# Silvia Baraldini

> Silvia Baraldini is an Italian political activist. From the age of 12, she lived in the United States and became a student radical. She joined the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee and the May 19th Communist Organization, groups which aimed to support Black Power and Puerto Rican independence movements. In 1977, Baraldini acted as spokesperson for the protestors outside the court during the trial of Assata Shakur and two years later, she helped to break Shakur out of jail, driving a getaway car. In 1982, she was arrested and imprisoned on a 43-year sentence under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for conspiring to commit armed robberies. Baraldini was held in a purpose-built High Security Unit (HSU) in the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky which also housed two other women, Susan Rosenberg and Alejandrina Torres. Conditions in the unit were criticized by Amnesty International and it was closed by judicial order.

*Italian activist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Italy
- **Born:** 1947-12-12
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Silvia Baraldini is an Italian political activist. From the age of 12, she lived in the United States and became a student radical. She joined the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee and the May 19th Communist Organization, groups which aimed to support Black Power and Puerto Rican independence movements. In 1977, Baraldini acted as spokesperson for the protestors outside the court during the trial of Assata Shakur and two years later, she helped to break Shakur out of jail, driving a getaway car. In 1982, she was arrested and imprisoned on a 43-year sentence under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for conspiring to commit armed robberies. Baraldini was held in a purpose-built High Security Unit (HSU) in the Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky which also housed two other women, Susan Rosenberg and Alejandrina Torres. Conditions in the unit were criticized by Amnesty International and it was closed by judicial order.

## Fame
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## Sources
- [Silvia Baraldini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Baraldini)
- [Silvia Baraldini](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvia_Baraldini)
- [سيلفيا بارالدينى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%89)
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