all of these arbitrary and capricious classification hearings. I have been here for only eight months. The month for my annual review is June. The CDC form 128-C dated 6/9/03 recommends me for single housing for at least one year (meaning no sooner than June of 2004). The letter I received from CDC headquarters on 9/2/03 affirms that doctor's recommendation. CSR did not have me specially transferred here as a hardship override on 4/29/03 with the "FAM" administrative determinant only to have me put up for transfer such a short time later. I feel that SAC administrative staff are being deliberately Indifferent of my diagnosed disabilities In violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Constitution, and California Penal Codes 147, 673, 2650, 2652, and 2653. I will have actionable claims under 42 U.S.C. SS 1983 and 12101 if stripped of my single-Call status or transferred away from my physically disabled mom and other loved ones in Sacramento because either action will Constitute deliberate Indifference of my diagnosed mental-health needs rising to the level of cruel end unusual punishment in violation of the ADA and U.S. Constitution's 8th Amendment, especially If I suffer another dissociative fugue, catatonla, or worse afterward. This classification committee has the power, authority, responsibility, and opportunity to protect me from all such adverse action. STATEMENT OF PREFERRED ACTION I want to be kept on single-cell status consistent with every mental-health
assessment end recommendation I have received since sufferlng the dissociative
catatonia I fell into on 2/10/03. I also want to remain at SAC-lV/A pursuant
to my special transfer here by CSR on 4/29/03 as a hardship override with
the "FAM' administrative determinant so I may continue receiving therapeutic
visits on a regular basis from my physically disabled mom and other loved
ones in Sacramento consistent with prescribed treatment goals recommended
end planned by mental-health doctors. I absolutely do not agree with any
other decision which might be reached by this committee In my absence.
Eric Charles Rodney Knapp
COURT PAPER
In Pro Per UNITED EASTERN ERIC CHARLES RODNEY K'NAPP, Plaintiff, v. KNOWLES, et al., Defendants. STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA )
EMERGENCY THIRD ADDENDUM TO 12/3/03 REQUEST BY PLAINTIFF FOR AN ORDER PROTECTING HIM FROM UNLAWFUL ACTION BY DEFENDANTS. T0: THE HONORABLE U,S. DISTRICT JUDGE ___________________________ Plaintiff is a pro se prisoner litigant with a 42 U,S.C. § 1983 civil action pending in this Court. Plaintiff is a prisoner patient in CDC's mental-health program with diagnosed conditions considered a disability by 42 U.S,C. § 12101 (the Americans with Disabilities Act) and a serious mental-health condition by Coleman v. Wilson (E.D. Cal,) 912 F.Supp. 1282. Specifically, Plaintiff suffers Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ("PTSD"), major depression with suicidal ideations and past attempts (as recently as 2/10/03 or so while in a stress-induced dissociative fugue), dissociative fugue disorder with stress-induced catatonia, and various other impairments related to PTSD. On 12/3/03, upon being informed by defendant Martel that he was going to be unlawfully stripped of his medically necessary single-cell status in spite of consistent recommendations by every mental-health doctor who evaluated him since 2/18103 that he be single-celled due to his mental-health conditions, On 1/7/04, Plaintiff suffered agonizing psychological torment when he was informed that defendant Martel had put him up for transfer to a prison far away from his loved ones (verified journal entry dated 1/7/04 attached). Instead of attending the hearing in person, Plaintiff presented a memo dated 1/2/04 to be read in his absence (attached). Plaintiff was informed later that same day that someone ordered the memo returned to him instead of being made a permanent part of the hearing record. That night, Plaintiff prepared and mailed a memo to the chief of CDC's classification services unit (attached). On the morning of 1/8/04, Plaintiff suffered a mild episode of either dissociative fugue or stress-induced catatonia (verified journal for 0930 hours on 1/8/04 attached). Later that same day, Plaintiff suffered further psychological torment when defendant Martel threatened to move another prisoner into his cell over the objections of mental-health doctors (verified journal for 1500 hours on 1/8/04 attached). On 1/13/04, Plaintiff suffered mental anguish and emotional distress when he was informed by the prison that a disability grievance he submitted on 12/25/03 or so had never been delivered to the prison grievance office. Plaintiff submitted the grievance in an attempt to prevent him from being subjected to disability discrimination and cruel and unusual punishment through deliberate indifference of his diagnosed conditions. That night, Plaintiff prepared and mailed a second disability grievance to be processed as an emergency grievance (attached). On 1/14/04, Plaintiff requested documentation of the unlawful