"I wish you were a dog, my brother, in my heart I cried. Many more people would care about you and wonder why you died" (from "DOG JUSTICE"). 1.25m inmates are mentally ill. Some suffer isolation, brutality or murder like Larry Neal - http://WrongfulDeathOfLarryNeal.com ~ ASSISTANCE TO THE INCARCERATED MENTALLY ILL at http://aimi-humanrights.blogspot.com/ and Facebook, Google+, Care2. Widgets and links at this site may lead to sites that use cookies. MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com (678)531-0262.
(six links, one embedded video, one photo) Press TV conduted interviews regarding racism against African Americans in 21st century USA. People interviewed regarding that subject were filmed in Washington, DC, New York City, and in Atlanta. Filming in Atlanta was done June 12 - 15. Dr. Randy Short was the project narrator. He resides in District of Columbia, and can be contacted through his Facebook account at this link http://www.facebook.com/randy.short1 . More information about the project is also available at an article "DISCUSS RACIAL OPPRESSION ON PRESS TV" at this link http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/discuss-racial-oppression-on-press-tv.html .
I spoke with Press TV about America's high prison rate, especially African American mentally ill inmates. Mentally challeged people of all races are imprisoned, but African Americans are imprisoned at a higher rate than whites. Many sick people are brutalized and killed by police officers and jail guards like my brother Larry Neal, who was secretly arrested for 18 days and killed in Memphis Shelby County Jail in 2003. A reporter attempted to call me last week and reached a fake recording saying that my phone was out of service (678)531.0262. She then called Dr. Short to notify him that she could not reach me by phone, and I was on the phone with Dr. Short at that very moment! Being African Americans, my family is denied any records and accountability whatsoever about Larry's weeks of secret incarceration and his death. Furthermore, our phones and computers are illegally monitored and controlled to limit disclosure about Larry and my advocacy for other people to be treated justly. Although white mental patients are abused or killed like Kelly Thomas was in Fullerton, California, white families are not then isolated and terrorized to cover-up their relatives' deaths. No family is "made whole" after a police murder by receiving monetary compensation. However, lawsuits follow wrongful deaths and should act as deterrents for police violence. Kelley Thomas' mother was offered a one-million-dollar settlement for her son's horrible beating death. On the contrary, my mother, a black woman, had her phone taken over to prevent our disclosures about my brother's death. That is racism. It is good for the international community to learn about censorship and terrorism I endure to hide Larry Neal's muder and because together with your help, I strive to give ASSISTANCE TO THE INCARCERATED MENTALLY ILL. The public will eventually see the videos showing that I placed this same message at my Care2 Group AIMI twice, and each time stalkers prevented it from posting. http://www.care2.com/c2c/groups/disc.html?gpp=17280&pst=1079931&saved=1
PRISON INVESTORS AND STALKERS THEY SEND TO FOLLOW ME IN PERSON WILL EVENTUALLY RECOGNIZE THAT SOME AFRICAN AMERICANS REFUSE SLAVERY. See a beautiful montage of photographs about Martin Luther King, Jr. and other freedom fighters at the link below, and note the surprise ending. It is also at YouTube at this link http://youtu.be/B6_0nPM4fxc (This article continues after the video.)
Our Care2 group, ASSISTANCE TO THE INCARCERATED MENTALLY ILL, was established to advocate for decriminalizing mental illness. The online group was taken over by cyberstalkers working for people who have no regard for my right to Freedom of Press, especially since I use it to help mentally ill Americans - they are a cash cow for prison investors. Authorities do or allow the censorship and refuse to investigate or prosecute the criminals. See a video showing cyberstalking to prevent discussions about a congressional bill that would have helped mentally ill Americans have Medicaid resumed for inpatient care at this link "H.R.619 Advocacy Censored at AIMI"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTnBUYoJtk4
Mary Neal, director of Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/aimi
See the "Dog Justice" poem below. It was used by "Stolen Lives Project" and is republished by prison activists everywhere who realize that the mentally ill comprise over half of America's massive prison rolls - 1.25 million people. The mentally ill usually stay in prison longer (no good time), have a higher rate of recidivism, and endure harsher living conditions as inmates, including solitary confinement, brutality, and in my brother's case, murder. DOG JUSTICE poem tells my story. With DOG JUSTICE blog, let's tell yours.
SECRET ARREST AND WRONGFUL DEATH OF LARRY NEAL 18 days of secret incarceration in Memphis Shelby County Jail and death on August 1, 2003 under circumstances that are illegally withheld from Larry's family. Federal and Shelby County officials refuse to respond to federal subpoena or Freedom of Information Act requests for information and records regarding Larry's fatal incarceration. PEOPLE NEED DOG JUSTICE IN THE USA.
Mary Nelson's heart endured too much stress when her son was victimized by the injustice system due to his inappropriate conduct caused by mental illness. She suffered a heart attack during her son's first ordeal as a domestic violence defendant. Mary said she expressed concern to her son's girlfriend soon after meeting her. Rodriquez Nelson was an eligible bachelor in his mid-twenties, but Mary knew he was unable to handle a romantic relationship and the demands of fatherhood. Mary explained to the young woman several times that Rodriquez was mentally challenged, and she detailed his psychiatric history. Rodriquez's story is in this article, which has nine(9) links.
