Date
U. S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20530-0001
Honorable Matthew Whitaker,
I am writing to you in the hopes that you will take the time to look into the unusual sentence being served by prisoner, Matt Hale. He was sentenced to 40 years for a crime in which he remains the only victim. 
Matt Hale is by any definition, a political prisoner within the Federal prison system. He has spent over 16 years in solitary confinement for having thoughts considered by some to be politically incorrect. 
Matt Hale is not only an educated lawyer, but also a classical violinist. He is suffering in solitary due to his opinions and a paid informant, paid by his own government. This can all be validated upon researching his trial transcript. There was never a crime or a victim and never any action taken to commit a crime.
If you will read his trial transcript at Free Matt Hale.org I am sure you too will agree that Matt is a victim of a sinister system that will do everything possible to silence dissent.  Matt’s trial began April 7, 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division, Case Number 03 CR 11. This is the last statement  Matt said to the government  informant which was played during the trial, "I know the law Brother and I'm not interested in breaking it".
Matt Hale is currently in solitary at the maximum Federal prison in Florence, Colorado, miles away from his family. One is left to question our much-touted Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press. 
Please free Matt Hale #15177-424, U.S.P. – Max., P.O. Box 8500, Florence, CO 81226-8500.
Thanking you in advance,