 "I am innocent." ~ Shawna Forde
“They have no evidence—no fingerprints, no DNA. My client was not on the scene.” ~Shawna Forde’s Defense Attorney "The healthy man does not torture others; generally it is the tortured who turn into torturers." ~ Carl Jung
Ranchers and Cartel Takeovers In 2008 I interviewed a gentleman outside of Campo, California who had to move away from his property due to being held at gunpoint several times a month during smuggling activities. I’ve interviewed several Americans from California to Texas who have experienced threats while living on the border. This is not a new problem for ranchers! It may be new to some of them due to new fences being constructed and smuggling routes changing. New victims are sure to fall prey to drug cartels, but this is in no way a new issue to American landowners along the southern border corridor. What has changed is the life-threatening violence due to territory wars and cartels’ desperation to move their product into our country. Americans are known to be weak in defending themselves; they won’t shoot intruders or hold them at gunpoint. The cartels are well aware of this and laugh at us. On the other hand, if you were smuggling something into Mexico, and were detected, you would be killed! But in America, of course not! We have to turn on the lights so no intruder trips, or they will sue the homeowner. Welcome to America, land of the free…to pay taxes. Let’s face it; everyone south of the border is aware of our laws and rights and they take full advantage. If an American gets gutsy, they kill him. If one American is killed, it puts fear into hundreds, and that’s a pretty good deal for the cartel. I’ve interviewed cartel members and they are not threatened by us in the least. They mock us and say American men are pathetic cowards. Coming from a corrupt society, it’s easy to see why they don’t understand our “rule of law,” our way of life. To be fair, however, I don’t understand some of it myself. Why are we not allowed to protect our property? We will see this invasion by hostile forces become the norm rather than the exception until America secures her borders and means it! Otherwise…welcome your new neighbors, and some day be forced to surrender your border property and border towns, because they are coming to your neighborhood soon. So you have two choices: you can defend yourself or you can turn the lights on and assist the invasion. ~ Shawna Forde Countries include: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, St. Kitts, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Venezuela
August 5, 2010 New Feature! Media Bilge and our Response to Their Lies
July 29, 2010
 Shawna on the Radio!
A supporter sent us this rare clip from the "Take Back America" radio show recorded right before the April 2007 Illegal Immigration Summit in Everett where Jim Gilchrist was the featured speaker.
July 16, 2010 Lawless Resigns! Laine Lawless, member of The Committee for Justice for Shawna Forde, announced today she was resigning from the Committee. Laine said, “Writing the book, Blonde on the Border and the screenplay will be a full time job, and I don’t have time to be a political activist. I am currently entertaining offers from major publishers and film producers to tell the complete story of the Arivaca massacre. Some people will be surprised at their portrayals. “I support Shawna’s innocence and believe she will be acquitted at trial, even if the charges are not dismissed before then. I condemn the mainstream media for implying that all the defendants are guilty, when under the American justice system, all criminal defendants are presumed to be innocent prior to trial. Dupnik’s Dungeon should be shut down for violating prisoners’ civil and Constitutional rights, and Sheriff Dupnik should be imprisoned for federal and state violations of the rights of pre-trial detainees. No wonder Pima County Jail has a 97% plea rate!” May 24, 2010
ACLU Bigotry!
