News updates

Zulu is waiting patiently

We wanted to update you on Zulu’s whereabouts.

In the beginning fo February, Zulu was moved to another building within the Louisiana State Pen, in Angola, LA. He is now in the Main Prison compound, Cypress#3 dormitory.

This is where the largest number of modern day slaves are housed: around 3,500 or more. Zulu was last housed in this area in 1985, when it had killings nearly every week, and stabbing every day, but not so much now. He also said there are a lot of kids down here who just don’t know.

What we learned is that the old solitary confinement buildings are being closed down at the moment, as they were becoming very old.

For the rest, Zulu is patiently waiting to hear from the court, and he is waiting to hear when he will come up for parole, as in Louisiana those prisoners who have been incarcerated the longest, from the 1970s, will be called up for parole! The order in which they are called up is by their number.

Here are some pictures of a visit by Zulu’s son and grandaughter, from November of last year!

Zulu’s new address is:

Kenny Zulu Whitmore
86468 Cypress#3
LA State Prison
Angola, LA 70712
U.S.A.

Zulu on the right, with his son and grandaughter, visiting in November of 2017

Zulu with his son and grandaughter, visiting in November of 2017

Zulu with his grandaughter, visiting in November of 2017

Updates on Zulu

From the Zulu Europe Support Team, March 18, 2017

Zulu celebrated his birthday with his family in October

Greetings fellow supporters of Kenny Zulu Whitmore. We apologise that it has been so long since we have given you all an update on our beloved Brother and Comrade Zulu, but we were bound by legal means from shining the light on our Warrior Brother’s plight. But here we are nevertheless, with some amazing news about our Brother Zulu.

On November 16th, 2015, Zulu, who was then the prisoner longest held in solitary confinement after Albert Woodfox, was released to general population, transferred to a dormitory within the prison in Angola, LA. After thirty-seven and a half years of living in a 9-6 ft cell, Zulu now shares the dormitory with 94 other prisoners. Being as well-known as he is, he has not had any problems of retaliation.

Zulu has a prison job where he is earning 2 ct an hour, as most of the prisoners do in Angola, LA, or should we call it what it is (a mere 2 ct an hour as amodern-day slave on one of the largest plantations in America). But it has been reported that Zulu is in good health and in strong spirits as always.

Zulu receives regular visits from his family, friends and his legal team. Zulu’s 14-year-old granddaughter Reagan says: “I love Big Papa and want him to come home!” Her father, Zulu’s son Rodney, takes her to see her grandfather whenever possible.

Zulu has completed several educational re-entry programs since being in the General Population area of the prison, and he is slanted to enroll in the GED program on a C.P.R. course in the very near future. Our brother Zulu has also become a very skillful craftsman in leather craft, such as belts, etc.

On the legal front, Kenny Zulu Whitmore was convicted of murder and armed robbery of the ex-Mayor of a rural community in East Baton Rouge Parish, that happened August 15th, 1973, and he was tried on January 3rd to 6th, 1977. He was convicted and sentenced to Life and over a hundred years in prison.

On July 31st 2014, Zulu’s legal team filed a Post Conviction Relief (PCR) citing several constitutional violations in Baton Rouge District Court. After over 24 months and many other small litigations it was ordered by the District Court Commissioner on February 2nd, 2017, that the State of Louisiana respond to the Constitutional claims made within Zulu’s Post Conviction Relief. We are waiting to hear when there will be a Hearing, and we will keep you updated whenever possible.

You can send our Warrior Brother some Love and Light at:

Kenny Zulu Whitmore
86468 J-Bass Unit
LA State Penitentiary
Angola, LA 70712

Annabelle, ZuluSupportEurope.wordpress.com

We love Zulu!

Here is the latest photo of Zulu, with his family: his sister Sheila and her grandchildren, and a cake for her birthday in December. Bev, our Zulu supporter in Spain, sent it to our webmaster Annabelle in Holland.

Soon, Zulu will give us an udate on his case. We are looking forward to reading this, and we cannot wait until we receive more good news from him.

We love Zulu!

Picture of Zulu and his sister and children with her own pie dec.2016

Picture of Zulu and his sister and grand-children with her own birthday-pie Dec, 2016

Zulu’s birthday photo’s 2016

We received these photos from Zulu’s sisters, who came to celebrate his birthday in October.

Zulu celebrated his birthday with his family in October

Zulu holding a birthday cake with his sisters

Zulu released from Solitary Confinement

On November 16, 2015, Zulu was released from solitary confinement to a dormitory in the general population area of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, an 18,000 acres plantation in Angola, LA.

According to Zulu’s family members, he made a smooth transition to the prison population, and he is enrolled in school, working towards his G.E.D. He has completed a C.P.R. course and an Anger Management program. Zulu’s family sent out this photo of Zulu of a few months ago.

Read a news article here of the Medill Justice Project (May 8, 2016)

Zulu in 2016, on a photo his family provided

Legal Status

Zulu’s case is still pending in the District Court in Baton Rouge, LA, awaiting a decision by the Commissioner, who will send a recommendation to the Judge in this case.

For Zulu’s family members it seems that he is starting to see the sunlight at the end of that long tunnel…

We will keep you updated as well as possible.