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Archive for September 21st, 2007

21 Sep

Free the Jena 6: Mychal Bell DENIED Bail

Keep in mind, Bell is being denied bail on what will now be a JUVENILE charge. And Bell was convicted on a charge that, according to an appellate court, should never have been brought. He has been in jail since DECEMBER 2006.
JENA — Bail was denied today for Mychal Bell, a defendant in the [...]

21 Sep

Free the Jena 6: Congressional Hearings Announced

Conyers Announces Forum, Hearings on “Jena Six”
(Washington, DC)- Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) told a crowd gathered on the Capitol grounds that he is holding a forum next week and plans to hold hearings to address the case of six teenagers in Jena, Louisiana who were charged with attempted murder for [...]