My fiance had his throat slashed on Saturday, they took him to the hospital and he was stitched up (17). He is now in the medical ward of the jail and not being treated well or being taken care of. he is supposed to be putting ice on it, and they are giving him water to drink. the man who did this to him is a skinhead from another county, and now there is a skinhead in the med ward with my fiance from the same county as the other person and they know each other. i feel that he is not safe where he is, he is not feeling well and he is not getting very good care. is there anyone i can call about this? this is wrong, this in not a third world country. i was told i could call the aclu. i need advice. by the way, my fiance is white, and one issue was that he is not racist. just so noone thinks i am talking s**t about any of the parties involved.

My fiance had his throat slashed on Saturday, they took him to the hospital and he was stitched up (17). He is now in the medical ward of the jail and not being treated well or being taken care of. he is supposed to be putting ice on it, and they are giving him water to drink. the man who did this to him is a skinhead from another county, and now there is a skinhead in the med ward with my fiance from the same county as the other person and they know each other. i feel that he is not safe where he is, he is not feeling well and he is not getting very good care. is there anyone i can call about this? this is wrong, this in not a third world country. i was told i could call the aclu. i need advice. by the way, my fiance is white, and one issue was that he is not racist. just so noone thinks i am talking s**t about any of the parties involved.

If you don't mind me asking, did he do something that would be looked down upon by the jail community? What caused the confrontation? What facility was this at?

I understand if you don't want to answer any of these, I'm just curious. You can PM me if you want. Thanks, and good luck to you and your boyfriend!

(((Hugs))) I'm so sorry to hear this happened to him. :(
Does he fear for his safety too?
I don't know specifically what to tell you about county jail but I'm sure someone will come along with answers to your questions.
You are in my thoughts and prayers.


My fiance had his throat slashed on Saturday, they took him to the hospital and he was stitched up (17). He is now in the medical ward of the jail and not being treated well or being taken care of. he is supposed to be putting ice on it, and they are giving him water to drink. the man who did this to him is a skinhead from another county, and now there is a skinhead in the med ward with my fiance from the same county as the other person and they know each other. i feel that he is not safe where he is, he is not feeling well and he is not getting very good care. is there anyone i can call about this? this is wrong, this in not a third world country. i was told i could call the aclu. i need advice. by the way, my fiance is white, and one issue was that he is not racist. just so noone thinks i am talking s**t about any of the parties involved.

If you don't mind me asking, did he do something that would be looked down upon by the jail community? What caused the confrontation? What facility was this at?

I understand if you don't want to answer any of these, I'm just curious. You can PM me if you want. Thanks, and good luck to you and your boyfriend!
actually, he was in very well with his fellow inmates. he was in the parole tank and he befriended this guy, and really trusted him( i know you are not supposed to trust anyone). some of the guys in there were trying to run the area as militant camp, doing excercises all day and working out. when he would call me, this guy would yell at him to get off of the phone. personally i think he was jealous, he didn't have any loved one to call, or come see him. it really came out of nowhere. he came into his cell while my fiance was sitting on his bunk and just leaned forward and sliced him with a razor blade. we did things for this guy. i made phone calls for him i bought him a pair of shoes because he had torn ligiments in his ankles. it really came out of no where. i know this guy is looking at 16 years in prison and my fiance is supposed to get out in oct. so, we really don;t know what sparked this. i just want to know if i can contact anyone who can help him, he is really freaked out, he feels unsafe, he can't sleep and he asked to talk to mental health and they said he was going to yesterday and they never showed up for him. when he asked again, they said they left for the day. this is serious. he is getting pretty much no medical care, and they are not helping him out. i know its jail, but like i said, this is not a third world country. we need help.

I'm sorry to hear about all of this. He's probably looking at more than 16 years now, though.

This is terrible. But we all know this kind of thing happens both in jail and in prison. You didn't say what facility he is in, but I will tell you what happened to my son.

He was assaulted less than 30 days after he entered prison, suffering a skull fracture and back injuries. Now, 6 years later, they are saying it wasn't an assault, it was a "mutual confrontation", and his injuries consisted of a black eye. So there is no chrono in place to make sure he is not put on the same yard as this guy again.

Make sure there is an incident report (that you/your fiance agree with) on file. Request that your fiance be put in PC if he is afraid. Call the head of the jail and voice your concerns - over and over if necessary.

I've been a thorn in the side of CDCR for a year - and it's finally paying off!!!!

Good Luck.

Look, I'm not trying to be negative or anything, but he definately needs protection. I don't believe for a second that it is a coincidence that his buddy is in the med unit with your man!

Just like Madhatter said....call...call...call....call and then call again if you do not get any help!

Good Luck!

Look, I'm not trying to be negative or anything, but he definately needs protection. I don't believe for a second that it is a coincidence that his buddy is in the med unit with your man!

Just like Madhatter said....call...call...call....call and then call again if you do not get any help!

Good Luck!
thankyou, he is being taken care of as of now. but now the da wants him to testify. probably won't be taking that road. but we were told if he doesn't he could be held in contempt. one good point that his dad made is that if this guy had such pull, why did we have to buy him shoes and why did he not have anyone to take care of him. who knows, but i will keep you all posted. thankyou for your support and advice and answers.

