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Update on Portland arrestees; Witnesses of pepperspray and other police strong-arm tactics requested

It is 5:30am and four of the arrestees from yesterday's post election action has been released. We do not expect all to be released tonight/this morning, at least one is being held til their scheduled court date, today in the afternoon, Nov4. Volunteers are still going strong at the jail support office and down at the justice center. We will continue to staff the office until all arrestees have been released and/or court dates have been scheduled.

If you were arrested and did not see one of our volunteers, please contact us. If you witnessed an arrest at the event, please call us.

UPDATE (3:02 pm): The three people still in custodty from last night should be out between 7and 12m tonight. Portland GDC greaters will be waiting for them. Friends and supporters welcome. We will be inside the justice center until 10pm and then waiting out front from 10 till midnight.

call for witnesses: [ Pepper-Spraying Non-Protestors ]

General Defense Committee/Jail Support: (503) 234-4518