transfer action conducted against him on 1/7/04 (see attached memo dated 1/14/04), but did not receive it by the date of this instant document's filing. As of 1/18/04, Plaintiff has received no word from this Court's Magistrate Judge Nowinski regarding this matter as presented in the motions mentioned above which were mailed to him on 12/3/03, 12/17/03, and 1/4/04. Nor mailed to this Court's Magistrate Judge Nowinski a document titled "REQUEST BY PLAINTIFF FOR AN ORDER FROM THE COURT PROTECTING HIM FROM UNLAWFUL ACTION BY DEFENDANTS." Plaintiff hereby refers to and incorporates herein all information contained in that document and its attachments. On 12/17/03, after being unlawfully stripped of his medically necessary single-cell status on 12/4/03 in spite of expressed disagreement from a mentalhealth doctor, Plaintiff mailed to this Court's Magistrate Judge Nowinski a second document titled "ADDENDUM TO 12/3/03 REQUEST BY PLAINTIFF FOR AN ORDER FROM THE COURT PROTECTING HIM FROM UNLAWFUL ACTION BY DEFENDANTS." Plaintiff hereby refers to and incorporates herein all information contained in that document and its attachments. On 1/4/04, after being informed by prison staff that he was going to be 'Ireviewed for involuntary transfer on 1/7/04 to a prison far away from his loved ones in spite of his special hardship transfer on 4/29/03 to his current location to receive therapeutic visits on a regular basis from his physically disabled mom and other loved ones in the Sacramento area consistent with prescribed treatment goals planned by mental-health doctors, Plaintiff mailed to this Court's Magistrate Judge N_____ a third document titled "EMERGENCY SECOND ADDENDUM TO 12/3/03 REQUEST BY PLAINTIFF FOR AN ORDER FROM THE COURT PROTECTING HIM FROM UNLAWFUL ACTION BY DEFENDANTS." Plaintiff hereby refers to and incorporates herein all information contained in that document and its attachments. On 1/5/04, Plaintiff was informed that a mental-health doctor had just been asked by a prison counselor named Greer to author documentation supporting the unlawful action by prison officials on 12/4/03 of stripping Plaintiff of his medically necessary single-cell status in deliberate indifference of his diagnosed conditions (verified journal entry dated 1/5/03 attached). The doctor ' reportedly refused to comply with Greer's request. Has Plaintiff been assured by any CDC or government official that he will be neither double-celled nor transferred away from his loved ones. Plaintiff does not mean to annoy this Court with repeated filings on this matter, but he fears that failure to keep the Court apprised of all relevant circumstances might result in defendant and other prison officials perpetrating adverse action against him which will likely result in Plaintiff suffering further serious or irreparable harm to his mental and physical health. This has become an understandably very real fear of Plaintiff's after the episode of fugue and/or stress-induced catatonia he suffered on the morning of 1/8/04 (supra). Plaintiff contends that defendant and other prison officials are retaliating against him for exercising his constitutional right to petition for redress of grievances through this civil and other lawful actions by being deliberately indifferent of his diagnosed mental-health conditions in violation of the following: 1) 42 U.S,C. §§ 1983 and 12101 (the Americans with Disabilities Act); 2) California Penal Code §§ 147, 673, 2650, 2652, and 2653; 3) his right under the U.S. Constitution's 8th Amendment to be free from suffering cruel and unusual punishment through deliberate indifference by prison officials of his diagnosed mental-health needs; and 4) Coleman v. Wilson (E.D. Cal.) 912 F.Supp. 1282. Plaintiff fears that without some type of protective order from this Court, defendant and other prison officials will continue to purposely perpetrate wanton infliction of psychological torment against Plaintiff serving no valid penological interest until he suffers another severe dissociative fugue or stress-induced catatonia so they can smother or in some other way cause his death and say he did it to himself. As reported to this Court in 1f 355 of the 11/17/03 document titled "PLAINTIFF'S 'FACTUAL HISTORY' DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF § IV IN HIS SECOND-AMENDED 42 U.S.C. § 1983 CIVIL COMPLAINT", defendant Martel threateningly told Plaintiff on 11/12/03, "Prisoners like you don't get recognized for standing up for rights until you're dead." In light of the fact that defendant and other prison employees are fully
aware that Plaintiff has this civil and other formal actions pending against
them, Plaintiff is also understandably fearful and concerned that if he
becomes separated from his personal property by either transfer or confinement
in ad-seg or the infirmary upon suffering another severe episode of stress-induced
fugue or catatonia, defendants will "lose" or destroy all or significant
portions of his legal property, thus eliminating evidence in support of
his claims against them. Plaintiff also fears defendants will "lose" or
