Greetings All:
It's with great sadness, but renewed hope, that we announce
the results of of our brother Yogi's May 2nd Board hearing.
His attorney, Keith Wattley, reported the Board gave Hugo a
five-year hit, but with the following caveat: If he participates in the prison's Step-Down program, he will get another hearing in about a year to a
year and a half.
This is certainly better than the worst possibility, a
15-year denial, but I'm quite sure it doesn't make Hugo's mother very
happy. She's well into her 80s and
has been waiting nearly 50 years to have her son released and back home.
We are all disappointed, but still very committed to Yogi's
ultimate release. So please keep
up your support, and send Yogi some love.
He'll need it to get through this disappointing period, as well as
encouragement to endure this next phase of incarceration. As far as we know, he is still in
lockup, albeit with less tortuous conditions than at Pelican Bay.
