FBI Files: George Lester Jackson (Part 1)

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FREEDOM OFINFORMATION/PRIVACY ACTSSECTION

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JAMESL. BROWNING,USA, NorthernDistrictoof YCalifornia,SanFrancisco,advisedthatacivilactionhasbeenfiledinUSDC,SanFrancisco,recently,containing sallegationswhich,if true,mayproveviolationsofTitlel8,"~

~ USC,Sections2141and/or2112.Mr.BROWNINGrequestedthatthecivil actionbereviewedandapreliminaryinvestigationbe conductedinto the matter. The

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AdultAuthority;.De artment of Corr ; anhrdonterey, California,

JACKSON, havebeenindictedz.,;,;,l inthestateofCaliforniaandhavebeenchargedwithassaut"ff-.'*l_ _andmurder.Thecivilcomlaintallegesinpartthatp1aintiff7/ i9 JACKSON, weredeprivedoftherights,'privilegesandimmunitiessecurddbytheConstitutionandlawsoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaandinparticularinthe

criminalcasependingagainstthemtheyweredeprivedofeffectiveassistanceofcounsel,therighttoconfrontwitnessesagainstthemandobtainwitnessesntheirbehalf,fairtrial,

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-Every person interviewed in this matter was advisedthat this investigation was being conducted at the specificrequest of Assistant Attorney General JERRISLEONARD,Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

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the inmates of YWing. This form was prepared at theinstitution and distributed to the inmtes of YWing, sothat they could indicatetheir desire to be interviewedby thedefense attorneys for JACKSON,_

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an inmate at

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A.-of the purpose of the investigation being conducted bytheseAgents .

that he is nowhoused in"A" Wing bjcw2: at the institution,butinJanuary,1970,hewas housed inb7D

"Y" Wing at the institution. On e night of January 16,1970, when aCorrectional Officer named MILLS was murderedin"Y" Wing,he was not present. He stated that at thetime the murder occurred, he was out of the wing and was

He recalled that aquestionnaire type form wascirculated tothe inmates of "Y" Wing,inquirying as towhether they desired to be interviewed bydefene attorney'sfor the persons chargedinthe murder of Correctional OfficerMILLS. He recalls that the form stated that an inmate shouldindicate whether he did or did not want to be interviewed bythe attorneys. He stated that he indicated on the form given

him that he did not want to be interviewed. He signed itthis way because he did not observe any of the events surroundingthe murder of Officer MELS,and further, had no knowledgeof that event. He strictly did not want to get involved.

_ He stated that there wereno promisesmade tohim or threats*5 made to him byofficials of the Prison to influence hissigning

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they just didn'twant to become involved with the whole thing.He knows of no single case of intimidation of the inmates byprison officials in regards to the answerthey should haveplaceionthis form.

He stated that in March or April, 1970, he was interviewed by an attorney named and a youngfemale attorney concerning they MILLS murder. Attorney

_ showedhim photographs of the defendantsin thatmurdercase, and photographs of certain witnesses. He was asked if he knew the defendants or the witnesses. He

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FBI Files: George Lester Jackson (Part 1)