Medical Update on Maroon Shoatz

New Afrikan Political Prisoner/POW Russell "Maroon" Shoatz suffered from
chest pains for weeks while prison officials repeatedly ignored his demands
for appropriate medical attention. On April 26 outside pressure at last
forced SCI Greene to allow him to see a heart specialist. An
echocardiograph test did not show any problems. Medical staff at Greene
attributes the pains and other symptoms to angina, which they believe to be
controllable by a change in diet, a daily dose of aspirin and, in the case
of an emergency, nitroglycerin tablets.

Letters and phone calls on Maroon's behalf made all the difference in this
situation; another person incarcerated at SCI Greene waited 2 years for
similar tests. SCI Greene and prisons throughout Pennsylvania need to get a
message that Maroon receiving these tests does not mean that we have stopped
paying attention. Medical neglect of this kind is immoral and unacceptable.
Consider writing to Maroon or joining the Human Rights Coalition's Stop the
Abuse campaign to talk about ways to keep making positive change.

Russell Maroon Shoatz
AF-3855
175 Progress Drive
Waynesburg, PA 15370

Human Rights Coalition
info@hrcoalition.org
www.hrcoalition.org

Clarissa Rogers
MOSAIC Project
The_mosaic@verizon.net