• Do not discuss the specifics of the case. All of the SHAC 7 defendants are appealing their convictions and, as such, they all still retain their Fifth Amendment rights to protect them in the event they are granted a new trial.
• Tell Lauren about the HLS campaign and news about other animal rights campaigns! Send her newsletters, web print outs and news articles. The SHAC 7 defendants will not have access to the web while they are incarcerated, and the most comforting thing for any political prisoner to hear is that their great work is being carried on while they are temporarily unable to do so themselves. (note: newspaper clippings are not permitted, though you may photocopy them or print them from the internet)

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SEND LAUREN A BOOK!

There is very little to do in prison, and reading tends to be one of the best ways to pass the time and stave off boredom. Prisoners will often read more books than any one of us with lives full of activism, jobs, and social activities could imagine.

How to send Lauren a book:

You may send paperbacks directly through the mail. However, when sending a paperback book (or books) to Lauren you need to clearly mark on the outside of the package, "Approved by B.O.P." and list the contents of the package (i.e. 1 paperback book). Otherwise Lauren may not receive books that are sent to her directly. Hardcovers must be sent from the distributor (amazon.com, AKpress.org, etc.) or directly from the store when you purchase a book.

What else can I send?

Federal prisoners are permitted to receive a very small variety of items from "the outside". Inmates are allowed to receive an unlimited number of cards, letters, and photographs (but no Polaroids) from anyone. They may also receive an unlimited number of magazines and periodicals, but these must come directly from the publisher (i.e. by way of a subscription directly to the prisoner); magazines and periodicals sent from anyone other than the publisher will be refused.

What would Lauren like to read?

Prior to her sentencing, Lauren compiled a list of books and other materials she'd like to read, but now that Lauren has started graduate school, the time she has to read for fun has all but disappeared. As such, Lauren has created a new book list made up of books that she needs for graduate school.

To purchase a book, click on the book title below to be taken to a site where you may purchase it.

Very Imporatnt!
When sending Lauren a book, be sure to email her support committee at info@supportlauren.org and let them know so that they may cross the book(s) you sent off the list here. These books are for Lauren's graduate studies, and it is a waste for her to receive duplicates

Please mail books from the book list below to the following address:

Mr. Tom Zaborowski
Education Department
For: Lauren Gazzola # 93497-011
Federal Correctional Institution
Pembroke Station
Danbury, CT 06811

Lauren's Book List:

The American Constitution: Its Origins and Development Vol 1 & 2 - Alfred H. and Harbison, Winfred Kelly

Transforming Free Speech: The Ambiguous Legacy of Civil Libertarianism - Mark Graber