Wayne Hsiung (Inmate #264701)
Main Adult Detention Facility
2777 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
USA
On 2nd November, Wayne was convicted and remanded into prison. On 30th November, he was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment after a 8 week court case for the open rescue of chickens and ducks, Wayne was found guilty of one count of felony conspiracy to commit trespass and two misdemeanour trespass charges, for entering the chicken supplier Sunrise Farms in Sonoma County, California.
The court case was a massive overreach by the justice system, banning Wayne and his two codefendants from talking to the press and even from mentioning why they had taken action to rescue animals in the farms. No mention of animal welfare was allowed.
It is also important to mention that, after multiple failed cases against him, the prosecution decided to drop the burglary and theft charges in favour of conspiracy to trespass, as it was a more likely guilty outcome. This shows that their “crime” was a lot less important than their thirst for “punishment”.
Wayne is an attorney and a co-founder of The Simple Heart Initiative and previously led the animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE), which he also co-founded.
His birthday is: 18/06/1981
Please write to him on white paper only and use white envelopes too. The whole list of writing rules, see: www.dxe.io/writetowayne
He is appealing.