Man left in solitary confinement for over 2 years in New Mexico jail

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darkxshade

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Does it say anywhere in that long article why they did that to him(not follow procedures)? And what was it after 2 years that finally brought this to light and he was released?
 
Harrod

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That wouldn't be so bad if they left me a few ccie books to keep me company.
 
JulesMaximus

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I can restore his life to him, seriously, I know how to do this. It will just cost him a nominal fee of $15.5 million dollars.
 
T_Yamamoto

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Rifter said:
Considering how he was treated for those 2 years i think we need to question if he even was drunk, thats just insane that this can happen in this day and age.
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I mean, we still have Americans going hungry.
 
Oldgamer

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New Mexico has an incentive for keeping people in jails, especially if they are immigrants, because the federal government actually gives them huge amounts of money for each detainee they keep there. In addition the guy was never convicted of driving drunk, no one took a breathilizer test or blood test, he was completely cooperative upon being arrested. What is worse is the jailers thought he was mentally ill for odd behavior and then took it upon themselves to stick him in solitary confinement which is how they handle the mentally ill, or those they think are depressed and wanting to hurt themselves. But again, keep in mind this guy never saw a doctor, he was never given a lawyer, or the ability to contact his family at all.

What amazes me the most is that no one, not one person was fired, or even arrested themselves for this. He broke down mentally and is forever permanently damaged by this. Most people don't understand how incredibly damaging being put in solitary confinement is. Lack of contact with others in a small space literally damages the brain over time.

He may have won the lawsuit, but he will never be normal again.

Also, did you know that Steven Seagal was deputized there? http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/25/nation/la-na-nn-new-mexico-deputy-steven-seagal-20130125

Think about this, Arizona and places in Texas that are close to the border, where they have small towns are never really monitored that well, and these cops and jail institutions get away with murder literally.
 
lxskllr

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Oldgamer said:
Think about this, Arizona and places in Texas that are close to the border, where they have small towns are never really monitored that well, and these cops and jail institutions get away with murder literally.
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Our whole legal system from the cop on the street to the Supreme Court, and the assholes who make the laws is broken and corrupt. It's about money and power, not justice. It also isn't unique to hicktown USA. It goes on everywhere.
 
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Farang

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Not surprising at all. My only time in jail, in a major American city, it was a stroke of luck I did not end up there a few days at least without any idea what was going on. The phone call system was a joke. I hear a story about some indigent who couldn't afford $50 bail and/or did not know he could post $50 bail, and ended up there for 6 months for something like public intoxication. While jail should not be comfortable I don't think it is acceptable to deprive inmates of any and all information about the situation they find themselves in, and their options. I mean in my case even getting an attorney wasn't a realistic option once they locked you up.
 
Oldgamer

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lxskllr said:
Our whole legal system from the cop on the street to the Supreme Court, and the assholes who make the laws is broken and corrupt. It's about money and power, not justice. It also isn't unique to hicktown USA. It goes on everywhere.
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I know, it is getting worse, and now that we have people with cell phone cams everywhere we are seeing our "police state" in action more and more.

Yet we the sheeple don't demand that these law enforcement agencies be held accountable.
 
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Farang

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Oldgamer said:
I know, it is getting worse, and now that we have people with cell phone cams everywhere we are seeing our "police state" in action more and more.

Yet we the sheeple don't demand that these law enforcement agencies be held accountable.
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I don't know if it's me getting older or if things have changed, but I feel like 10 years ago criticism of the justice system was much less acceptable. Maybe exposure of it has spread the idea that it isn't perfect.
 
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Vdubchaos

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Oldgamer said:
I know, it is getting worse, and now that we have people with cell phone cams everywhere we are seeing our "police state" in action more and more.

Yet we the sheeple don't demand that these law enforcement agencies be held accountable.
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You have no F'in idea what a police state is.

Go ahead, travel the world and come back and tell me how shitty our legal system is.
 
lxskllr

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Vdubchaos said:
You have no F'in idea what a police state is.

Go ahead, travel the world and come back and tell me how shitty our legal system is.
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Because police states happen in one fell swoop as opposed to slow accretion, right? Other countries being shittier doesn't the give the USA a pass to be "a little shitty". A little shitty isn't good enough when I'm paying for it.
 
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Farang

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lxskllr said:
Because police states happen in one fell swoop as opposed to slow accretion, right? Other countries being shittier doesn't the give the USA a pass to be "a little shitty". A little shitty isn't good enough when I'm paying for it.
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The U.S. has not been getting shittier over time. It goes up and down. I'd say now our biggest problem is just acclimating to a new age that involves many new forms of communication, rather than any intentional desire to crush our rights. Things have been much worse in America in the past.
 
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