ATLANTA -- Sue McCrosky, 53, served only 8 days of a four month sentence before the judge apologized to her and then released her! Sue was arrested at a protest against gruesome animal experimentation at Emory University. She was convicted of Trespassing.
At sentencing State Court Judge Jack Smith given her 4 months. Sue told the court, "I stand in solidarity with Barry Horne, my British Brother. On behalf of the 3,000 non-human primates imprisoned at Yerkes, on behalf of the American people and my grandchildren, I begin my own hunger strike from this moment."
Sue is on medication for a serious case of hypertension, however the prison authorities denied her the medication, as well as her mail, and they threatened to place her in the mental ward and feed her intravenously if she would not end her hunger strike. She was not given a pillow, her sheets were taken away and they threatened. But through all of this she remained strong.
Concerned activists bombarded the Judge and the jail with calls requesting information on her health, and protesting her jailing and their abusive treatment of her. In Charlotte, North Carolina protesters held a demonstration where they hung a banner which read, "End vivisection in the U.S. and England. We support political prisoners Barry Horne & Sue McCrosky."
After the prison realized the public was watching and cared, they started treating Sue better and giving her the medication she needed. And after eight days of support and publicity on Sue's situation, the Judge apologized to her and released her -- sentence served! Another victory because of the two powerful forces of hunger strike and aggressive jail support!
Because of Sue's mistreatment, national attention has now been focused on the horrors at Emory University where Sue was originally arrested, and a massive direct action protest is scheduled for World Lab Day that will attract activists from across the country. BE THERE!
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