destroy his typewriter and other personal property to further retaliate
against him and interfere with his litigations against them.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff now urgently submits this motion and its attachments as an EMERGENCY third addendum to his 12/3/03 request for some type of protective order and prays this Court will take immediate notice of the unlawful actions defendant and other prison officials are maliciously perpetrating against him and promptly order the following: 1) Plaintiff is to remain housed on single-cell status pursuant to recommendations by mental-health doctors; 2) Plaintiff shall remain imprisoned as a sensitive-needs (protectivecustody) prisoner on facility "A" at the California State Prison in Sacramento County pursuant to his special transfer there by CDC's classification services unit on 4/29/03 with the "FAM" administrative determinant (§ 3375.2(b)(10) in the California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Division 3, Chapter 1) to receive therapeutic visits on a regular basis from his physically disabled mom and other loved ones in the Sacramento area consistent with prescribed treatment goals planned by mental-health doctors; and 3) whatever else the Court deems necessary and in the interest of protecting Plaintiff's rights and the law. I, Eric Charles Rodney K'Napp, verify, swear, and declare under penalty
of perjury that the assertions I have made herein are true and correct
statements of my knowledge. As to those matters asserted upon received
information and/or belief, I do verify, swear, and declare under penalty
of perjury that I do believe them to be true
ERIC CHARLES RODNEY K'NAPP Plaintiff/Declarant
February 2, 2004 Michael Knowles is trying to get the CSP medical staff to say that Eric has been "faking" his PTSD and his two day catatonic unconsciousness last spring,induced by Knowles' torture that has ended up as a lawsuit. Dr. Hoglund has quit her job effective Feb 24 and Dr. Taylor apparently is not bending on Knowles' effort to force the medical staff to make these false statements about Eric's condition. PLEASE interview Dr. Hoglund about the psychological abuse of my son and the discriminatory transfers going on right now so that you can have it for Knowles confirmation hearing. I plan to fill up the hearing room on this one and what happened at Old Folsom, SVSP and Pelican Bay are mild compared the deaths and suffering Michael Knowles has caused. One of our volunteers wrote Knowles a letter and he lied to her saying Eric agreed to be double celled, he was in such bad shape after nearly being killed at Mule Creek that the doctors put him on single cell status. He had deep circles under his eyes when I visited him on Saturday. He was placed at Represa on a FAM classification, and as you know I am disabled and on limited income and will be unable to visit him at all if he is moved to Lancaster. I am taking a lot of people to see John Hagar and filing scores of unresolved UNION complaints with him. But some of these are matters of life and death and I still need your assistance. B. Cayenne Bird
February 9, 2004 Here's some bits of pieces of what is going on with my son's emergency created by Michael Knowles, CSP Warden because we have a lawsuit filed against him and others he supervised when he was warden at Mule Creek hoping that counsel will be appointed. They are trying to ship him out to Lancaster - six hours away from me - against doctor's orders for pure vindicctiveness. My son is in fragile condition. At least two of the doctors involved in the retaliatory transfer are willing to testify against Knowles in any federal court action. With Old Folsom under investigation and Knowles' prison on the same grounds, the intent is to get me out of his prison and to punish our family further for my journalism and activism, and my television shows that aired on the Bolander death naming Knowles. We have a number of subscribers at CSP Sac and the intent is also to teach them not to organize, the same tactics as Knowles pulled at Mule Creek, Ione which prompted the lawsuit in the first place. A judge at MCSP stepped in to stop the forced drugging and the doctor "Danziger" was fired you might recall. Now Knowles is trying to intimidate the medical staff into claiming that Eric never did have PTSD in the first place. If any of them went along with that idea, they would all be responsible later for any further stress-induced catatonic fugues. And, everyone would be in big, big trouble for shooting him on Halliperidol. We are losing this battle and I fear my son will not survive this separation from Natalie who spends at least two days per week with him and from me who visits him at least once per week. Lancaster is a hellpit and I am arch enemies with that devil of a Senator Pete Knight. I wouldn't be surprised if they took him down there and killed him I will not be able to drive six hours to visit Eric, nor will I have the money to do so as I am on disability income for arthritis in my neck and back. I believe that Matthew