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JUSTICE FOR Christopher Trotter Chris served 4 years in the United States Armed Services only to return home and catch a As a young man, case for petty theft. Chris was placed in the Indiana Reformatory to do his time. He was three months away from being released and was planning for his future. On February 1, 1985 during a shakedown, Chris and others witnessed another inmate being sprayed with mace, beaten with a bat while he is shackled. Inmates were yelling "they are going to kill him" chaos erupting in the prison cell that led to a riot. Although no lives were taken, no plans for a riot prepared, it was not premeditated. These young INFO & CONTACT DETAILS Christopher Trotter men were there and witnessed the inmate's brutal 862556 D-306 beating first hand and felt for P.O. BOX 1111 the inmate's life as well as Carlisle, Indiana 47838 their own lives and fought back. His involvement in a 1985 prison riot turned his 4-year prison sentence into a 142year sentence. Sign Petition #1 Sign Petition #2 Radio Interview Patricia Shelton (561)502-9535 or (317)493-1930 [email protected]