Sam is in prison now. Federal prison where criminals live. Supposed criminals.
Now that Sam is there — in Federal Prison where the U.S. Just Us system puts murderers and rapists and child molesters — I wonder how many real criminals we have amongst the hundreds of thousands incarcerated? But that’s for another day.
Here’s the Amish Sam update, including where he is housed and how to write to him.
The Appeal
Sam lost his appeal. He did not have competent representation or advice.
Please keep sharing the petition bit.ly/freeamishsam
Sam’s Mailing Address
- Inmate Location: bop.gov/inmateloc/ You’ll find links on the right sidebar for details on sending mail, money, etc. (see photo above)
- Sam’s home for the next 5 years: bop.gov/locations/institutions/lor/
- INFO: bop.gov/locations/institutions/caa/ Scroll down for “How to send things” sections
- Mail inspections bop.gov/inmates/communications.jsp#mail
Sam’s home address
You can write to the family here:
Elizabeth Girod
409 Satterfield Lane
Owingsville, KY 40360
Sam’s Family May Not be Allowed to Visit EVER
UPDATE: Sam’s family was finally allowed to visit. This cruelty went on for only a short time.
Well, I HOPE YOU ARE SITTING DOWN. Inmate visitors have to have photo ID to get into a prison. Of course, none of Amish Sam’s family have photo ID and won’t be getting any due to religious reasons.
So, in a burst of compassion or something, the officials at Loretto prison said for Sam’s kids to send in birth certificates and SS cards, that the prison board would consider allowing this in lieu of photo ID.
Sam was SO EXCITED. The family was set to leave for PA today or tomorrow.
Then, in a burst of insane cruelty, the prison board decided against! Sam’s family won’t be allowed to visit without photo id. (The same rule was in place in the Lexington prison but they allowed Sam’s family to visit anyway.)
So it’s looking like Sam and his family won’t see each other for 6 yrs? Could this be true in America? I don’t have to describe what this has done for Sam’s morale.
Details about AMISH SAM’S SENTENCE
Sam got 60 months for all counts to be served concurrently except for Count 13 which was for “being a fugitive”: he didn’t show up for a hearing because he didn’t think he had to… So the judge tacked on 12 months for that non-crime to be served consecutively, just to be sure Sam got 6 years.
- Counts 1 & 2 are for refusing the search and supposedly threatening the 2 armed FDA agents.
- Counts 3-11 are for selling “drugs” across state lines.
- Count 12 is for witness tampering.
- Count 13 for missing the hearing.
Any updates on Sam? The “justice” system has become a joke. This innocent man received 6 years for nothing, but I know someone with multiple drug charges & a manslaughter while drunk driving charge only got 5 years, yet only served 3. I pray Sam gets justice & is released soon.
He is stuck in the appeals process. After the legislative session is over, I think we will work on getting him moved to Ashland, at least.
My friend calls it the Just Us system. Certainly no justice involved.
I would send it to President Trump now. Appeals take years. Sam has suffered enough. I pray he gets out soon! I have never heard of this case, and I am very much into current events and world news. Maybe President Trump is not aware of it. Send it!
Trump is aware unless my politicians are lying again, lol. But yes we should get the process started. The appeal is written so poorly I was thinking it would be rejected by now…
Anything happening with his appeal?
Hi Johanna, nothing. This could take a couple of years… It’s a waiting game now.
How can his salves be ordered now? Who has taken up the business?
No, they cannot be ordered at the moment. If they ever do go for sale again, I will post here and do an update on the petition at bit.ly/freeamishsam :)
As of Oct. 13, 2017 Sam is doing well! I was visiting my son on Friday when Sam had his first family visit. His wife, children and even grandchildren were allowed in..hugs all around and many tears. But they are a strong and loving family and will be ok! My son sees Sam often. They laugh, pray and fellowship together. We must believe, as Sam does, that there is a reason for this, and keep up the fight for his release!
who is handling the appeal. if Mr. Sam does not properly list the errors in his appeal it will be useless. the judges do not care about you or me or sam or his family. Under the trading with the enemy act, we are all ENEMIES OF THE STATE, BY LAW. So please someone who know the law needs to help him and he needs to let someone help him who knows the law. things like 1: how many drug companies have been sued in the last 12 months? (for drugs approved by the FDA). 2. What are the side effects of some of the drugs approved by the FDA? There needs to be a proper defense. This is the law of the u.s. not the amish..and i am sorry for this happening to him, but, the “prosecutor must be honest and not just seek another win” by case law i feel they have violated 18 usc 1346; his intangible rights to honest services.
