Full Name
Sundiata Acoli (born Clark Edward Squire)
Date of Birth
January 14, 1937[2]
Place of Birth
Decatur, Texas, United States[2]
Affiliations
- Black Liberation Army
- Black Panther Party
- [New Afrikan] [4]
Conviction
Sundiata Acoli was convicted of killing New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster[1].
Legal Status
As of 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court was weighing his release after the state’s parole board had again denied him parole. His conviction predates a law that sends convicted cop-killers to jail for life without parole, meaning that if he were convicted today, he’d die in prison, yet remains eligible for parole[1].
Additional Information
Sundiata Acoli is an 85-year-old grandfather who has been incarcerated for over 50 years. He is known for his involvement in radical Black liberation groups and has been described as a political prisoner of war, mathematician, and computer analyst[2]. He has been a prominent figure in the fight for his own release, and his case has garnered significant attention and support from various advocates and organizations[3][4].
Sources
Citations: [1] https://www.nj.com/news/2022/01/sundiata-acoli-was-convicted-of-killing-a-cop-decades-later-njs-highest-court-will-decide-his-fate.html [2] https://www.prisonradio.org/correspondent/sundiata-acoli/ [3] https://www.arkrepublic.com/2020/02/19/a-25-year-journey-to-meet-sundiata-acoli/ [4] https://www.thejerichomovement.com/profile/acoli-sundiata-clark-squire [5] https://muckrack.com/sundiata-acoli