ZINES ARE NOT A CRIME!

FREE DES!

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6/23 Update: Des has been sentenced to a 30 years in prison. We are shocked, heartbroken, enraged—but we remain steadfastly by Des’s side and ask that you do the same.

Daniel “Des” Sanchez Estrada is a tattoo artist, immigrant, and all-around sweetheart who was wrongfully arrested and convicted of moving a box of anarchist zines. Yes, you read that right—our friend Des is currently in prison because the Trump administration claims that printing, reading, or possessing certain literature is evidence of a crime.

Des is one of the Prairieland defendants: 9 Texas-based activists whose recent jury trial has become the test case in the government’s campaign to label “antifa” (short for antifascism) and other forms of dissent as domestic terrorism. The Freedom of the Press Foundation has described Des’s case as “prosecutorial overreach stacked on more prosecutorial overreach,” and the National Lawyer’s Guild has called for Des’s release, stating that his case should “shock us all.”

We need your help to free Des and say NO to the criminalization of political speech!

WRITE TO DES

Updated July 15, 2026

Des is being transferred. Please hold your letters until we have a new address!

GUIDELINES:
Write only in blue or black ink. No stickers, glitter, or whiteout. Include his first and last name as well as ID number, page numbers, date, and a return address at the top of each sheet. An example for the top of each page could look like this:

First Name, Last Name, ID Number
Page Number X/X
Date
Return Address

ALL correspondence is read, scanned, and cataloged by facility staff. Do not say anything you don’t want read on Fox News or in court about you or Des.