Larry King Talks to Mychal Bell's Parents

Appearing on Larry King Live yesterday evening, September 24, Mychal Bell's parents, Marcus Jones and Melissa Bell, along with Reverend Al Sharpton, discussed their plans to visit with the National Black Caucus, in Washington, D.C., seeking support to launch an investigation into events that have occurred in Jena, Louisiana.
The parents of Mychal Bell report they have not been told why Mychal Bell, who has been incarcerated since December 2006, remains incarcerated, even though the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned their son's conviction on September 14, 2007.
It was stated that since the day of the march and rally, with thousands coming to Jena, Louisiana to show support for the youths at the center of a racially charged incident, involving the beating of a White student, the six Black students charged in the beating, known as the Jena 6, and their families whose names, addresses and phone numbers were posted the day of the rally at a neo Nazi web site, calling for "Lynching the Jena 6", have been receiving phone threats.
Reverend Sharpton stated that Mychal Bell has been placed in solitary confinement, beginning the day of the march and rally.
Issuing a statement concerning the personal information posted online about the Jena 6 and their families, Reverend Sharpton stated:
"Some of the families have received almost around-the-clock calls of threats and harassment since this website appeared, and to think that some person could actually harm or even continue to harass these families with no effort by law enforcement, will further exacerbate the tensions around this case immeasurably. Since our massive rally, there have been hangmen nooses found in several cities. The escalation has been met with a stubborn silence by officials in Jena, and we feel the governor must send in state law enforcement to investigate these threats and protect the public."
Louisiana governor, Kathleen Blanco, in a statement said:
 "Public attacks on private citizens done out of ignorance and hatred is appalling, and anyone who stoops to such unspeakable persecution will be investigated and subject to the full penalty of law."
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