Summary

After the 1972 shooting at Fountain Valley Golf Course, dozens of Black youth in St Croix were rounded up and tortured, resulting in statements from five young men in their early twenties. After the trial, three jurors reported coercion that led to their guilty verdict. Three of the defendants–Abdul Aziz, Hanif Bey, and Malik El-Amin– are held in prison over 50 years later. Due to their advanced age, they have a variety of chronic health conditions that are difficult to manage in prison particularly in the private prison system far away from their families.