Hugo's Parole Hearing Postponed to May 2nd, 2014
UPDATE on Hugo's Parole Board hearingsAttorney Keith Wattley appeared before the Parole Board in October 2013 and provided new information regarding Hugo Pinell. After hearing what attorney Keith...
View ArticleHugo Pinell was Moved to New Folsom! Update on Parole Hearing
We received the good news that Hugo Pinell was moved to CSP-Sac in Represa, CA (also known as New Folsom) in 'step 4' of CDCR's "step-down-program," January 8.Hugo's new address for supportive mail...
View ArticleHugo Pinell allowed a phone call for the first time in more than 40 years
Greetings All:We’re happy to report the good news re our Yogi Bear, Hugo Pinell.After well over 40 years, Yogi was given the opportunity to make a phone call to his family. Hewas able to call his...
View ArticleHugo Yogi Pinell Celebrates his Birthday on March 10th: Plz send him a card!
On March 10th Hugo Yogi Pinell celebrates his birthday! You can celebrate with him - albeit still at a distance:Please send Yogi a birthday card:Hugo L.A. Pinell A-88401CSP-Sac B-FAC FB3-125P.O. Box...
View ArticleHugo Pinell's Parole Hearing rescheduled: May 2nd, 2014
We received news from Hugo Yogi Pinell's attorney's office that his Parole Hearing has been rescheduled for Friday, 5/2/14 at 8:30 AM.In a way, this might be good as we'll have more time to provide...
View ArticleA letter from Hugo Pinell to a friend (2013)
This is a letter from Hugo Yogi Pinell to a friend:Nov. 11, 2013My Brother Terry,My best of love, care and health to you and your family. It is good to hear from you, sooner than usual, yes but it...
View ArticleMay 2nd: Hugo Yogi Pinell's Parole Hearing!
Hugo Pinell, also known as Yogi Bear, became one of the comrade brothers committed to our movement for justice and equality inside and outside prison walls. Eligible for parole in 1985, Yogi has been...
View ArticleHugo Pinell's Parole turned down again for 5 years
Greetings All:It's with great sadness, but renewed hope, that we announce the results of of our brother Yogi's May 2nd Board hearing.His attorney, Keith Wattley, reported the Board gave Hugo a...
View ArticleHugo Pinell ¡Presente!
Rest in Power Yogi!Tributes to Hugo L.A. Pinell:Please listen to: Hard Knock Radio, with Kiilu Nyasha talking about Hugo Pinell (Aug. 13, 2015)SF Bay ViewA Tribute to Hugo Pinell, on Hard Knock Radion...
View ArticleGuards seemed to be in a celebratory frame of mind
by Paul Sangu JonesIn: SF Bay ViewWritten “B.A. (Black August) 12, 2015”– By now the world should know that Hugo “Yogi” Pinell was stabbed to death in New Folsom. The guards seemed to be in a...
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Tributes to Hugo L.A. Pinell
From SF Bay Viewby Dr. Willie and Mary RatcliffBlack August adds another hero and martyr to the rollBeloved political prisoner Hugo ‘Yogi Bear’ Pinell, feared and hated by guards, assassinated in Black...
View ArticleSince prisoncrats could not break him, they set him up
by Brian Keith BarnettIn: SF Bay ViewWritten Aug. 15, 2015 – On Aug. 12, 2015, I was listening to the California Report on NPR-PBS out of Calexico FM 97.7, on which it was reported that Hugo “Yogi”...
View ArticleHugo Pinell was locked up longer than any other SHU prisoner
by John Clutchette, Soledad BrotherIn: SF Bay ViewWritten Aug. 17, 2015 – If you saw the news about the riot at Folsom Prison, then you heard that Yogi, Hugo Pinell, one of the San Quentin 6, was...
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Statement by the San Quentin Six
Statement by the San Quentin 6:Also published in the SF Bay View.Hugo Pinell was assassinated at new Folsom State Prison, August 12, 2015. This is another example of the racism people of color inside...
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Rest in power, Hugo ‘Yogi’ Pinell: A precious brother has been liberated from...
Born March 10, 1944, liberated Aug. 12, 2015by Mutawally Joka KambonIn: SF Bay View, Aug 20, 2015Pictured are the San Quentin 6 at the time of trial: top row, from left, Fleeta Drumgo, Hugo Pinell and...
View ArticleDavid Johnson
Freedom is a Constant Struggle, August 21st 2015, presented by Kiilu Nyasha, who interviews David Johnson, who was one of the San Quentin Six. From the 16th minute David and Kiilu talk about Hugo Pinell.
View ArticleInterview between Kiilu Nyasha and Terry Collins about Hugo Pinell
On August 25th, this interview with Terry Collins and Kiilu Nyasha about Hugo Pinell, Black Lives Matter.http://www.thespiritofjr.com/show/august-25-2015/22
View ArticleHugo L. A. Pinell (Yogi Bear) tribute from Political Prisoner Veronza Bowers...
Hugo L. A. Pinell (Yogi Bear) tribute from Political Prisoner Veronza Bowers (Georgia)I received a phone call from Veronza last night (his dime) who expressed his warm condolences to me and gave me...
View ArticleSome more quotes from Yogi, by Charlie Hinton:
Some more quotes from Yogi, by Charlie Hinton:It’s been a long journey, one that will last for a lifetime and, altho it’s been really hard and trying, I’ve kept growing and growing. No matter how hard...
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This is a revolutionary time; the pig is in a panic as prisoners show...
by Ikemba MutuluIn: SF Bay View, Aug 25, 2015I’d like to offer my condolences to the Pinell family and all the supporters of Hugo Pinell mourning the loss of this beautiful brotha, the same as I. There...
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