<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"><head><title></title><meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><style type="text/css">p { margin:0px; padding:0px; }</style></head><body style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-image:none;background-repeat:repeat;background-position:0% 0%;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-right:5px;'><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" width="100%" id="INCREDIMAINTABLE"><tbody><tr><tr><td width="100%" id="INCREDITEXTREGION" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"> <div>From: Arnie King Commutation Project/Through Barbed Wire</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Dear Members of the Act-Ma listserv,</div> <div> </div> <div>We are asking for your help to free Mass. prisoner Arnold King by Emailing<br /> the Governor on his behalf. Contact info is below.</div> <div> </div> <div>Arnie has been locked up for 38 years. In 2004 he received a favorable <br />vote from the Parole Board for commutation of his sentence. Most recently,<br /> in 2007, he received a unanimous vote for commutation. Please see <br /><a target="_blank" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arnoldking.org">www.arnoldking.org</a> to learn more about Arnie's work for his community <br />from behind the wall and a chronology of the commutation effort. Also</div> <div>see below for background on this campaign.</div> <div> </div> <div>Arnie King is not the only prisoner whose sentence should be commuted. <br />The Governor should heed the professional advice of his "experts" on the <br />Parole board, grant commutation to Arnie King and clear the way for <br />others.</div> <div> </div> <div> <em>We are asking you to email the Governor Tuesdays and Thursdays</em>. <span></span> <p id="__paragraph__1257636795000" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;">Tuesday's message?<span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1257636805000" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><font size="3" style="direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-repeat:repeat;"><span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;color:rgb(255, 0, 0);">"Now is the time to free Arnie King."</span><br /> </span></font></p> <p id="__paragraph__1257636795000" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><font size="3" style="direction:ltr;font-family:Arial;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);background-repeat:repeat;"><span><br /> </span></font></p> </div> <div> <strong>Thursdays' message?<br /></strong><em style="color:rgb(255, 153, 0);"><strong>"When is the time to free Arnie King?"</strong></em> </div> <div> <strong><em></em></strong> </div> <div> <strong>To Email the Governor: </strong><a target="_blank" title="http://www.mass.gov/" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mass.gov%252F"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259970737_4"><strong></strong></span></a><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.mass.gov">www.mass.gov</a></strong><strong>. Click through to the <br />Governor's web site. Scroll down to click "Contact Governor's Office".</strong> </div> <div> </div> <div>Finally, when you have made your calls and emails, please let us know <br />by sending an email to <a target="_blank" title="mailto:throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fus.mc531.mail.yahoo.com%252Fmc%252Fcompose%253Fto%253Dthroughbarbedwire%2540yahoo.com">throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com</a> </div> <div> </div> <div> <strong></strong> </div> <div><strong>Thank you.</strong></div> <div><strong>Arnold King Commutation Project/Through Barbed Wire Members</strong></div> <div> <strong></strong> </div> <div> <div> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span><span style="background-color:rgb(192, 255, 128);">For more information or to contact the project see </span><a target="_blank" title="http://www.arnoldking.org/" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arnoldking.org%252F" style="background-color:rgb(192, 255, 128);"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1259970924_3"></span></a><a target="_blank" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arnoldking.org">www.arnoldking.org</a></span><span style="background-color:rgb(192, 255, 128);"> or contact </span><font color="#0070c0"><u><font color="#7030a0"><a target="_blank" title="mailto:throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fus.mc531.mail.yahoo.com%252Fmc%252Fcompose%253Fto%253Dthroughbarbedwire%2540yahoo.com">throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com</a> </font></u></font><span style="background-color:rgb(192, 255, 128);">. See below background information on this campaign.) </span></font></font></p> </div> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span></span></font></font> <font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">In the Governors response denying Arnie’s commutation he said, “now is not the time.”<span> </span>Arnie does not have to go back before the parole board for the Governor to sign his release.<span> </span>The Governor can sign anytime he wishes.<span> </span>We are not attempting to go back before the parole board.<span> </span>There doesn’t seem to be anything to gain from that process.<span> </span>Arnie received a unanimous decision from the board in 2007, he can not gain a more <span> </span>“unanimous” vote.<span> </span>Arnie has been incarcerated for thirty eight years, please let that set for a minute (38).<span> </span>To file another petition and get it approved then go before the parole board we are talking forty (40) years.<span> </span>The Governor needs to sign Arnold King’s release now.<span> </span>He needs to let those on the bottom know they too can change.<span> </span>He needs them to believe they have some hope.<span> </span>He needs to show that if they work hard and change they can achieve.<span> </span>All of the things his campaign espoused.<span> </span>A change we can believe in, or “together we can”.<span> </span>Well, it starts on the bottom.</font></font> </p> <p class="ecxMsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">To contact Arnie King, write </font></font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"><a href="mail.html#">throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com</a></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> and visit </font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#0000ff" size="3"><a target="_blank" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arnoldking.org">www.arnoldking.org</a></font><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">.<span> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> </p> <br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><a target="_blank" href="http://mail-us.gmx.com/fm07/cgi/derefer?TYPE=2&DEST=http%3A%2F%2Fmail-us.gmx.com%2Ffm07%2Fcgi%2Fderefer%3FTYPE%3D2%26DEST%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arnoldking.org">http://www.arnoldking.org</a></span> </div> </td></tr></tr></tbody></table></body></html>