Mason is now at the federal prison in Carswell, Texas.
For many years, it has been rumored that this is the location of a third of the previously secret CMUs (Communications Management Units). For more on CMUs, see here.
Please write to Mason:
Marie Mason #04672-061
FMC Carswell
Federal Medical Center
P.O. Box 27137
Fort Worth, TX 76127
According to the BOP inmate locator, Marie Mason is at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. Although rumors continue to swirl, there is no confirmation at this time as to where Mason will end up.
Please drop Mason a line. If you are writing a longer letter, we recommend you photocopy it, in case she is gone by the time it arrives. This way you can resend it again later.
MARIE JEANETTE MASON #04672-061
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[Mason has now been moved]
We’ve received confirmation that Marie Mason has been told that she is being held in solitary confinement because she is being transferred, and not for any punitive measure.
On Thursday (July 1) Marie Mason was placed in solitary confinement. Her cell is very small and windowless, and since then she has only been allowed to stand outside (in a small cage) for under an hour, in total.
She cannot send email and can only make one phone call a week. She has also lost access to the vegan food she was buying from the commissary, and so she has an extremely limited diet.
She has been told that she has been ”re-classified”, although exactly what this means is unclear. They may be preparing to transfer her.
Mason can still send and receive letters. However, she asks that supporters do not send pictures at this time.
If anyone has information about what process is being initiated, please contact us at supportmariemason at gmail. We encourage all supporters to write her and keep her spirits up.
Marie Mason now has email. She asks that if you are in email contact with her, go to www.corrlinks.com to check for mail.
The email she sends will NOT go to your inbox - you must go to corrlinks.com to retrieve her emails.
Some of Marie Mason’s other supporters have put out a call to contact Bureau of Prisons (BOP) officials to ask them to grant Mason a vegan diet. (After the Waseca warden denied her this, Mason started an appeal process to the regional BOP.) However, we spoke with Mason and she notified us that her appeal process had encountered some difficulties, and so she must repeat two of the steps.
Because of this, there is no need to contact these officials at this time, as her appeal will not be before them.
Sadly, we must convey the news that the Waseca warden has denied Marie Mason the right to vegan meals. She has told us that sometimes she goes days without being able to eat anything from the meals served, and must buy all her food from the commissary. However, her commissary funds are penalized to pay restitution.
Mason is currently appealing the Warden’s decision to the regional prison authorities.
We would like to thank everyone who has contacted the Warden’s office on her behalf. If you would like to donate money for her commissary, she asks that you send it directly to the PO Box. Do NOT send it directly to her commissary account.
A supporter has set up a new gift book list at Powell’s Books for Mason. If you’d like to send her a book she wants, you can purchase it here:
[ Mason has now been moved and is no longer a guitar instructor ]
Mason’s job in prison is being a guitar instructor, so when you buy the music books, it benefits all of her students as well.
Note: The warden has denied Mason vegan meals; see above.
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We are calling on all supporters of Marie Mason to contact the warden’s office at Waseca prison and ask that she be provided with vegan food. Mason is a vegan for ethical, medical and spiritual reasons, but the prison has denied her vegan meals since her incarceration. Because of this, she has been in ill-health, suffering from symptoms like dizziness and extreme pain in her hands. We call on all supporters to contact the warden’s office and ask that her request for vegan food be approved. Please be very polite.
write:
Warden Nicole English
FCI Waseca
Federal Correctional Institution
PO Box 1731
Waseca, MN 66093
fax:
507-837-4547
We are calling on all supporters of Marie Mason to contact the warden’s office at Waseca prison and ask that she be provided with vegan food. Mason is a vegan for ethical, medical and spiritual reasons, but the prison has denied her vegan meals since her incarceration. Because of this, she has been in ill-health, suffering from symptoms like dizziness and extreme pain in her hands.
We call on all supporters to contact the warden’s office and ask that her request for vegan food be approved. Please be very polite. Also note that currently (as of Wednesday, February 3) there is no Warden at Waseca. We expect that Warden English will be starting this position next week.
write:
Warden Nicole English
FCI Waseca
Federal Correctional Institution
PO Box 1731
Waseca, MN 66093
fax:
507-837-4547
