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cps bh meg temper ot ident larvin Stender «President awrence L. Duga meary tlph Johansen wurer aing Sibbett forsi Office #7 Steines Street an Francisco 94117 elephone: °25; 865-2593 eta" Se [Pre a “hee Zia-#/ >. ° hed eee oe ee ee . ‘ NALIONAL LAWYERS GUILD * SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CHAPTER 123 Second Street San Francisco 94105 Telephone (415) 982-9617 September 21, 1970 . ’ Dear Mr. As you know better than we, the defense cof an inmate charged with an in-prison offense is a difficult one. The attorneys for John Clutcherte, Fleeta Drumgo and George Jackson -- charged with the murder of John Mills on Janu- ary 16, 1970 -- have been searching for ways to protect the inmates of Y wing so that all of the available testimony concerning that matter may be presented to the trial court in the Soledad Brothers trial. neys started to interview the in-" on January 16th. They became d fears of the inmates that there t if inmates testified in the This spring the attor mates who lived in ¥ wing worried about the expresse might be reprisals and harassmen case. The attorneys wrote to the State Bar of California asking for official help in providing protection and legal assistance for the inmate witnesses. ar refused to help, the attorneys continued their search and presented these problems to the Prison Committee of the National-Lawyers Guila (San Francis- co-Bay Area chapter). The Guild is a bar association whose members are concerned with the constitutional rights of all persons. Althoush the State B attorneys who are There is now available a group of quested, to the willing to provide free assistance, as re inmates of Y wing. Each resident of Y wing on January 16th will be subpoenaed to the trial. ~mherefore to each resident of Y wing, an atto _ be made available, if you so desire: 1) to consult with you before the trial 2) to watch over the disciplinary files b after the trial 3) to request permission to attend the parole-sentence- fixing hearing mney will efore and a ae en gr ee ree ee en me rmmmmmere «cor ememer