After being denied release on bail last week, Kevin is transferred to a jail south of Chicago.

Yesterday, the US Marshalls picked Kevin up from the prison where he had just completed his state sentence, and took him to Kankakee County Jail, outside Chicago, where he is expected to remain until the resolution of his federal case. This can take anywhere from six months to more than two years.

There is still hope: Kevin’s attorneys will be filing a motion for his release pending trial in another week. We will post the judge’s decision on this motion when it comes in.

As for receiving vegan food, Kevin has placed a request with the jail and is awaiting a response.

One note: As Kevin was leaving Danville, he was called into the office to speak with the heads of Danville’s in-house security team to be given a parting threat: They told Kevin he was fortunate to be in jail, because where they are from (also rural Illinois), if Kevin had been caught releasing animals they would have dealt with Kevin in a more direct, vigilante fashion.

Two important things:

1. Kevin has a new address. Send him a letter:

Kevin Johnson #469551
(Johnson is Kevin’s legal last name)
Jerome Combs Detention Center
3050 South Justice Way
Kankakee, IL 60901

2. Kevin wants books. New rules at this jail: Softcovers only, and books must be mailed directly from a book store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble(.com). The full list of mail rules are as follows:

• Magazines, hard cover books, calendars or newspapers are not allowed in the facility and will not be accepted through the mail.
• Books may be shipped into the facility only through a bookstore, warehouse or publisher. You may send books to an inmate through Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com or a similar retailer.
• Internet printouts are allowed.
• All incoming mail must have a return address that includes both a name and an address.
• No blank stationary, blank envelopes, stamps or blank stamped envelopes will be accepted. These items must be purchased off of commissary.
• If an inmate has left the facility or has been transferred to another facility their mail will only be held for thirty days.
• No newspaper or magazine clippings will be accepted.
• Pictures are allowed. However, no pictures over the standard 4 x 6 size will be accepted.
• Pictures may not contain any nudity, gang symbols or activity, use of drugs or alcohol or any representation of illegal activity.

Kevin’s full book wish list will be posted in the next 24 hours. In the meantime, here are a few you can send him right away:

Busted by the Feds: A Manual for Defendants Facing Federal Prosecution

Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa’s Natural Treasures

The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements

Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America

The Wisdom of Psychopaths

Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence

The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Maufactured War on Terrorism

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Please send Kevin a letter of support:
(Note: Kevin Johnson is his legal name.)

Kevin Johnson #469551
Jerome Combs Detention Center
3050 South Justice Way
Kankakee, IL 60901

Tyler Lang was released from state custody in November 2013. He is currently out on bond awaiting trial on the federal charges.

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