Corona virus threatens the innocent in Louisiana jail

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Reverend Errol Victor

 
Pastor Errol Victor was railroaded to jail under the Louisiana Jim Crow 10/2 Law, which made it possible to convict with 10 out of 12 jurors in criminal felony cases. That law was voted out of Louisiana’s state constitution by two thirds of the voters in a 2018 referendum and has been ruled unconstitutional. On June 19, 2020, Louisiana’s 5th District Court of Appeals overturned Pastor Victor’s murder conviction, after he served six years. He was ordered removed from Angola Penitentiary on July 1, 2020 by trial Judge Vaughn, and transferred to St. John the Baptist Parish jail.
Soon afterward, he was transferred to St. Charles Parish jail and brought before Judge Snowdy, who set bail at $1.5 million. Before supporters could raise the money to get him out, Louisiana’s Attorney General, Jeff Landry, stepped in and nullified bail. Because of an outbreak of Covid 19 at the jail, Pastor Victor tried to social distance and quit eating food out of fear of contamination. There are no PPE or masks in the jail for inmates and they’re literally within two feet of each other, making social distancing impossible. It is an enclosed environment and is effectively a petri-dish for infection.
Belinda Parker Brown of Louisiana United International, spoke to Pastor Victor by phone on July 23. “Inmates are suffering from fever, chills, body aches and dizziness, including Pastor Victor,” she said. The People’s Tribune will keep readers apprised of future events.
For information contact: Belinda Parker Brown, Louisiana United International, P.O. Box 2181, Sidell, LA 70459.
E-mail belindalld@yahoo.com or call (985)503-0626.

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