Dog Justice Poem for Mentally Ill

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.

DOG JUSTICE, by Mary Neal (All rights reserved)
http://WrongfulDeathOfLarryNeal.com
Too bad you weren't a dog, my brother

In my heart, I cried

Many more people would care about you

And wonder why you died


You had no spots or floppy ears

You never fetched a ball

Instead, you were a human being

But poor, black, and flawed


You died in jail for mental illness

I know down in my heart

Your death would be investigated

If only you could bark


Dog deaths get swift justice

Their abusers are sent to jail

Poor Mama would have closure now

If you'd had a wagging tail


But you were made in God's image

And some day, I have no doubt

The mentally ill and American dogs

Will have at least equal clout

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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.