December 24, 2005 Update on Daniel Mc Gowan

December 24, 2005 Update on Daniel

Daniel is currently being held at Lane County Jail following his court appearance on
Thursday in Eugene for his arraignment. He was read his charges and plead Not
Guilty. We apologize for not getting an email about about this but this was all very
last minute. We appreciate that people who are in Eugene have been passing current
information on to us. Because of the holidays, it has been hard to receive and pass
information quickly. I hope you understand.

In terms of writing to Daniel, we are not sure if he will be held at Lane County
until his bail hearing (as far as we know, set for January 9) or if he will be sent
back to Sheridan in the meantime. It is your call where you would like to send
letters to. Here are the addresses. Please note in county jail he is given a
different ID number. Remember not to use any nicknames and keep in mind all his mail
is read.

Daniel McGowan
# 1407167
Lane County Jail
101 West 5th Street
Eugene, OR 97401

Daniel McGowan
#63794-053
FDC Sheridan
PO Box 6000
Sheridan, OR 97378

His sister, Lisa, was able to speak with him for the first time today. She said he
sounded very clear and he was emotionally strong. She explained to him everything we
have all been doing for him and he was happy, impressed and overwhelmingly honored
about it all. She also explained we have been sending tons of letters but they
haven't been reaching him because he has been moving around. Daniel requested that
if you get a letter sent back to you, please resend to him at his current address.
One thing I am doing at the moment is sending the same letter to both Lane County
and Sheridan since I have no idea where he will be by the time the letter reaches
that side of the country.

Daniel would also like me to compile a list of everyone's addresses because he
hasn't gotten most of the letters and sometimes they do not give him the envelope.
Please email me at jennyms at earthlink.net with your full name (no nicknames) and
address and I will make sure he gets this list in the next few days.

One last thing. In Daniel's first letter to me while still in NYC, he had written
out a list of notes he wanted to pass on to different people. I would like to share
with you the one he wanted me to give to his friends.

"Friends, be thankful for everything. Cherish every moment + piece of food, + friend
+ drink of water. I didn't + I'm full of regret in so many ways. Thanks for coming
to court + being there for me. I love you all. Please put aside the differences +
work together."

Because of everyone's support, Daniel is staying strong and considers himself a very
fortunate person right now.
Thank you all so much.

Much peace and love,
Jenny