Update on Forde Complaint With only a 4 day turnaround, Dan Pochoda, AZ ACLU Legal Director, scrapped a White Racial Profiling complaint against Sheriff Dupnik. The Pima County Sheriff’s round up of an innocent white Christian Conservative patriot is not considered racial profiling. Illegal torture and civil rights violations against pre-trial detainees are nothing new from Pima County Jail and Sheriff Dupnik, who opposes the 1070 law. Ten pages of brutal non-stop torture for 12 months are ignored and not to be dignified because…the new standard disregards the U.S. Constitution, the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions on POWs, and the U.N. Commission on Human Rights. Sources indicate a shocking toll of victims who have suffered and died in PCJ by torture. Shawna valiantly and selflessly took a stand for the inmate holocaust victims who cannot speak. Apparently Pochoda has taken all of this into account and has decided this complaint and long-standing abuses against the inmate holocaust victims is not worth pursuing. (See letter here.) ACLU's current lawsuit against SB1070 was criticized by AZ Gov. Jan Brewer, who said, "plaintiffs have failed to establish any real and immediate threat of harm and only speculate about future harm." June 13, 2010 Bureaucratic Obfuscation Denies Shawna Medical Treatment! After a frustrating year of NO MEDICAL TREATMENT, and no accommodation for her disabilities, Shawna thought the jail had finally agreed to allow physical therapy for her hand. They provided a brace made to hold heat packs which could be warmed in a microwave. There were only 2 problems with that: 1) there is no microwave to heat them up in her pod; 2) she needs to go to medical to get heat packs for therapy, but she cannot go if another prisoner is there who is on Isolation status (Ad Seg 3) like her. In Orwellian 1984-style, Dupnik provides a solution and a problem simultaneously, both designed to completely obstruct any form of lawful medical treatment for the pre-trial detainee! Shawna has not gotten any treatment for 3 weeks, as no guards will take her to medical. Next step: here come the judge! June 10, 2010 SHAKEDOWN AT THE DUNGEON! On Wednesday, June 8, Shawna Forde’s cell was literally torn apart by guards, because a certain La Raza CO claimed Shawna had pinched her Drivers License. Which government agent manufactured this crisis for the purpose of subjecting Forde to even greater cruel and unusual punishments? Pictures of Shawna’s children were torn apart, papers were ripped to shreds, and her few belongings and food were dumped on the floor and stomped on in an act of complete contempt. Jail staff found nothing, not even the book, Cleopatra, which Ms. La Raza had stolen a week earlier from Shawna. Despite there being NO PROOF of Shawna taking anything, she is deemed “a security risk.” Her status is now so high that she must be put in handcuffs and leg irons every time she leaves her cell, even when visitors arrive to see her though the video. Despite breaking no rules, she will be kept in chains and cuffs until the shadowy, 1984-style jail “security committee” meets and decides otherwise. Since SB1070, Shawna has been taking major heat from the Hispanic guards at the jail; and was targeted by the La Raza Supremists (LRS) working there for an extra large helping of hatred and terrorization, simply because she is white and supports SB1070. Her chief inquisitor and other LRS working there have done their part to make Shawna fearful of reprisals, beatings, and more psy-ops. What was Shawna’s transgression? She asserted her right to safety, and told her captors that her legal team was checking up on all of them to make sure she was safe in their hands.
Memorial Day, May 30, 2010 First Anniversary of the Arivaca Massacre While Arizona remembers our fallen heroes who have died for their country, this date marks another kind of tragedy in our state. Innocent people have died, and those responsible for the crime have gone free. Justice is not served; the dead are not vindicated.
June 2, 2010
JAIL TAMPERS WITH MAIL!
There is absolutely no doubt that Shawna's outgoing mail is being read in violation of all prisoner's rights, reasonable security measures, and her First Amendment rights. Another letter was recently received from Shawna 8 days after it was written.
Letters have repeatedly arrived 7-14 days after they were mailed, sometimes with much later postmarks than the date the letter was written, and often with NO POSTMARK. This is quite odd when Tucson and Phoenix are only 90 miles apart and letters often arrive the next day after they are mailed, regardless of the city of origination. Postal Inspectors know all about the mail tampering, too, and will investigate. Imagine that--Pima County being in violation of Federal laws! May 20, 2010 Shawna Forde Files Complaint with ACLU and US Dept. of Justice "Massive Civil Rights Violations" are cited in the 7 page document from the pre-trial detainee. Forde documented Sheriff Dupnik practices White Racial Profiling (WRP) in the Pima County Jail, and is in violation of the Civil Rights Act, Titles III and VI, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as violating all her Constitutional rights. Her numerous grievances were ignored by jail administration; deaf ears, blind eyes, and dim wits failed to address multiple and continuous violations. The ACLU/DOJ complaints are a last resort. More to come...
