Christ is not facing four months in boot camp if they were to take a guilty plea to four counts of felony aggravated battery, and one count of felony resisting arrest, as the lawyers first told us. Chris is facing two years in prison – with a recommendation for four months in boot camp, then an additional two years of probation. There is no guarantee they would get the recommendation. There is a 402 conference on November 28th where the judge may make another offer.

The situation has only become more and more precarious and it is becoming absolutely necessary to engage in a strategic engagement with this repression. Please keep your ears to the ground for updates on public meetings and further updates.

After receiving several large anonymous donations, and a long bus ride, Chris was able to return to Atlanta.

This update comes a bit late because we have been extremely busy dealing with other legal issues Chris is facing here in Atlanta.

For now, the conditions’ of Chris’ bond have forced him to return to Chicago. His lawyers are working on loosening the conditions of his bond as much as possible. We will keep supporters updated.

Without the mutual-aid and material support of anarchists around the country, especially in the midwest and southeast, it is unlikely that Chris would be out of jail yet and it is probable that his time inside would have been much worse off.

Thanks and love forever.

This is unacceptable. Although incarceration is always terrible, we find this type of treatment to resemble torture.

Chris is in need of solidarity. Please write him letters of support and encouragement. It is probably best not to mention the beating in the letters because he may not receive them if you do.

Christopher French
2012-0522081
P.O. Box 089002
Chicago, Illinois 60608
Furthermore, any gestures of solidarity could greatly lift Chris’s spirits.

Chris has another hearing on August 8th. If you are anywhere near Chicago, please consider attending. The location of the hearing, unfortunately, will not be released until the last minute – according to Chris’s legal counsel. Please check back for more updates as they come in.

After the March Against Police Violence, come dance your heart away! Hunch punch for donations for Chris!

And while there is a soul in prison,
Then I am not free

Between the Atlanta bail fund and the Chicago Bail Fund, there is a lot of money raised and we are almost there.

Shirts for pre-order coming soon.

Thanks everyone so much for being so generous.

People in Atlanta should come to the Noise Demo tomorrow in solidarity with Georgia Hunger Striking prisoners.

After almost a month in jail, Chris still needs a lot of support. Thanks so much for everyone who has helped him so far.

His next hearing is July 11th and 9am.

Chris’s indictment hearing today (June 12th) was very brief – there was a reschedule for Friday, June 15th at 1 PM at Belmont & Western, Chicago, Illinois. Please come if you can make it.

Just got word from Chris’s parents that yesterday Chris fainted in jail, hit his chin, subsequently had to get seven stitches. The Cook County Jail Hospital is supposedly going to do tests to try to determine why Chris fainted. The jail did not call Chris’s family or me to notify us that there had been an accident of any kind; it was Chris that called to make us aware of what happened. That is all the information I have for now.
We are very worried, very scared, and more heartsick than ever. Please help us get him out.

https://www.wepay.com/donations/free-christopher-french-bail-fund

Chris is an avid reader and will read anything you send to him. However, there are some books in particular that wants to be sent, if possible.

If you have the chance, check out Christopher’s Amazon Wish List for specific books he is anxious to dig into. If you do get him something off of the wishlist, try to check it off so that others don’t get him the same one. If you can’t get something off of the wishlist but would still like to send him soft-cover books, perhaps browse some of the titles authors and see recommended books related to those topics.

Help Out in Other Ways

We have updated the website to include a longer list of ways you can help Chris. He has been in for some time and could really use some support.

Update Coming Soon

Christopher has another hearing very soon and you will all be updated as soon as possible.

Thanks so much for all of the support so far.

P.S.
Whoever you are from Austin that sent Chris a copy of “The Coming Community”, you rule! Chris was overjoyed to receive the book because friends from Atlanta have been hyping it up to him for months ;p

***All books must be softcover and sent directly from a publisher (i.e. Amazon etc.)***

from Mountain Distress,

Some people here in the land of the sky just had a benefit waffle brunch for a fellow southern anarchist, Chris French.

French is an anarchist from Atlanta who was arrested  at the anti-NATO beat down in Chicago and is currently being charged with aggravated battery of a police officer and has a bail of over one hundred thousand dollars. Please donate to his defense and write him letters. Shout out to the comrades in the big A from you friends in the little A!

Please write Chris and donate to his defense if you can.

Shouts to the comrades in Atlanta for putting up the solidarity page and generally rocking it hard lately! Also shouts to the youngsters here in Asheville who organized this benefit and have been increasingly active as of late, much love!

Much love, Asheville!

Always in our hearts.