It just goes to show how manipulative he is. He was probably trying to get in with your man to get info and to see how much he would do for him. Besides, just cause he knows how to work it inside, doesn't mean he has anyone outside looking out for him. They are probably glad he's gone and feeling safer. I'm glad your man is being taken care of now. Good luck and hang in there!!

thankyou, he is being taken care of as of now. but now the da wants him to testify. probably won't be taking that road. but we were told if he doesn't he could be held in contempt. one good point that his dad made is that if this guy had such pull, why did we have to buy him shoes and why did he not have anyone to take care of him. who knows, but i will keep you all posted. thankyou for your support and advice and answers.
if your guy is in la county jail, there is a dept called OPERATION SAFE JAIL OR (OSJ), who you can contact (if he feels his safety is in jeopardy, and they will interview him and if necessary, move him to protective custody for the next 30 days till he is released, then he will be safe and not suffer any further injuries.

if your guy is in la county jail, there is a dept called OPERATION SAFE JAIL OR (OSJ), who you can contact (if he feels his safety is in jeopardy, and they will interview him and if necessary, move him to protective custody for the next 30 days till he is released, then he will be safe and not suffer any further injuries.
he actually was transferred to wasco today, and he was still in the med ward of the county, santa barbara. and to top it off, they took him when he still has a court date here on the 19 of this month. now i am worried about him there.

if you are still worried, I would be calling up there and letting it be known. As sad as is it to say, the truth is, (alot of the time) those officers don't listen to them when they say they have safety concerns or that they are in fear of there life, and if they do believe them, by the time they are ready to move them, sometimes it's too late. Your guy has already been hit, he don't need to take any more chances and just the fact that he has that slash mark on his neck may get other inmates attention whereever he goes and then they want to start asking him questions as to "what happened" and "why" and so on, or they may send word from county to wasco and someone else may hit him up. If I were you girl, I would call up to Wasco on monday morning, find out where exactly he's at (reception right) and then talk to the facility captain or Lieutanant and give them his name and tell them you have received a few letters from him where he says he feels like his safety is in jepoardy, and let them know his throat got slashed and your afraid more trouble will follow him there. Good Luck!

if you are still worried, I would be calling up there and letting it be known. As sad as is it to say, the truth is, (alot of the time) those officers don't listen to them when they say they have safety concerns or that they are in fear of there life, and if they do believe them, by the time they are ready to move them, sometimes it's too late. Your guy has already been hit, he don't need to take any more chances and just the fact that he has that slash mark on his neck may get other inmates attention whereever he goes and then they want to start asking him questions as to "what happened" and "why" and so on, or they may send word from county to wasco and someone else may hit him up. If I were you girl, I would call up to Wasco on monday morning, find out where exactly he's at (reception right) and then talk to the facility captain or Lieutanant and give them his name and tell them you have received a few letters from him where he says he feels like his safety is in jepoardy, and let them know his throat got slashed and your afraid more trouble will follow him there. Good Luck!
thankyou for your advice and concern. all of what you stated are the things he expressed to me about what he is concerned about. can i pm you? i don't want too much on here about this?

You need to start calling the prison, I would not bother going through the 'chain of command' start with the warden and if the warden won't help start calling Sacramento. In my opinion he probably should be in a SNY, there is no way of knowing if the perpetrator of the attack has put out a 'hit' on him, so I would scream and holler daily until they get him someplace safe, but he needs to be involved he might think he can handle it, and basically it has to be his call- some guys will endure anything to avoid going to a SNY.

You need to start calling the prison, I would not bother going through the 'chain of command' start with the warden and if the warden won't help start calling Sacramento. In my opinion he probably should be in a SNY, there is no way of knowing if the perpetrator of the attack has put out a 'hit' on him, so I would scream and holler daily until they get him someplace safe, but he needs to be involved he might think he can handle it, and basically it has to be his call- some guys will endure anything to avoid going to a SNY.
i just, like everone else on here, want him to come home safe and alive. hopefully, now that he has an attorney, she can help us out. hopefully. i am going to do what i can. i just don't know where to get numbers. what about the obudsman?

They don't list an Ombudsman just for Wasco, but you can contact the head Ombudsman and find out who you should talk to:
Ken Hurdle
Chief Ombudsman
CSP Sacramento
Ken.Hurdle@cdcr.ca.gov
(916) 445-1748

You can also get information at:
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/index.html

Hope this helps, and good luck.

i just, like everone else on here, want him to come home safe and alive. hopefully, now that he has an attorney, she can help us out. hopefully. i am going to do what i can. i just don't know where to get numbers. what about the obudsman?

They don't list an Ombudsman just for Wasco, but you can contact the head Ombudsman and find out who you should talk to:
Ken Hurdle
Chief Ombudsman
CSP Sacramento
Ken.Hurdle@cdcr.ca.gov
(916) 445-1748

You can also get information at:
http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/index.html

Hope this helps, and good luck.
thankyou for this information, i just got it. he is being transferred back to county this week. i was able to talk to his attorney first thing monday morning to let her know what was going on and today she informed me that she had contacted transportation and the DA. Thank God he had an attorney this time. i know she was able to do what would have taken longer for me to be able to do.