May 17, 2010 MACHETE Madness Slashes White Arizona! Film Director Rodriguez serves up a perfect example of WRP (White Racial Profiling) and negative stereotyping which starts with a threat to Arizona. In a scene in his film, Minutemen are shooting illegal aliens on the border. This is Mexican Marxist propaganda to incite La Raza against white Arizonans. This film destroys any hope of justice in Shawna's case. Machete pollutes any jury pool and must be banned in Arizona and nationwide. Machete was produced with taxpayer funds. May 10, 2010 "If the Times Square bomber had been a white Christian Conservative, the media would not have tried to humanize him." --Bernie Goldberg, author of Media Bias, on the O'Reilly Factor April 30, 2010
 THANK YOU, AZ LEGISLATURE, & GOV. JAN BREWER, FOR SB 1070!
"America's Women are a Force to be Reckoned With!" --CJSF Shawna: "I'm so proud of Governor Brewer! She's doing a great job!" April 28, 2010 Legalize Arizona Send Them Home!
On Friday, April 23, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer signed into law SB1070. When it goes into effect as planned 90 days after the end of this legislative session, it will be the toughest state law against illegal immigration in the country. Any alien in the state of Arizona not in possession of proper documentation of legal status will be in violation of state law and subject to prosecution in Arizona Superior courts, regardless of whether or not Immigration and Customs Enforcement deigns to take any interest in the case.
Hispanic groups have been lobbying aggressively against the bill, calling it racist. At a rally at the Arizona state capital on Sunday, April 25, a number of protesters wore T-shirts with the slogan “Legalize Arizona.” Many public figures, including the President of the United States, have condemned the law as “unfair.”
Governor Brewer's decision to sign SB1070 followed within days of the murder of rancher Rob Krentz in southern Arizona. He had gone to assist someone he thought was an illegal alien in distress, and was murdered by someone who subsequently fled across the Mexican border.
Shawna Forde knew Krentz had a reputation for calling authorities when he saw drug traffickers crossing his land. According to Shawna, the Krentz family land had a drug trail crossing it, and she said La Familia had told her that anyone who interfered with their business would be killed, whether they were media, law enforcement, or land owners. Shawna says Krentz was targeted for assassination. The illegal alien in distress may have been a ruse to lure the compassionate rancher to his death. The murderer also killed Krentz' loyal dog companion.
This most recent death of a law-abiding American at the hands of an illegal alien punctuates a very violent decade in Arizona history. About ten years ago, Phoenix TV Channel 15 ran a series called “Our Broken Borders” dealing with the violence along the Arizona border with Mexico. Since then, thousands of Mexicans have died in gang wars between drug cartels fighting for control of smuggling routes and markets in the United States. On this side of the border, all too often we hear reports of the tortured, mutilated bodies of cartel murder victims turning up sometimes hundreds of miles inside our state.
It has been at least 6 years since the first reports of armed paramilitary infantry squads crossing the US-Mexico border, forcing US border patrol officers to retreat. The use of military force by drug cartels to get their merchandise across the border past our guards has resulted in no response by the US government. Our agents are instructed to retreat when confronted by such squads.
The US Constitution obliges the federal government to protect each of the states from invasion. Instead of fulfilling this responsibility, Washington, D.C., has stood idly by while our state has been overrun with criminals. Pima County is already virtually a colony of Mexico within Arizona. La Raza hate doctrines are being taught there at taxpayer expense to young people in high school. We must act now, before the entire state is hopelessly lost. --CJSF
March 20, 2010
"Star" Witness
Prosecutor Desperate Shawna Forde's case is like a Ginsu Knife commercial; just when you think you've gotten to the end..."but wait--there's MORE!"
