Tag Archives: #CriminalizingMentalIllness

One would think. But one would be wrong.

A ‘hellish world’: the mental health crisis overwhelming America’s prisons For years now, [Kristopher] Rodriguez has been stuck in this sad limbo: according to the state, he is well enough to stay incarcerated, but far too sick to live in … Continue reading

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Who waylays my emails, and by what authority, @Comcast?

@Comcast @XFINITY You charge a lot. Let me receive the emails that are sent to me. — Susan Chandler (@wobblywarrior) February 27, 2017 I don’t receive happy personal emails about interior or exterior design anymore. I receive unhappy personal emails … Continue reading

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Will Brevard maliciously prosecute a 16-year-old? Will she survive it if they do?

Deputies: Teen boy killed in shootout with trooper; teen girl charged | Local News – WESH Home WESH 2 Legal Analyst Richard Hornsby said the charges don’t seem to fit the crime. “This might just be a case where it’s … Continue reading

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Some reasons why it’s not okay for prisons to destroy “inventory”

Forged Drug Test Results May Free Tens of Thousands From Prison A recent Supreme Judicial Court ruling is expected to free tens of thousands from prison. Those who are expected to be impacted by Monday’s decision are those whose drug … Continue reading

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@FL_corrections: either doesn’t know or doesn’t care that seizures end lives

DOC scrubs testimony from prison whistle-blower for allegedly violating HIPAA | Naked Politics Doug Glisson, an inspector with the DOC’s Office of Inspector General, testified under oath at the March 10 meeting of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee that the … Continue reading

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WaPo policy: withholding names of public servants that are homicide suspects

Fairfax jail inmate in Taser death was shackled – The Washington Post The Post is not naming the deputies involved because they are the subject of a criminal investigation and no ruling has been made on McKenna’s cause of death. … Continue reading

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SCOTUS should have saved Cecil Clayton

Stop Execution of Mentally Handicapped Missourian Cecil Clayton at 6pm Published on Mar 17, 2015 Hebrews 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.. Ras Reports *Head … Continue reading

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Dallas Police terrified by screwdriver – shoot to kill

Edited: Mental patient Jason Harrison shot by Dallas Police The Dallas Morning News Please sign and share the petition below that calls for the police chief and district attorney to “Indict the officer who murdered Jason Harrison, fire him pending … Continue reading

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End #CriminalizingMentalIllness: Bust the American Bar Association …

When Cell Door Opens, Tough Tactics and Risk – NYTimes.com The morning after Mr. Toll died, the phone rang at Ms. Luna’s house at 5:30. A man who identified himself as the prison chaplain told Ms. Luna that her son … Continue reading

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An incomplete education on an AZ inmate’s preventable suicide

  For mentally ill too often prison means solitary, neglect, and even death | Global | The Guardian … [Patti]  Jones describes being stymied at every turn by prison officials who refused to compel him to take his medications despite … Continue reading

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