Gray is helping to facilitate this as punishment for all the complaints that are being turned in on him right now to the State Personnel Board. Not to mention several lawsuits where he is named as a person demonstrating deliberate indifference. I testified against Knowles at his Senate confirmation hearing in 2002, but if he attempts to become the permanent warden at CSP Sac, no matter where Eric is located, I will fill that senate hearing room to overflowing with people who will object to his appointment. The magistrate judge Nowinski first asked Eric for more detail on each person he was naming. Then he comes back and denies the lawsuit on the basis of "Section 8" that it must be a brief summary. So now it goes to David Levi, Nowinski's boss with the goal of counsel being appointed. We have new doctors willing to testify at this outrageous retaliation which ought to be enough to help Knowles get retired if anyone was home in the legislature. Eric was told today that the doctor's orders be damned, they're shipping
him out.
I don't know how to stop this Eric wrote up this stuff but as a prisoner going pro per you would think the Magistrate would have sense enough to figure out that Eric is not a legal person in any way, shape or form and that there would be some freakin' forbearance. The lazy bastard just doesn't want the case to go forward. Cayenne
Letter from Attorney to CSP-Sac. February 17, 2004 Mr. Corey McKay
Dear Mr. McKay I am the attorney for Eric K'napp, J10618, son of B. Cayenne Bird. I am now involved in the transfer of Mr. K’napp that I understand you are planning against his medical doctors' advice. From the information made available to me, it appears that the transfer is being made unlawfully and without adhering to the legally mandated substantive and procedural requirements. It is my understanding that medical recommendations are being overruled in this transfer. As a result, liability for such a dangerous move would be placed on unsuspecting CDC employees. Please advise me immediately the status of Mr. K’napp’s pending transfer. If the transfer has not yet been made, you are hereby put on notice that we object to any transfer without satisfying the legal requirements, both procedural and substantive. I am also hereby requesting a copy of everything Eric K'napp has filed with the courts since February, 2003, including the three recent complaints on Americans With Disability Act violations, as well as the twelve pending 602's complaints regarding policy violations by Michael Knowles and the staff at the prison, which I understand have gone unanswered. Finally, I am also requesting an immediate telephonic interview with Mr. K’napp. Please advise me the earliest date and time that the call can take place. I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience. Signed by Attorney
Eric C.R. K'Napp J10618 Wednesday, February 18 2004 Right after breakfast I suffered mental anguish and emotional distress when officer Vlach came to my cell and told me I am being transferred this Friday to the prison in Lancaster. He then left me standing there alone in severe psychological distress; my mind racing, unable to get enough air, and frantically pacing my cell. When Vlach returned to lock my tray port. a few moments later, I asked if he was joking to get a rise out of me. He told me he wasn't and again walked away. When officer Brandon came to my cell door a short time later to see if I wanted to sign up for a phone call, I asked if he knew whether I was really being transferred Friday. As Brandon spoke to me, I couldn't breathe and everything became dark. The next thing I became aware of was purple blackness, extremely painful burning inside my nose and head, and choking while desperately gasping for air. I tried reaching toward my face to see what was causing me so much respiratory pain and distress, but shackles had been clamped onto my wrists and ankles. A flood of tears streaming out the corners of my burning eyes prevented me from seeing clearly. When I finally could breathe and see, I observed several staff members surrounding me: Brandon, lieutenant Baughman, captain Martel, and several others I either didn't recognize or can't remember. My shirt was covered with blood and my undershorts and groin wore urine-soaked. Terrified, confused, and suffering a blindingly intense pain inside my nose, sinus cavities, and lungs, I demanded to know where I was, how I got there, why the inside of my head was burning, why my clothing was wet and covered in blood, and why I was shackled. Baughrnan told me I fell unconscious in front of Brandon and urinated on myself, which caused staff to take me to the emergency room, shackle my wrists and ankles, and shove broken capsules of liquid ammonia al1 the way up inside both of my nostrils and leave them there until I finally awoke. When Baughman finished talking, Martel said I already knew all that, suggesting I had faked unconsciousness. I was then placed inside a cage and left: there alone, feeling severely shaken, depressed, and extremely suicidal. After a psychologist