First it was the Bush confession, then it was recanted. Next, it was some non-specific stolen jewelry? But...there's more! Oin Oakstar, who was the first suspect, will testify against the defendants. Oakstar fits the description of the shooter given by the surviving victim and was fingered by a witness who claims she knew who did it. Oin Oakstar, AKA Oin Glenn Grove, according to court records, started using mind-altering substances at age 3, and had his first alcoholic drink at age 5. He grew up in a "hippie family" where he was allowed to do whatever he wanted, with no restrictions. He wasn’t loved enough by his biological father, his stepfather abused him, and he witnessed domestic violence between his mother and stepfather while growing up. He made it as far as eighth grade before he dropped out. Oakstar, 39 years old, admits to being a daily heroin user from the age of 14, and has fathered 4 children without having to pay any child support. He has a history of assaulting law officers, is considered to be dangerous by them, and has served 2 terms in prison for possessing narcotics for sale, and for possessing deadly weapons. Oakstar has violated probation, jumped bail, and is considered to be a “high risk” to re-offend. Pima County SWAT raided the home of Sandy Stroup, Oakstar's girlfriend, in Arivaca on May 30 and arrested Oakstar for being a felon in possession of deadly weapons. If he had not agreed to turn state’s witness, he would have gone back to prison. Avoiding prison time was a powerful motivation for him. Yet Pima County Prosecutor Barbara LaWall selected Oakstar as the lynchpin witness to make this case! LaWall’s website boasts she has the highest trial rate of any Arizona Prosecutor. LaWall will indict a ham sandwich! She takes cases all the way to trial, even when they should be dismissed. It appears that in 2005 LaWall failed to know what was going on with her own staff, as County attorneys had knowledge of death threats against a prominent Tucson eye doctor, yet failed to call police, launch an investigation, or notify him. Dr. Brian Stidham was brutally murdered, and his widow obtained a $2.3 million judgment against Pima County. LaWall and her staff were only let off the hook as defendants by agreeing to settle the claim. Take a look at the court records and see how justice is served: See the PDF here Update May 1: Prosecutor Rick Unklesbay RETIRES! What does it mean? Does he KNOW HOW FLIMSY the case against Shawna is? "It is time to fire Janet Napolitano!" March 3, 2010
Update on Shawna's Condition
Tax Dollars Go Down The Crapper! We just heard from Shawna today. If the Lt. is no longer pissed at her eating disorder, she may get out of S Pod and have her property returned. Reading glasses, case documents, and writing materials are necessary to prepare for her defense.
She reports being held with male inmates, one of whom has multiple personalities and another who is obsessed with his male organ. Remaining "stripped out," she is thankful for her BLANKET in the stark naked cell. She wears only a skimpy Velcro-tagged smock which barely covers her torso, and the guys really dig it. Dupnik's male guards watch her strip naked, and they guard the crapper, too. The cell toilet is right in front of a large window, keeping Shawna exposed at all times. The monotony of S Pod is broken for only 30 minutes a day when Shawna gets to work on her case, between a shower, a phone call, and reading the mail which Dupnik delays. Attorney's Interview With French Journalist
February 21, 2010 Earlier this month, Shawna Forde's court-appointed Tucson attorney told a French journalist:
"They have no evidence against her. No fingerprints, no DNA, nothing. My client was not on the scene. She has an alibi that will be revealed during her trial." Given this statement, we have to ask: Why is Shawna still in jail? Why is she being subjected to repeated violations of her rights? --CJSF February 20, 2010
Forde to Dupnik: "I don't negotiate with terrorists!" Shawna Forde, National Director of Minutemen American Defense, POW in Dupnik's Dungeon  Sheriff Clarence Dupnik After a frustrating and fruitless 9 month attempt to force the jail to respect her civil rights, and provide adequate medical attention, Shawna Forde fired a broadside at Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, Dungeon Master of Pima County Jail. On February 18, she was taken out of the infirmary and told she was going to be given AS1 status, meaning she could get hot water (so that she could treat her injured arm with hot compresses), and experience the federally-mandated 30 minutes a day of outside yard time. Shawna ended up in H Pod, known as "the hole," where she has been kept for almost all of her time in the jail. Dupnik reserves H Pod for prisoners who cause him problems, and has had all the cell windows blacked out for further physical punishment. This is extreme sensory deprivation. Shawna, a model inmate, was promised a better, less restrictive status and then was thrown in "the hole." This is psychological abuse by mind control manipulators. After