Thursday, September 3, 2015

Prison and Starvation for Jamycheal Mitchell

Bipolar man steals $5 of snacks, dies in prison four months later

Irishgreeneyes at Welcome To My World - 1 day ago

After being jailed for four months after reportedly stealing $5 worth of snacks, Jamycheal Mitchell, 24, was found dead in his prison cell, possibly because he starved to death according to family members. Mitchell was deemed unfit to stand trial due to his bipolar disorder and was supposed to have transferred to a mental health facility but never was. Four months after his arrival, he died of what his aunt claims is a 90-pound weight loss. On this video https://youtu.be/Hli31yNXFlo RT’s Anya Parampil has more details.
http://irishgreeneyes-welcometomyworld.blogspot.com/2015/09/bipolar-man-steals-5-of-snacks-dies-in.html

Thank you, Irishgreeneyes and Anya Parampil, for reporting about America's latest starvation of a mentally ill inmate. Jamycheal Mitchell has joined James Embry, who starved to death in Kentucky State Prison, and Carlos Umana who died of starvation in a privately owned Utah jail.

James Embry story
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/21/kentucky-inmate-starved_n_5186500.html
Carlos Umana story
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705388005/Family-of-man-who-starved-to-death-in-Salt-Lake-County-Jail-files-lawsuit.html

MaryLovesJustice
Director, Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill
Director, Dog Justice for Mentally Ill blog
(678)531-0262
MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com

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