named Tyler spoke with rne a while later, I was taken out of the cage and sent back to my housing unit, where I was told by Vlach that he will pack up all my personal property tomorrow for the transfer on Friday. I was then allowed a quick shower to rinse the blood and urine off my body. While showering, my sinuses and the inside of my nose continued to burn and feel painfully raw. Chunks of thick, frothy, orange-pink tissue appeared each time I blew my nose into my hand. At yard release, I went to the emergency room and asked if something could be done to alleviate the pain inside my nasal passages. I was given some ointment and told to smear it inside my nose. The male nurse (doctor?) who gave me the ointment told me he had been given permission by the attending guards to knock me out with his fist when I had woken up and demanded to know where I was, how I got there, why I was covered with blood and urine, and why I was shackled. A short time later, while I was on the exercise yard, Dr. Hoglund saw me and said she had heard about: what happened to me earlier. She said she would see me later in the day, but for some reason did not do so. I tried to call the following attorneys, but could not get through to even one of them: Dangler; Dave Martin, Mark Ravis; and, the law firm of Rosen, Bien, Asaro I, Eric Charles Rodney Knapp, verify under penalty of perjury that this journal entry is true and was made within just hours of the event(s) chronicled therein. ERIC CHARLES RODNEY KNAPP
February 19, 2004 Mike Harrison, Warden
FAX: (661) 729-2060
Re: Possible Transfer of Inmate Eric K’Napp, J-10618 Dear Mr. Harrison: I am writing about the possible transfer of Eric K’Napp, J-10618 from California State Prison, Sacramento (CSP-SAC). This move is being planned by Warden Michael Knowles against Mr. K’Napp’s medical doctors’ advice, and is being made unlawfully and without adhering to the legal and procedural requirements. Liability for this move would be high, as there is already a Federal case pending. I phoned your facility on February 10, 2002 and left a message for Ken Lewis, Public Information Officer, but have received no return call. So am sending this notice by FAX this date, so that you are aware of what is happening and your liability should Mr. K’Napp be shipped in violation of his civil rights. Mr. K’Napp has been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression with suicidel ideations, dissociative fugue disorder with stress-induced catatonia, which are considered permanent disabilities under Title 42, United States Code §12102 and California Code of Regulations §3084.7(k). These are prison and guard caused stress, and much of this stress has been at Mule Creek State Prison, and now at CSP-SAC. Mr. K’Napp’s mother is Journalist B. Cayenne Bird, so he is a son of a journalist who puts out a newsletter U.N.I.O.N. which goes out to large list including many other journalist. Of course this is much of the reason why Warden Knowles doesn’t want Mr. K’Napp at CSP-SAC, but his doctors are there, his family can visit as part of this therapy, and he was doing very well until the Wardens changed and Knowles was moved to CSP-SAC. I would request that you not accept Eric K’Napp, J-10618 into your prison, and if he does arrive that he be immediately placed in medical as he may arrive in a catatonic state. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely yours, JDC
February 20, 2004 Eric has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder which is 100% prison--induced, he did not have this before being constantly psychologically tortured in prison. When it gets too terrible, he simply goes into a catatonic fugue. He tries very hard not to do so but he can't help but pass out and lose all his bodily functions. Each time he does that (three times in the past year at the hands of Michael Knowles), there is always the threat of death. My son is being killed by psychological torture. This campaign was deliberate and has been going on now for three, nearly four years. I can only imagine the shape he was in when he arrived at Lancaster today, assuming that he did. As I said, Michael Knowles is willing to kill my son to get me out of his prison. Eric filed twelve 602's and three complaints about violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The principle Coleman monitor, Michael Keating in Rhode Island has called me several times today and David Martin, Esq. and Mark Ravis, Esq. standing by to take action once we confirm that this unlawful transfer really did take place. We have the bastard this time, the medical people are outraged. But I don't know how to capture their testimony of what just went down. The warden told the guards not to record anything that went on this entire week. Knowing Eric he did not get on the bus easily realizing that he will probably killed at Lancaster. I don't know what to do, the prison won't call me back to confirm that he is gone or not and my girls are hysterical. I am trying very hard to maintain my cool but it's maxed, believe me. This is why people scatter when we try to organize. It's CDC's message to me. Eric couldn't get through to anyone, not even me. How horrible it is to get this in the mail. B. Cayenne Bird