just 2 days in H pod, Shawna was written up twice for talking to other detainees. She counseled an inmate who was on the verge of being put on suicide watch, convincing her to resist repeated attempts by staff to make her act out. Shawna is now back in the infirmary, and she is "stripped," meaning she is naked 24 hours a day in her cell. Everything has been taken away from her, including writing materials and her reading glasses. Without the ability to read and write, and to access the law library, Shawna is unable to participate in her own defense. She is cut off from everything but the concrete floor and the bare metal bed. A winter chill has settled on Tucson. Deprived of even a blanket, Shawna is fighting hypothermia. Her only source of warmth is a shower (if she gets one). Shawna is only brought cold fluids which are difficult to drink when you are shivering. After forcing them down, it takes her an hour to warm up again. Typically, communication with the outside world is not allowed, further isolating Shawna from any form of emotional support. The Lt. who is her "handler," attempted to further terrorize Shawna by telling her he was in charge of her and that no medical staff would be allowed to intervene. Dupnik prefers to keep female inmates naked for 12 brutal days, regardless of how cold it is. According to the Lt., Shawna will remain stripped naked indefinitely. Who the hell gave the Lt. the authority to treat any inmate with such contempt and degradation? Shawna is still in solitary confinement and is forbidden to talk to anyone other than the guards. Dupnik's Dungeon has to be the first torture chamber in a county jail reserved exclusively for American women. Unfortunately, Shawna suffered a childhood trauma which subsequently manifested as anorexia. She has not had problems with this eating disorder for 24 years, but she has found that the sheer stress of her solitary confinement has exacerbated her condition. "I feel like I'm being punished for having a disease," she said when we talked to her. Despite being in the infirmary, Shawna has not been able to talk to a doctor. The Pima County Sheriff's Department claims it has a "philosphy:" It is the philosophy of the Pima County Sheriff's Department to maintain a detention facility that is not only humane and pro-active in its approach toward inmates, but also be an employer that has pride in our most important resource, our employees. Dupnik lies! Shawna is not convicted of any crime; she is in Dupnik's Dungeon because her credit card limit does not cover $1,000,000 for excessive bail. Character assassinated by Dupnik, false arrested, indicted without probable cause, this flimsy case is an uphill battle for the legal defense. Can Shawna's attorneys recognize that the issue is racial profiling, and Shawna's only offense is being "blonde on the border?" Februry 8, 2010 ZERO Tolerance for Torture!
The Official Reasons and Rumors Why Shawna is Tortured And Suffers Psychological Abuse Shawna has now been in solitary confinement for 270 days. The American Psychological Association says that solitary confinement for prolonged periods is torture. Our own military
doesn't allow solitary confinement for more than 45 days. “It’s an awful thing, solitary,” Arizona Senator John McCain said about his 5 years as a POW. “It crushes your spirit and weakens your resistance more effectively than any other form of mistreatment.” Since Shawna's false arrest, here are the official reasons and rumors which have been given for keeping her in solitary confinement: 1. She's in danger from the other inmates in general population. 2. She allegedly passed a note from someone else describing a "hit" on another prisoner and got 2 weeks discipline. 3. The Minutemen were planning on breaking her out of jail. 4. She was allegedly organizing a jail break among the other prisoners. 5. Her picture was run on the TV frequently. 6. Sheriff Dupnik objected to criticism by this website.
Shawna gets only 30 minutes outside her cell a day, during which she is not allowed access to the outside yard, and the only reading materials made available are books about crime! As an Administrative Segregation Level 3 prisoner, she is denied access to the jail’s law library, so she cannot even manage her own case.
Is she being kept in solitary confinement in an attempt to break her, so that she will accept a plea deal? Shawna is innocent, and is resolute; she will not plead. What will it take to enforce Shawna's Constitutional and Arizona State 8th Amendment rights against "cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail?" January 22, 2010
 January 13, 2010
January 20, 2010---Update Minuteman Down at Jail Hospital!
On January 7, Shawna Forde was removed from her solitary confinement cell in H pod and taken to the jail infirmary for unknown reasons. The Committee had lost touch with her only a week before, and discovered this by noticing her location on the jail roster had changed. We were concerned because when a high-risk prisoner changes their "flying pattern," it's always a red flag, and went into crisis mode.
