Biography
Richard Thompson-El was a black liberation activist and Minnesota prisoner who became involved in the New Afrikan movement. His political activism led to his transfer to the high-security USP Marion facility where he was then framed for stabbing a guard on July 17, 1983 along with fellow prisoner Andrew Ingram-El. Ingram had a similar background to Thompson and was sent to Marion in retaliation for his political activity and had previously been falsely accused of stabbing a fellow inmate despite the inmate identifying someone else as his attacker, which was used to justify his transfer. Ingram was acquitted for the stabbing while Thompson was convicted by an all white jury. He remains incarcerated to this day.
Original registration resolves the official name variant
The original Can't Jail the Spirit roster individually lists RichardThompson-El,20080-101,atMarion. The authorized official federal lookup for that exact number returns RichardL.Thompson,age69,currently atSchuylkillFCI. Its September8,2028 date is projected, not an actual release. The matching original number supplies the identity bridge; no broad RichardThompson name match is used. Other historical Stillwater/state-number listings require separate verification, so no transfer date or continuous duration is invented. Missing portrait remains unresolved.