February 21, 2004 Cayenne If there are laws that guide the treatment of prisoners then those laws need to be enforced. Michael Knowles and his thugs have once again broken those laws. Promoting him, demoting him or allowing him to retire early to hide his acts of abuse and torture will not be tolerated. A judge must once again act to save Eric's life and to intervene and quickly. I hope Eric can hold up to this unbelievable treatment. Once he is safe, Michael Knowles and all who have conspired with him need to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. They are brutal monsters, they are corrupt, they are deranged, and they are out of control. All this is being done in our name and with our tax dollars. There is not one reason for it other than a love of sadistic torture and for the need for power -- and the almighty cover-up. It sickens me. I say sue the bastards along with every single person who knew it was wrong and who stood by and let it occur to protect their own jobs, their own retirement, and their own benefits thinking they will never be held accountable because no one can believe a prisoner. God only knows what has happened to others behind closed doors in the name of "justice." There are many events that have never been documented and many who have died helpless and alone at the hands of these brutes. This is nothing new. California prisons are hellholes in crisis. There will be no end to it until our citizens rise up in unison and cry out in a way that cannot be silenced. We must be clear. There is no justification for this sort of treatment of one human being toward another. Sandy
February 21, 2004 CSP Sacramento responded to our telephone inquiries to say that Eric is no longer at that prison and has been transferred to Lancaster. This in spite of doctor's orders and a notification by our attorney not to do it. Two days ago they burned his nasal passages out by putting two capsules
of ammonia INSIDE his nose and leaving them there until he regained consciousness.
This is barbaric but typical of the brute force and stupidity that Michael
Knowles promotes in his prisons.
Think of the cruelty this is causing to hundreds of inmates being transferred throughout California hundreds of miles away from their loved ones. Think of the destruction upon the wives, children and elderly, the disabled who cannot visit their loved ones when they live hours away. Lawsuits and initiative campaigns are the only language bullies understand, and it's time we did more organizing to be able to better stand up to this oppression. There is so much violence and injustice happening in the prisons and jails that we should all have the common sense to bring thousands of people together and hire a fleet of lawyers. We should do what we can rather than just sitting around and tolerating it. I have no intention of sitting by and watching my son be killed in that bloodhouse Lancaster. But Knowles has really shown his true nature to medical staff who is outraged with him right now. AND, those twelve 602's that Eric filed plus three violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) complaints need to also be answered. The fact that inmate is transferred should not change the obligation of the prison to follow up on the bogus and corrupt 602 process. I know we have many UNION subscribers in Lancaster and I would appreciate any sort of reports you have on Eric K'napp J10618. I am very worried about the evidence in his legal case and documentation
getting destroyed. Anyone who stands up to the knuckledraggers will
be tortured and I don't advise prisoners to do this, the fighting needs
to be done by their family members.
My grown up son doesn't always listen. Nevertheless, working within the legal processes of the law is no excuse for physical and psychological torture and I'll not stand for it. Michael Knowles needs to get fired and no matter when his next confirmation trial is scheduled, we need to OVERFLOW the courtroom this time. I turned in 60 complaints on him to the FBI this past summer and the number of complaints have grown since then. This warden is costing the taxpayers lots of money as there are a number of lawsuits filed against him. B. Cayenne Bird
February 22, 2004 For your information, Eric is a level III prisoner and no one has a scratch upon them, [no injured party], yet he received a 98 year sentence. He is a political prisoner because the recantation happened two years ago and he is still locked up. Although his criminal attorney Richard Dangler tells me that the situation looks very good for a successful habeas. How can it not be good news when this major new evidence came up. How many prisoners are sitting in prison or jail for YEARS after people recanted their testimony? I'll wager it is thousands. Once they get them, and taste the profit and job security, it is almost impossible to get them out.
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