Two attempts to visit her were denied, and we did not know why. Her attorneys were only made aware of her hospitalization after we told them about it. A letter written January 7 with an explanation by her was received a week late on January 15. Who was responsible for delaying its delivery? We have since been in touch with Shawna, who has told us that her medical issues are private and that she is not, in fact, protesting anything (which is not the same as liking the conditions). She says the infirmary staff is giving her the best care possible under the very restrictive circumstances placed on her as an AS3 prisoner. She is still being denied hot water for compresses to treat her injured arm. She refuses to specify what conditions are being treated. We ask all supporters to continue to write to her and to pray for her recovery. --CJSF December 30, 2009 We Get Mail
I am grateful for your service and dedication as a citizen-reporter in exposing the concealed truths of this case. Your website is above and beyond anything being disclosed in the mainstream media; it is warm, it is personable, it is packed with facts. I have to agree with recent news opinions that DHS Secretary Napolitano is “an idiot.” She is gunning for Americans who protect and defend the US Constitution, and while terror incidents are on the rise, all she can say is, “the system is working well.” Shawna Forde’s case is a trial test balloon set off by Janet Napolitano, who despises real women who are fighting for their country and for American values. Shawna blazed new trails for women on the border.
Name Withheld December 28, 2009
Petite, Pretty and Innocent
Judge John Leonardo overrules defense attorneys’ objections! On December 21, 2009 a probable cause hearing was held to determine if the circumstances of the crime justify asking for the death penalty. All 3 defense attorneys, fiercely maintaining their clients’ innocence, opposed Leonardo’s ruling. They objected that the terms laid down for the death penalty had not been satisfied.
"There is no evidence against my client." ~ Shawna Forde's defense attorney Detective Juan Carlos Navarro, the State’s only witness questioned, played Bush’s recanted confession like a banjo player with palsy. The confession fiction and victims' facts were badly scrambled, and just didn't fit. When this happens in a courtroom, this is a red flag for deception. Did Bush’s early confession (89 pages) take just as long to marshal as it took Pima County Detectives to squeeze out?
The Soviet-style reporting by local media can't make the case, either. The surviving victim can’t identify the perpetrators; yet, an Arivaca woman, Felicia Reese, says she knows who did it…a short, fat white woman. America’s sweetheart patriot, incarcerated for a crime she did not commit, is petite and pretty. In a June 6 email to Stephen Eichler and Jim Gilchrist of MMP, Shawna stated her purpose on the border: I would like to let everyone know that we are in full operation--we have people coming from Florida and other parts of the country to assist in gathering exclusive footage of drug cartel drug smuggling and human trafficking. We will expose and report what we know and find.
Eichler replied that he would send volunteers her way, and asked how many she wanted. Shawna's goal was to EXPOSE the corruption associated with drug smuggling and human trafficking with documentary film footage. Both Pima County and the federal government had to bring her down before she could expose their corruption. The truth is that Shawna was the one border watcher who was willing to "clean house," and who was unwilling to go along with business as usual.
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Mexican Drug Cartel Hit List Ramos & Compean Shawna Forde ($250,000) Richard Cramer What's Happening on Our Border? “Our nation’s southern border is now run by Mexican drug cartels.” Jeffrey T. Kuhner, Washington Times Writer
"Border security is and should be a booming business." Chris Simcox, former President, MCDC
"Washington has yet to understand the magnitude of this invasion. Not only are there people coming across the border by the millions, but there are billions of dollars of drugs flowing across our borders. These drugs are drugging-up and dumbing-down our children. By default, Washington is committing treason against every U.S. Citizen.” Jim Gilchrist - President Minuteman Project, Inc. "It's a war." Mexican President Felipe Calderon
"Drug cartels are taking over police forces, they are taking over governments, but the killing continues." Charles Bowden, Tucson writer in National Geographic's Narco State, 12/13/2009
Why Is Shawna Still In Solitary Confinement?