Just one more thing on this matter,you are asking to write the warden on behalf of sam and be NICE!.Are you kidding me you want to be nice to a man that upholds a defacto system,this man knows all to well how evil the system is and sees nothing wrong with it,he runs it. (I would not give this man the right time of the day).With this being said, I will ask everyone again join the common law movement its the only way out of this madness. If you have any doubt about what I am saying then read the book (CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED) BY Jason W Hoyt It will set you on the right path.
(GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO ID) AND IS THIER BIRTH CERTIFICATE ALSO GOVERMENT ISSUED ? IF SO THIS IS HOW SAM GOT INTO THE SYSTEM.The Amish need to rethink their way of live,they need to get the hell out of the system and fast.YOU NEED TO REMEMDER WE ARE ALL ENEMYS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.This is a fact get used to it or change it, the choice is yours.
Has the petition ever reached President Trump? If not, why not? I’m sure if Trump was really aware of this situation something would be done!! Maybe the best person to write would be Sam’s wife!! She should sit down with a very smart woman writer and compose a real long letter to Melania Trump!! Explain all the details and be sure and include how many children depend on Sam and his love for the family!! Good luck and keep me informed please!! This is the prime reason I left America in 1971 right after Kent State!! I sailed to the South Pacific Islands and have lived here ever since!! Life here is with nature and your fellow human beings!!! Peaceful and correct!!
Regards to all, William
Has the petition ever reached President Trump? If not, why not? I’m sure if Trump was really aware of this situation something would be done!! Maybe the best person to write would be Sam wife!! She should sit down with a very smart woman writer and compose a real long letter to Melania Trump!! Explain all the details and be sure and include how many children depend on Sam and his love for the family!! Good luck and keep me ingormed please!! This is the prime reason I left America in 1971 right after Kent State!! I sailed to the South Pacific Islands and have lived here ever since!! Life here is with nature and your fellow human beings!!! Peaceful and correct!!
Regards to all, William
Hi William,
Thank you for your comment. We are waiting on the appeals process before sending to Trump. Unless he lives in a cave, he’s aware. I know people have talked to him about it… as long as it’s in the courts, politicians are loathe to touch it. We just need to see if the appeals process will go quickly or not. If not, we’ll go ahead and present the petition!
Thank you, Bruce.
“Notice To All Slaves Living On The Big Tax Plantation: Keep telling yourselves you’re free, even though you live in the country that incarcerates more of its own citizens than any other nation on the planet. More per capita, by far, but also more than any other nation period, including repressive totalitarian communist China with over four times the population of the US.”
This needs to be memorized and repeated often. Right along with the Declaration of Independence…
Sam is thrown in a cage. His federal government captors require a government issued photo ID before his Amish family are allowed to visit him. Then, they are allowed to substitute two other government issued IDs without a photo in order to visit. Then, those aren’t allowed. This sounds cruel and unusual to me.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof… but it’s OK for the Federal Department of Corrections to write some administrative law that tramples all over an American’s religious expression and strongly held beliefs.
Notice To All Slaves Living On The Big Tax Plantation: Keep telling yourselves you’re free, even though you live in the country that incarcerates more of its own citizens than any other nation on the planet. More per capita, by far, but also more than any other nation period, including repressive totalitarian communist China with over four times the population of the US.
The reason most Amish don’t have a photo I. D.
The Ten Commandments in the Book of Moses
…3 You shall have no other gods before Me. 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol of any kind, or an image of anything in the heavens above, the earth below, or the waters under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,…
This is why a lot of the Amish have a conscience having their pictures taken.
If it is illegal making and selling this product than he should discontinue making what he is making and be set free…… If it isn’t illegal then he shouldn’t be in jail to begin with ,,,, It would be great to hear the whole story
this case gained lots of publicity and yet so few people signed the petition. shame on the human race. after seeing the indifference of the messes I think that collectively we fully deserve the tyranny we are subjected to.