After a serious racial assault by a prison officer on Kevan
Thakrar 2 weeks ago which we shall go into further detail in our letter of
complaint to Wakefield Governor, JENGbA
have just received a call from Kevan Thakrar to be told he has been subjected
to another racist attack today. Fellow
prisoner in the Closed Supervision Centre (Solidarity Confinement) at Wakefield,
Charles Bronson has assaulted Kevan today by collecting and storing faeces in a
plastic bottle. He deliberately threw it
over him as he walked by his cell from behind his cage. Kevan knows he has been encouraged to do this
by the prison officers who have continually subjected him to racist abuse by
offering incentives to the other inmates in the CSC. When Janet Cunliffe and myself, visited him a
couple of months ago the other inmates screamed racist abuse at us when we
left, of course we complained but we were ignored. If they can do that with
impunity to visitors and not punish anyone what might happen to Kevan behind
closed doors is truly terrifying.
This assault happened in front of officers, Kevan was being
escorted by 7 officers as is the norm whenever he is allowed to leave his cell,
yet no action has been taken against Bronson and he is remaining on enhanced
regime thereby sanctioning his behaviour. Not only did he throw a bottle of
shit at Kevan, he shouted racist abuse and was not once ordered to stop. Bronson is one of the ‘Death before Dishonour’
racist gang that is being recruited in prisons and operating inside HMP
Wakefield. Please write in support of
Kevan Thakrar A4907AE HMP Wakefield 5 Love Lane Wakefield W. Yorks WF2 9AG
Gloria Morrison Campaign Co-ordinator JENGbA
