Rattling the Bars: Imprisoned Ferguson activist ‘assaulted by guards, assaulted by Nazis’

Eric King is an antifascist, antiracist, anarchist activist who is currently serving a 10-year federal prison sentence for throwing Molotov cocktails into an empty government office in Kansas City, Missouri, in solidarity with the 2014 uprisings after Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Michael Brown. From the beginning of his imprisonment, King and his advocates say he has been targeted and “tortured” by the state, including assaults from prison guards and white supremacist gangs, solitary confinement, communication bans, and unexplained transports to different private and federal prison facilities. Now, even though he does not qualify for maximum security designation, King has been transferred to USP Lee, a maximum security prison in Virginia where his life has been threatened, and advocacy groups, including Amnesty International, are sounding the alarm. In this episode of Rattling the Bars, Mansa Musa speaks with Josh Davidson, a member of Eric King’s support crew, about King’s case, his treatment while serving out his sentence, and what is known about his current condition.<br /><br />Josh Davidson is an activist focusing on prisoner support and the abolition of the carceral state. He is involved in numerous social justice projects, including the Certain Days collective and the Children’s Art Project, and also works in communications with the Zinn Education Project.<br /><br />Read the transcript of this podcast: <a href="https://therealnews.com/imprisoned-ferguson-activist-assaulted-by-guards-assaulted-by-nazis" rel="noopener">https://therealnews.com/imprisoned-ferguson-activist-assaulted-by-guards-assaulted-by-nazis</a><br /><br />Pre-Production/Studio/Post-Production: Cameron Granadino<br /><br />Additional resources/info provided by the Support Eric King collective…<br /><br />Eric’s mailing address:<br /><br />Eric King #27090-045<br />USP Lee<br />PO Box 305<br />Jonesville, VA 24263<br /><br />Eric has a wishlist for books.<br /><br />For updates on Eric’s case, follow the Support Eri