Anthony Gay’s s solary nfement led to self-mutilatn. Now a proposed law to lim prisoner isolatn Illois is named his honor.

Contents:

• ANTHONY GAY AWAS FED SENTENCG WHILE PLANNG ANTI-SOLARY NFEMENT EVENT
• ANTHONY GAY SEEKS NEW TRIAL TO OVERTURN “TMPED UP GUN CHARG”
• ANTHONY GAY APPEALS FOR HELP OM FERAL PRISON
• ANTHONY GAY’S S SOLARY NFEMENT LED TO SELF-MUTILATN. NOW A PROPOSED LAW TO LIM PRISONER ISOLATN ILLOIS IS NAMED HIS HONOR.
• AFTER 22 YEARS OF 'PSYCHOLOGIL TORTURE' IN SOLARY CONFEMENT, ANTHONY GAY FIGHTS FOR STATE LAW RTRICTG ITS USE

ANTHONY GAY AWAS FED SENTENCG WHILE PLANNG ANTI-SOLARY NFEMENT EVENT

Frank Chapman of the Chigo Alliance Agast Racist and Polil Reprsn, who attend a pre-trial hearg for Gay on May 9 Peoria, said, “I’ve never heard of somebody reprentg themselv and gettg a hung jury a feral trial. After spendg 22 years solary nfement, Anthony Gay is tryg to make sure no other prisoner Illois has to experience the same level of trma that he went is the face of the state's Anthony Gay Isolated Confement Act, a bill veloped over the last 10 years that would lim solary nfement to no more than 10 days per six-month perd. "The worst part is beg trapped a cell 24/7, not beg able to receive social ntact and human ntact, " said Gay, who was released om prison 2018 after reprentg himself over 80 appeals before he was able to reta the help of a 's path to solary nfement began when he was 20 years old.

"After spendg 22 years solary nfement, Anthony Gay is tryg to make sure no other prisoner Illois has to experience the same level of trma that he went, of Rock Island, Illois, said he was arrted durg his probatn for drivg whout a license. "I had no ia that I was about to be tortured for s, " he servg time, Gay was volved another fight, which land him solary nfement.

ANTHONY GAY SEEKS NEW TRIAL TO OVERTURN “TMPED UP GUN CHARG”

"When we learned about Anthony Gay's suatn and how impacted him mentally, and what he had to do to get out of solary nfement, was vastatg, " said Ford. Once aga rcerated for a crime he says he never mted, activist Anthony Gay is urgg all to attend an anti-solary nfement awarens fom, as he prepar to be sentenced on posssn of a “bog” firearm and ammunn charge he says was planted by Rock Island police. Usg my hotel key, they went to my room after my hotel room rervatn had expired and planted the ammunn, ” Gay said, referrg to his Rock Island hotel room.

This latt charge was filed agast him 2020 by two Rock Island officers who Gay says allegedly amed him on a “tmped up” gun and ammunn charge. “I looked up the prosecutor’s personal phone number and gave to two llege profsors, and they reported to the prosecutor, ” Gay said. A whe officer doubled back and said they had found the gun claimg that I tripped and fell where they found the gun, which is not te, ” said Gay.

“Then after they locked me up, they waed until my hotel room expired and went si after they had already been my hotel room and planted ammunn and said they found my hotel room, ” reunted Gay. He said the police lied durg his first trial, where Gay reprented himself, but he lost his send trial and now fac a possible sentence om parole to 10 years a feral prison.

ANTHONY GAY APPEALS FOR HELP OM FERAL PRISON

But the ray of hope Gay hangs onto is the fact that even though the Rock Island police turned his se over to the feds and he was nvicted of posssg a firearm and ammunn, which he ni, the vio expert he hired has the alleged proof that the ps amed him.

ANTHONY GAY’S S SOLARY NFEMENT LED TO SELF-MUTILATN. NOW A PROPOSED LAW TO LIM PRISONER ISOLATN ILLOIS IS NAMED HIS HONOR.

Gay said he unrstands sometim the wheels of jtice turn slowly and even though by then he will have been sentenced and sent to a feral prison, the end, he believ he will be ee aga one day. In an terview wh the Chigo Csar om the Livgston County Jail Pontiac, Illois, Gay, now 47, said bis keepg the anti-solary nfement movement alive, the event will also honor high school junr and senr stunts. Gay said Curtis Dorsey will do an excerpt om the Rope of Hope, a play about Gay’s life, and durg a mil performance by Ashley Stewart, she will sg a song about solary nfement.

Senator Peters, who has been phg HB 3564, which would have created the Isolated Rtrictn Act, better known as the Anthony Gay Act now renamed the Nelson Manla Act, will speak via Zoom at the event.

“I hope people will show up at the awarens event so they n bee aware of solary nfement and how is a stctn of humanizatn, which needs to be stopped, ” said Gay. “The purpose of this event is to ntue the fight to dismantle solary nfement, ” said Gay, who has spent 23 years solary nfement several prisons, ially nvicted of robbg a teenager of $1 and the teen’s hat, a charge he ntu to ny.

AFTER 22 YEARS OF 'PSYCHOLOGIL TORTURE' IN SOLARY CONFEMENT, ANTHONY GAY FIGHTS FOR STATE LAW RTRICTG ITS USE

Anthony Gay, ially nvicted of robbg a teenager of $1 and stealg his hat, who spent 23 years solary nfement numero prisons, is aga fightg for his eedom another se volvg Rock Island police, who he says amed him on a 2020 “tmped-up” gun charge.

In hirg a vio expert, Gay says an enhanced picture of the Rock Island officer’s m rerr prov there was no gun or ammunn prent at the time of his arrt 2020. In a telephone terview om the Livgston County Jail Pontiac, Illois, Gay told the Chigo Csar the Rock Island police claimed when they arrted him they nfisted the gun and ammunn. However, based on the enhanced police body m imagery, Gay is seekg a new trial and alleg police filed “tmped-up charg” agast him retaliatn for his beatg a prev feral se pro se and reportg them to the mayor of Rock Island.