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Claudia Jones — Part 9

117 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1955 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Claudia Jones · 116 pages OCR'd
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. ood U WFO 100421459 1. Type of Communication: . Handwritten letter 2. Postmark on Envelope: Long Island City, New York, 5/8/55. 3. Directed to: Federal Parole Board 4. Address of Sender: 21-50 33rd Road, Long Island City, New York. tne 5. Text of Communication: “Dear Sir: Miss CLAUDIA JONES is eligible for parole on May li. Grant that parole to her. "Keeping this woman in jail, may cause her death. That could not be justice, é "Miss JONES can get proper medical care outside of prison walls. "Grant her parole now. "Respectfully, a /s/ ROSIMEIPSON" us. 1. Type of Communication: Handwritten letter 2. Postmark on Envelope: New York 7, New York 3. Directed to: Federal Parole Board lh. Address of Sender: Not indicated S. Text of Communication: "Dear Sir: I have heard that CLAUDIA JONES is suffering a serious heart condition and if she is imprisoned she may die. I know she is eligible for parole and if you ere a decent human being you, Chairman of the parole board, will see that she is freed. Must an ill woman suffer unnecessarily, "A pimp literally like JELKE received a two year term-- his crime should have gotten him at least ten years imprisonment. Here is a wonderful woman who has struggled for women's rights and the rights of her people and under the Smith Act, is sentenced to one and one-half years in prison. She must be freed. "Respectfully, /s/ HEL RcH" fi. \ ~14- / af . — —=—- ae ee
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