Dog Justice needed for Rodriquez Nelson, a retarded, mentally ill man
sentenced to 56 years in prison because of a domestic dispute; no lasting injuries
A petition link will be added the week of March 20, 2012 Mary Nelson - email address mary0771@att.net - Phone number (870) 703-6626 Please share this link to Rodriguez's story http://goo.gl/0s27x
The romance between Rodriquez and the young woman happened despite his mother's concerns, and they had three children together. Rodriquez continued to live with his mother. He was unable to meet his girlfriend's expectations, and their relationship was tense at times. Rodriquez was arrested on domestic violence charges twice in incidents that were a year apart. There were no lasting injuries from either fight the couple had. The second time they fought, Rodriquez received a 56-year-sentence. Rodriquez and Arkansas taxpayers are paying dearly for Rodriquez's offense, which arose because of his mental incapacity. Physical altercations between couples should not happen, but they are common. Most men and women are released in days after domestic violence, if an arrest occurs at all. Rodriquez's 56-year prison sentence is excessive. He has already been imprisoned one year for the physical altercation he and his girlfriend had, but he still has 55 years remaining. The facts of the case are presented in fifteen(15) numbered paragraphs below:
Age 32, unmarried black male
June 2011 - date of imprisonment
56-year sentence
Charges: domestic violence, aggravated residential burglary, child endangerment - Nelson had a physical altercation with his children's mother. There was no burglary, according to inmates' mom. The child endangerment charge was added because the couple's children were present in the home while the altercation happened.
Nelson and his girlfriend have three daughters - age 7, twins age 3
Nelson's public defender had him plead guilty to all charges. He and his mother thought the guilty plea was in exchange for a light sentence, but apparently that was not the case
Nelson was born with retardation and was diagnosed as being mentally ill at an early age
He has the mentality of a person age 12 or less; illiterate
Social security since childhood - total disability
Nelson's first domestic violence offense occurred a year before, in June 2010. He was arrested and released; he received no follow-up regarding psychiatric treatment the judge ordered
After the second incident in 2011, Nelson was sent to a mental hospital for one month before imprisonment
East Arkansas Regional Unit - general population
ADC Inmate Population - Nelson's prison number is 150296
Nelson's girlfriend objects to Nelson getting a 56-yr sentence for the altercation they had
Mary Nelson reports that her son is kind and gentle and does well when he takes his medication properly, but like many mental patients who are not under a mandate to continue treatment, he lapsed
Mary Nelson would appreciate your help: email address mary0771@att.net phone (870) 703-6626. A petition for Rodriquez Nelson will be posted at this site. Compare Nelson's sentence to the sentence served by a San Francisco B.A.R.T. officer who shot an unarmed, fully subdued young man named Oscar Grant on January 1, 2009. He served 11 months in prison. Rodriquez Nelson, his mother and girlfriend ask for your prayers and support on a petition to REMOVE EXCESSIVE SENTENCING FOR RODRIQUEZ NELSON. Mary Nelson requests legal assistance. She feels that her son should not have been induced to sign a guilty plea and sentenced to 56 years in prison for his offense.
These are the facts of the case concerning Mr. Nelson according to his mother. Mary spelled her son's name "Rodriguez," but the "g" is a "q" on the Arkansas DOC database, so I changed it in this article.
See a short film about dogs who receive no care. Medicaid insurance was removed for inpatient psychiatric hospitals in the 1970s, and the nation's first private prisons were established as hundreds of thousands of mentally ill Americans were released from hospitals without provisions for subsistence assistance and continuous psychiatric treatment. This made our communities less safe, added billions per year to America's prison costs, and wrongly penalizes people for having a common, treatable health condition. Acute mental patients in America who are indigent or middle class and unable to pay for psychiatric health care have a plight similar to thrown-away dogs, but they lack animal rights protections. Abuse, murders, homelessness, suicides, and imprisonment are common outcomes, even for veterans suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome.
Unfortunately, 1.25 million of America's inmates are mentally ill. They generally serve longer prison terms than other inmates and often have their sentences lengthened after imprisonment due to their lack of understanding of and inability to comply with prison rules. Roughly 60 percent of inmates in cruel solitary confinement are mentally ill. Prisons have basically replaced mental hospitals and community care in America, although the expense is staggering. PEW reported that incarceration costs were over $50 billion per year in 2009. The estimate rises to around $300 billion per year when factoring in police services, court costs, and attorneys for indigent defendants. Assisted outpatient treatment programs reduced arrests, hospitalization, homelessness, and imprisonment by over 85% among New York program participants compared to their rates three years before program participation. AOT program participants receive subsistence assistance if needed and mandated psychiatric monitoring. Precisely because imprisoning rather than treating mentally challenged Americans is lucrative for prison owners and investors, cyber censorship is applied to online work to decriminalize mental illness. Like all successful human and civil rights advocacy, rendering Dog Justice for Mentally Ill people has opponents. Please use the comment field below to express your opinions and notify us if any of the nine(9) links herein fail.
For more information, please contact Rodriguez Nelson's mother or Mary Neal. This is an advocacy article by
Mary Neal, Director of Dog Justice for Mentally Ill http://DogJusticeforMentallyIll.blogspot.com
JAIL IS THE LAST THING THAT MENTAL PATIENTS NEED, AND TOO OFTEN, IT IS THE VERY LAST THING THEY EXPERIENCE. Please join our effort to decriminalize mental illness. No one deserves to be punished for having a disability.
INVITATION: Dogged out mentally challenged people, families, friends, human and civil rights advocates, and the community are invited to join DogJusticeforMentallyIll blog and post your stories and viewpoints at no cost. Notify me at MaryLovesJustice@gmail.com or by phone 678.531.0262 if you would like to publish your story or observations about mental health care.
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