Friend of Jessica,
We are pleased to share with you a letter from Jessica Reznicek about her time in prison & pass along her requests for support.
First, Jessica would really appreciate it if you can support her prison fund by making a check out to "Des Moines Catholic Worker" with a note for "Jess Prison Fund". The check can be mailed to: Frank Cordaro, Berrigan CW House, 713 Indiana Ave., Des Moines IA 50314.
Secondly, Jessica would love would love to receive photos. Just everyday photos of folks she knows or does not know. You can send up to 10 at a time, no bigger than a postcard size. Her address and details for mailing can be found on our website.
Lastly, below is Jessica's letter from Waseca Federal Prison for all of you.
"Hello Good People of the World,
First, I want to thank you for all your prayers, love and support. I feel you all close to me in heart and mind on a daily basis. Your gestures of care and concern are constantly lightening the burden of incarceration for me and my prison family.
Well, I am a few years into my prison sentence now and fully immersed in the culture here. In some ways, I expected this depth of closeness to develop but was for the most part unaware of the intimacies which would form within the relationships of my prison family.
In here we do not hesitate to give tithe to the bonds that create between one and another. We belong to each other and so we name it. We are family. We are aunties and uncles to one another. Sisters and brothers, dads and moms, sons, daughters, wives and husbands. We embody these roles as we learn how best to look out for each other. This truly is the biggest, realest human family I’ve ever known. Good, bad and ugly. We grieve together. We laugh together. Get sick together. Heal together. Our hearts break and so then we cry together. Break bread together. We fight together. Hide the bruises together. But then we laugh together, sing. Dance. Pray. Celebrate. We stick together. All of it, together as a family.
The emphasis I’ve placed on ‘connectedness’ has transformed in recent years into a rich and deep sense of love for my human family. And so what I am saying is that when you make the decision to support me, you are in reality supporting all of us. And thank you so much for all you do.
Love,
Jessica Reznicek 19293030 & The Good People of Wascca".
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Solidarity forever,
The Campaign to Free Jessica Reznicek