She’s been well behaved. She’s followed all the rules. All she’s asked for is to be treated like any other prisoner. So why is Shawna still in isolation? We had it all wrong—it wasn’t a problem with the majority latina population—it was a Corrections Officer who has it in for her, and who, according to reliable sources, wants the other prisoners to either kill her or at least give her a severe beating! Pima County Jail can’t trust its own employees to keep Shawna safe! C.O. Pseudonym is the problem. And with her, it’s personal, as other prisoners have heard her talking about how she was having an affair with J. R. Flores, the man who was murdered in Arivaca. She’s referred to their relationship openly in front of prisoners. After her first 5½ weeks in the “hole,” Shawna was transferred to Q pod, which was General Population. When she was there, C.O. Pseudonym pointed her out to a group of Hispanic prisoners and said, “There’s the racist!” She also called her a white supremacist and claimed that she had killed Mexicans. Shawna ignored what she had said and continued helping another prisoner study for her GED. About a half hour later, Pseudonym came over and demanded Shawna cut her fingernails. Shawna thought this was odd, but she complied. A bit later, when it was time for lockdown, some of the women were asking Pseudonym if they would get “pre-disc” (pre-disciplinary, i.e. “the hole)” and promising to “beat [Shawna’s] ass” if they could do it without getting punished. Looking at Shawna, they made fists and said, “Better P.C. out (ask for Protective Custody), bitch!” Five minutes before the door was due to unlock, Shawna’s cellmates covered the microphones in the cell and told her that Pseudonym had ordered between 12-20 prisoners to jump her. They told her to go to Protective Custody, because they didn’t want to attack her. Shawna confronted Pseudonym about this and ascertained her guilt when Pseudonym’ face turned beet red. Shawna had a court appearance in 5 days, and didn’t want to appear black and blue, so she decided to return to Protective Custody. She subsequently learned from other prisoners that Pseudonym had gone to R pod and ordered 6 women to jump her if she wound up in a cell there. Several prisoners turned in grievances against Pseudonym over this incident, and there are records. Sources indicate Pseudonym was heard stating how angry she was that the prisoners did not comply. Pseudonym got back at some prisoners who were unreceptive to her demands by throwing them in Isolation where Shawna was. Darlene Perez was put in Isolation after Pseudonym assaulted her in front of TV cameras and witnesses. Some sort of “investigation” was conducted, and Perez went back to General Population, but Pseudonym is still working at the jail. The incident was reported to Lisa Sacco of the Internal Affairs department, but it is unknown if any action has been taken. Is Shawna being punished for refusing to be beaten by mostly unwilling prisoners who were being manipulated by a Corrections Officer with an ax to grind? Now Shawna has to wear a special uniform with black and white stripes to make her STAND OUT from the other prisoners (thus compromising her safety), and the windows in her cell have been blacked out so that she can’t see any light and no one can see in. Whenever she passes another prisoner in the hall, they have to turn and face the wall, neither speaking to her nor looking at her. Shawna is allowed to talk to no one but the CO’s. Is this equal treatment, or is it cruel and unusual punishment before trial? Here's a message to PCSO--don't treat women political activists any differently than your other prisoners! We want justice for Shawna Forde!
Here’s Looking at YOU, Kid! Seeing who is watching the website is an endless source of fascination. We have gotten hits from the FBI, the State Department, and the House of Representatives, as well as other ISPs in Washington, DC. Here is a list of our frequent attenders Arizona State Legislature City of Tucson in Sahuarita Everett, Washington
Kingman, AZ Phoenix, AZ Pima County Pima County Sheriff’s Office Red Bluff, CA Sandpoint, ID Shasta, CA St. Louis, MO Tucson newspapers (Hi, Tim and Kim!)
And of course, we have received hits from all over the United States. And our very special guest: The Southern Poverty Law CenterWe expect to see a slanderous article appearing soon!
