Franciscan priest and Pace e Bene staff member Friar Louis Vitale, 77, began serving a six-month prison sentence on Monday, January 25 for nonviolent, prayerful protest calling for closure of the School of the Americas at Ft. Benning, Georgia. On February 25 he was transferred from Crisp County Jail in Cordele, Georgia (where he spent his first month after being processed briefly at Muscogee County Jail), to the US Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. You can write to at the following address:
Louis Vitale #25803-048
USP Atlanta
U.S. Penitentiary
P.O. Box 150160
Atlanta, GA 30315
Click here to read series of letters Louie has written.
| Update Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Letter from Friar Louie: Life Goes On | Aug 26, 2010 | |
| Workshop Participants Stage Nonviolent Action Focused on Oli Spill | Jun 4, 2010 | |
| Vanessa Gomez Brake contributes to Illume Magazine | May 26, 2010 | |
| Story on Fr. Louie Published on San Francisco Chronicle Blog | Apr 14, 2010 | |
| Friar Louie Vitale Arrives at Southern California Prison | Mar 28, 2010 |
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