Tag Archives: Stop Prison Abuse Now

The Crusader (#HaroldHempstead) and The Jerk (me) … one of us wrote a book

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Susan Chandler

It wasn’t me. Harold Hempstead wrote and published Department of Corruption … Darren Rainey: The UntoldStory. From behind prison bars, Harold recounted not only his witnessing of Darren Rainey’s scalding death at Dade Correctional Institution, but the systemic torture … Continue reading →

Posted in #CagedCrusader, #ColorOfLaw, #CruelAndUnusual, #DeadInmates, #Disappear, #FailureToKeepFromHarm, #PrisonIndustrialComplex, #ScaldedToDeath, #StarvedToDeath, #torture, Uncategorized | Tagged #CagedCrusader, #MiamiHarold, ACLU of Florida, Casey Frank, Craig Patrick, Darren Rainey, Darren Rainey: The Untold Story, Department of Corruption, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Eyal Press, FBI, FDC, Florida Department of Corrections, Ghost, Harold Hempstead, Interstate Compact, James Comey, Jeremy Schanche, Jerry Iannelli, Julie Brown, Julie Jones, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Mark Inch, Melinda Miguel, Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Michele Gillen, New Yorker, Rick Scott, Ron DeSantis, SPAN, Steven Wetstein, Stop Prison Abuse Now, Vanita Gupta | Leave a comment

Press Release: EVENTS 10:00 a.m. TODAY – 1/8/19 – addressing @FL_Corrections’ engineered recidivism

Posted on January 8, 2019 by Susan Chandler

Engineering recidivism – setting inmates up to fail upon reentry to their communities – is a conspiratorial Color of Law activity. Reoffending benefits no one except those who have invested in prison vendors or private prisons, as well as the … Continue reading →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #IncarcerationNation, #PrisonIndustrialComplex, Uncategorized | Tagged #EngineeredRecidivism, #FelonRightsRestoration, #LoveFL, #NewJimCrow, #PrisonIndustrialComplex, Campaign for Prison Reform, Gainesville Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, Ron DeSantis, SPAN, Stop Prison Abuse Now | Leave a comment

One would think. But one would be wrong.

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Susan Chandler

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 →

Posted in #ColorOfLaw, #FailureToKeepFromHarm | Tagged #ColorOfLaw, #CriminalizingMentalIllness, #DeadInmates, #FailureToKeepFromHarm, @TheJusticeDept, Amy McClellan, Department of Justice, FBI, Guardian, Julie Jones, Kristopher Rodriguez, Rick Scott, Santa Rosa Correctional Institution, SPAN, Stop Prison Abuse Now, Walker Clemmons | 2 Comments

Caged Crusader advises feds, ACLU of systemic #LoveFL inmate endangerment

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Susan Chandler

The Miami Herald dubbed inmate Harold Hempstead the Caged Crusader for his efforts to have those responsible for Darren Rainey’s June 23, 2012 scalding death at Dade Correctional Institution brought to justice by the US Department of Justice. That his … Continue reading →

Posted in #CagedCrusader, #ColorOfLaw, #CruelAndUnusualPunishment, #DeadInmates, #IncarcerationNation, #PrisonIndustrialComplex, #ScaldedToDeath, Florida Department of Corrections | Tagged ACLU of Florida, Anthony Vidal, CBS4 Miami, color-of-law, Darren Rainey, failure to keep from harm, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Juvenile Justice Institute, Florida Legal Services, Greg Evers, Harold Hempstead, Julie Brown, Julie Jones, Lavar Valentin, Loretta Lynch, Melinda Miguel, Miami Herald, Michele Gillen, Richard Mair, SPAN, Stop Prison Abuse Now, Vanita Gupta | 7 Comments

FDoC or FDC: @FL_Corrections is dangerous by any acronym

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Why Solitary Confinement in America Needs to Finally Stop September 30, 2015 By Lauren Lee White In early 2015, [Heather] Chapman was allowed to resume weekly visits to her son, and she says he has shown huge improvements since their … Continue reading →

Posted in #CagedCrusader, #DeadInmates | Tagged ACLU of Florida, branding, Department of Justice, FDC, FDoC, Florida Department of Corrections, Harold Hempstead, Howard Simon, Jeffrey Srang, Julie Jones, Loretta Lynch, NAMI, Nikko Albanese, perfuming the pig, Rick Scott, SPAN, Stop Prison Abuse Now | 11 Comments

@ACLUFL and other NGO’s honor, throw down with #CagedCrusader Harold Hempstead

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Susan Chandler

Posted in #CagedCrusader, #DeadInmates | Tagged #ScaldedToDeath, ACLU of Florida, Adora Obi Nweze, Amy McClellan, Christopher Jones, Damion Foster, Daniel Geiger, Darren Rainey, Denise Issacs, Department of Justice, Frank Smith, Harold Hempstead, Howard Simon, Jeanette Smith, Jerry Washington, Kristopher Rodriguez, Latandra Ellington, Lavar Valentin, Loretta Lynch, Marc Dubin, Matthew Walker, Miami-Dade Police Department, Michael Branham, Michelle Tierney, Paul Wright, Quonta Howard, Randall Berg Jr, Randall Jordan-Aparo, Reverend Russell Meyer, Richard Mair, Ricky Martin, Robin Cole, Rudolph Rowe, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPAN, Steve Wetstein, Stop Prison Abuse Now, Tania Galloni, Temple Israel of Greater Miami, Vanita Gupta, Windy Hempstead, Yalex Tirado | 3 Comments