"We've got to get rid of this website, Justice for Shawna Forde. If people are reading it, they might start believing it." --$PLC Reader Comment
Shawna's Attorney Drops
A Bombshell! November 24, 2009
A Pima County judge yesterday allowed the possibility of severing Jason Bush's trial from those of Shawna Forde and Albert Gaxiola, but did not allow Forde and Gaxiola to be tried separately from each other. Forde's and Gaxiola's attorneys believe separate trials are needed because it would be impossible for a jury to believe one of the defendants "without excluding the defense" of the other. According to court documents, Shawna's attorney Eric Larsen said if Gaxiola points the finger at Forde, she would want to tell jurors about Gaxiola's drug ties and convictions. She also would point out a friend of Gaxiola's who has not been charged in this case, who "most fits the description" of the man who was seen with Gaxiola "scouting the victims' residence." Larsen also said text messages were sent that morning saying the "competition" was gone and "cops on scene, stay low." The text messages were sent from a phone Forde said she could prove was "associated" with Gaxiola and in the possession of one of the home invaders, Larsen wrote in his motion. Even if Gaxiola and Forde's defenses aren't "mutually exclusive," the trials should be separate because Gaxiola would probably want to "inflame the passions" of the jury by telling them about Forde's association with the border defense movement, Larsen said.
The Wild West Radio Show
It was all about bullets on the border last night. Christie of Truthbrigade Radio hosted an intense show which erupted into a shouting match between Christie, the guest from this website, and the callers.
Everyone was shouting and screaming about what happened in Arivaca, who was in Arivaca, those who have disappeared, and who was really there. Once the dissention reached a climax, a consensus was reached on two points:
Shawna’s representative presented shocking facts ignored by the media, and referred to the case as a real “shake and bake.” Maybe there are errors or omissions in the Pima County Sheriff’s reports, but one thing is for sure: Jason Bush, in all the 150 pages of the police reports, is not mentioned anywhere. However, Shawna Forde was mentioned just once in the report when she refused to sign her fingerprint card. There is a real big hole here.
Chuck Stonex, (the man who wants to “come clean”), a former Shawna pal, phoned in. Chuck added more to his version of what happened and changed the story again. Chuck signed in to the Truthbrigade Chat forum and keyed in that he has been going to AA for 20 years! He’s really coming clean.
In the meantime, the website hit counter went off the charts yesterday with visits from Pima County Sheriff’s Office, the US State Department, and even Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. As of October 9 there are 2,700,000 “Hate” links for Shawna Forde and this website, many cloned from the SPLC. A lot of people are talking.
Apparently there are people who know what happened that night, and there is rumbling from South of the border. The real killers must be brought to justice. The Shawna hotline is open for tips on the crime: 520-344-0413.
Shawna’s legal team believes in her innocence, and so do we. Shawna Forde is a Minutewoman
She is being punished before her trial
The media has received its marching orders regarding what to write about her case, and it's all negative. This entire case has "set-up" written all over it. We believe in Shawna's innocence and have created this website to support her and to let the public know how she is doing and how we can help her. --The Committee for Justice for Shawna Forde (CJSF) Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved |  Shawna Forde, National Director Minutemen American Defense Shawna has now been TORTURED in Coercive Solitary Confinement for 434 Days! She has spent 1/3 of it "Stripped Out!" For the last 90 days, she's been shackled and chained, hand and foot, every time she leaves her cell! Torture, Shawna Forde, and the Minuteman Railroad Job
This Website Is A Solitary-Watcher  Shawna at the Sasabe Border Crossing Shawna Cares About The Safety Of Women
What happened to the Rape Tree video? Whoever made it pulled it off youtube. Why?
Could this be part of the government conspiracy to destroy any visual evidence which portrays Shawna positively? We think it is! Shawna points out that women and girls who cross with the help of a coyote (smuggler) often are forced to pay double for their smuggling by being forcibly raped. As she said, "No is not an option."
Shawna Forde and Jim Gilchrist at the American Border Patrol Hangar in Hereford
Shawna Speaking in Phoenix, AZ  Map Reading at the Border Fence  Shawna Forde and Jim Gilchrist at the Patriots' Border Alliance  Shawna with Al Rodriguez of You Don't Speak for Me NEW! SHAWNA SPEAKS ON SOLITARY, TORTURE, AND CRIME! AUDIO TRANSCRIPT AUDIO Recorded March 10, 2010 on Joyce Riley's Power Hour Radio Show |
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