Fed-X
04-27-2002, 11:05 PM
I have a real personal interest in this forum and topic in general. I don't consider myself to be mentally ill, though I do have A.D.H.D. which many consider an impediment / learning disability. Regardless, I have played the games with the "mental health services" in the prison system and came out on top due to lots of pull on the outside, but not without many pains / battles along the way. Further, I have witnessed the abuses by (mostly) medical staff these inmates were facing. I can't even begin to express how appalled I have been / AM. In time I will share many of these stories here with you but at this moment I want to get this forum up and running.
I'd like to share with you the entire story that "triggered" my opening this forum and reminded me about a fight I feel most strong about. This young man is doing 99 years for accidentally killing his son. Please read his story.
http://users3.ev1.net/~jdbry1/aaron.html
I would also like to add a LITTLE about Montgomery County, Texas.
I was in this jail under federal contract. It was by far the worst county jail I have ever been in. (I'm no connoisseur but I have been in a number of them) I never thought I would want to be transferred to the Harris County Jail (in Houston, Texas) where gladiator entry was the norm. The criminal justice system in this county rivals the most crooked in Texas, if not the country, and the jailers have it their way with little-to-NO recourse of a grievance system. This link contains full info on that too, if interested.
It’s a DISGRACE that so many mentally ill people are roaming U.S. prisons. We did away with State Asylums only to lock them up inside prisons where they can really be victimized?
Please use this forum to share your stories, discuss strategies, and discuss anything else with regards to this topic.
David
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I'd like to share with you the entire story that "triggered" my opening this forum and reminded me about a fight I feel most strong about. This young man is doing 99 years for accidentally killing his son. Please read his story.
http://users3.ev1.net/~jdbry1/aaron.html
I would also like to add a LITTLE about Montgomery County, Texas.
I was in this jail under federal contract. It was by far the worst county jail I have ever been in. (I'm no connoisseur but I have been in a number of them) I never thought I would want to be transferred to the Harris County Jail (in Houston, Texas) where gladiator entry was the norm. The criminal justice system in this county rivals the most crooked in Texas, if not the country, and the jailers have it their way with little-to-NO recourse of a grievance system. This link contains full info on that too, if interested.
It’s a DISGRACE that so many mentally ill people are roaming U.S. prisons. We did away with State Asylums only to lock them up inside prisons where they can really be victimized?
Please use this forum to share your stories, discuss strategies, and discuss anything else with regards to this topic.
David
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