<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;'><p style="font-family:Arial Black;"><font size="3"><div><p style="font-family:Arial Black;"><font size="3"><div><p style="font-family:Arial Black;"><font size="3"><div> <p style="font-family:Arial Black;"><font size="3"><br /><blockquote class="quote" face="Verdana" type="cite" style="font-size:12px;"> <div><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0" width="100%" id="INCREDIMAINTABLE"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" id="INCREDITEXTREGION" style="font-size:12pt;direction:ltr;"> <div style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial Black;"><p>From: Arnie King Commutation Project/Through Barbed Wire</p></div> <div> <p><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-weight:bold;font-family:Arial Black;">RE: email Gov. Tuesdays and Thursdays to Dec. 25</span><span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1258249397000"><span style="font-size:16px;direction:ltr;"><br /></span></p> </div> <div>Dear Members of the Act-Ma listserv,</div> <div> </div> <div>Please join us again in Emailing the Governor on behalf of <br /><p>Bay State prisoner Arnold King. More information and contact info is below.<span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1258249434000"><br /></p> <p style="color:rgb(255, 0, 0);font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-size:16px;direction:ltr;"></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1258249434000"><span style="font-size:16px;direction:ltr;"><span style="color:rgb(255, 0, 0);font-weight:bold;">We ask that you email the Governor each Tuesday and Thursday up until Christmas.</span><br /></span></p> </div> <br /><div> <p style="font-weight:bold;"><em></em><span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1257636795000" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Tuesday's message?</span><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> <p><strong>Thursdays' message?</strong></p> <p><strong></strong></p> <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 href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.mass.gov%2525252525252F" title="http://www.mass.gov/" target="_blank"><span id="lw_1259970737_4" class="yshortcuts"><strong></strong></span></a><strong><a href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.mass.gov" target="_blank">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 href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fus.mc531.mail.yahoo.com%2525252525252Fmc%2525252525252Fcompose%2525252525253Fto%2525252525253Dthroughbarbedwire%25252525252540yahoo.com" title="mailto:throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com" target="_blank">throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com</a> </div> <div> <strong></strong> </div> <div><strong>Thank you.</strong></div> <div> <p><strong>Arnold King Commutation Project/Through Barbed Wire Members</strong><span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1258249690000"><span style="font-size:16px;direction:ltr;"><br /></span></p> <p><span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1258249627000"><br /><span style="font-size:16px;direction:ltr;"></span></p> <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 href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.arnoldking.org" target="_blank">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 /><p>others.<span></span></p> <p id="__paragraph__1258249633000"><span style="font-size:16px;direction:ltr;"><br /></span></p> </div> </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 href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.arnoldking.org%2525252525252F" title="http://www.arnoldking.org/" target="_blank" style="background-color:rgb(192, 255, 128);"><span id="lw_1259970924_3" class="yshortcuts"></span></a><a href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.arnoldking.org" target="_blank">www.arnoldking.org</a></span><span style="background-color:rgb(192, 255, 128);"> or contact </span><font color="#0070c0"><u><font color="#7030a0"><a href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fus.mc531.mail.yahoo.com%2525252525252Fmc%2525252525252Fcompose%2525252525253Fto%2525252525253Dthroughbarbedwire%25252525252540yahoo.com" title="mailto:throughbarbedwire@yahoo.com" target="_blank">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%25252523" target="_blank">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 href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.arnoldking.org" target="_blank">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 href="dereferrer%2525253Ftarget%2525253Dhttp%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%252525252Ffm07%252525252Fcgi%252525252Fderefer%252525253FTYPE%252525253D2%2525252526DEST%252525253Dhttp%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmail-us.gmx.com%25252525252Ffm07%25252525252Fcgi%25252525252Fderefer%25252525253FTYPE%25252525253D2%252525252526DEST%25252525253Dhttp%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.arnoldking.org" target="_blank">http://www.arnoldking.org</a></span> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </blockquote></font></p> <p><font size="3"> </font></p> <font size="3"></font><p></p> </div></font></p></div></font></p></div></font></p></body></html>