From The Final Straw

The world needs to know the truth about Timothy Little Rock Reed, whose criticism of the Ohio prison system made him a target of assassination by Ohio governmental officials.
Little Rock was sent to Lucusville in the early 1980’s for theft of drugs and robberies. A Lakota Sioux, Little Rock began practicing traditional religious beliefs and pushed prison fascists to accommodate Native American practices.
He also learned law and began helping other prisoners, making the prison staff hostile. Then he published The American Indian in the White Mans Prison: A story of Genocide, and other articles.
In 1990, the Ohio Adult Parole Authority granted Little Rock a parole but demanded he sign a “contract” that would allow prisoncrats to control his speech activities. When he refused, his parole was rescinded until 1992.
When finally released, he became director of the Native American Research and Rehabilitation Project and wrote, Today’s Prison Administrators were Trained by Fascists: and What About Tomorrow? He spoke at Ohio State University about suppression of religion by the Ohio Prison System. Shortly after, the Chair of the Ohio Parole Board issued a directive that Little Rock was not to speak again. He was forced to cancel speaking engagements and was prevented from appearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
And that was when friends of Little Rock still inside Lucusville wrote to him to warn him that they overheard prison officials talking about a plan to murder Little Rock. Continue reading →