Most of the 24 School of the Americas (SOA) resisters jailed last year following the November, 2000 mass action have now been released from federal prisons. (The names of those released in January are listed among the recently released on page 3, Inside & Out.) Only Steve Jacobs, serving a 12 month sentence, remains behind bars for his actions opposing the military training school at Fort Benning, Georgia, that is notorious for instructing Latin American soldiers and despots in human right abuse. He's due to be released from the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas this summer.

Thirteen people are still waiting for a date to appear in federal court to answer charges of reentry trespass and resisting arrest during the mass action last November at Fort Benning. A fourteenth activist, also facing marijuana possession charges after the van he was riding in accidentally entered the base and was searched, has retained his own attorney and separate proceedings.

In Sacramento, California again, a November 16 solidarity blockade action at the federal building called for closing the SOA, resulting in eleven citations.

For more information, see Future Actions, or contact SOA Watch, POB 4566, Washington, DC 20017; (202)234-3440, email: info@soaw.org web: www.soaw.org

Prisoner of Conscience: A Memoir, Rev. Kenneth Kennon's story of six-months behind federal bars for trespass at the School of the Americas, is now available. Prison journaling and other writings reflect on what led Kennon to prison, and what he experienced there, providing insight into people of conscience and the brutal nature of the American justice system. Trade softcover, $21.99, Hardback, $31.99, 291 pages. Order direct for publishers discount, Xlibris Books, at 1-888-7-Xlibris or www.Xlibris.com.

Letters of support should be sent to Steve Jacobs, #88110-020, FPC, POB 1000, Leavenworth, KS 66048.