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Hale claims that Creativity will become the “religion of choice” and encourages<br />

inmates denied WCOTC literature—a common occurrence—to file<br />

grievances and lawsuits against prison officials who withhold WCOTC material.<br />

To this end, Hale, a graduate of Southern Illinois University law school,<br />

has prepared legal paperwork <strong>for</strong> inmates. The WCOTC Sisterhood, a<br />

WCOTC women’s chapter, has also undertaken a project to assemble<br />

“Prisoner Legal Packets” to assist prisoner complaints regarding diet and religious<br />

accommodation. These complaints are common, and range from<br />

protests over denial of religious literature (virtually all WCOTC literature is<br />

racist and anti-Semitic) to demands that their prison diet not include Kosher<br />

foods.<br />

Another women’s chapter, the Women’s Frontier, also actively supports white<br />

inmates, under the rationale that “imprisoned Creators are in reality RELI-<br />

GIOUS prisoners, having been railroaded <strong>for</strong> practicing the racial religion of<br />

Creativity or <strong>for</strong> self-defense.” Members mail the Women’s Frontier Newsletter<br />

to inmates, list “political prisoners” on their Web site, and provide a draft letter<br />

inmates can use if prison officials have determined WCOTC literature to<br />

be in violation of their policies.<br />

THE FREE WORLD II:<br />

SUPPORT FOR P.O.W.S<br />

<strong>Dangerous</strong><br />

<strong>Convictions</strong>:<br />

They’re in there <strong>for</strong> us. We’re out here <strong>for</strong> them!<br />

— Vinland Records<br />

AN INTRODUCTION TO EXTREMIST ACTIVITIES IN PRISONS<br />

Like the WCOTC Women’s Frontier, many extremist groups not only recruit<br />

prisoners, but also provide support to members or adherents who are already<br />

in prison. Supporting prisoners is an action that not only displays a devotion<br />

to the cause on the part of the supporter, but also helps keep the prisoners<br />

receiving support committed to the cause. Not surprisingly, such groups particularly<br />

urge their followers to support those extremists who are jailed<br />

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