Warren Hill Death Warrant Issued

Warren Hill was originally sentenced to life imprisonment for shooting his girlfriend, Myra Wright, in 1986. He was subsequently sentenced to death for killing his cellmate, Joseph Handspike.

Georgia is preparing to EXECUTE the mentally ill man who "somehow" got a board of wood with long nails driven through it and beat his cellmate to death while he slept. Did the prison know how dangerous Hill was? Absolutely. He was already imprisoned for murder. And how on earth did Hill get a board and nails to make a Midieval club like the one pictured below? Hill's murder by the State on January 27, 2015, and his victim's murder, will be included in our "AIMI vs. USA" legal action before the International Court in 2015. 

If inmates can be endangered and killed by locking them in cells with murderous mentally ill people, which has happened in Georgia correctional facilities more than once, then every prisoner is at risk. Correctional officers and prison administrators who apply this lack of care are intended to escape accountability by executing the mentally ill inmates who kill their cellmates. The inmates who kill will bare the blame, not the prison which should be a "controlled environment." 

"AIMI vs. USA" will take the USA before the International Court for dereliction of its duty to protect the rights of institutionalized persons, such as Hill and his victim, Handspike. Hill should have had no opportunity to ascertain a board and nails, and his victim should not have been in the cell with a homicidal mentally ill man like Hill. 

Read about The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) of 1980, a United States federal law intended to protect the rights of people in state or local correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental health facilities and institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (Wikipedia). The U.S. Justice Department totally ignores its responsibility to uphold that Act; an "act" is all it is (see the links to information about CRIPA below).

As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King said over 50 years ago, "All we say to America is, 'Be true to what you said on paper.'" That is still a huge problem, and no group of people anywhere on planet earth is as oppressed as Americans with mental disabilities in custody. They are regularly tortured and killed without any accountability being demanded. Some are tortured for sport and killed in grotesque Medieval ways, including death by scalding, death by roasting, death by hanging, and forcing mentally ill inmates to entertain correctional officers by engaging in gladiator fights (to the finish, in some cases). 

It is likely that Hill's mental illness was untreated before he killed Myra Wright, his first victim. Neglect likely caused both murders.

Read about Hill at "Georgia Kills Mentally Ill Inmates."
http://dogjusticeformentallyill.blogspot.com/2013/02/georgia-kills-mentally-ill-inmates.html

Happy Martin Luther King's Day 2015. Let us stand up together and demand that Americans with mental disabilities like Warren Hill be protected, moved into mental hospitals instead of jails and prisons, and that mental illness be decriminalized in the United States of America. Nobody deserves to be misused as prison commodities because of a common, treatable health condition. If the renowned human rights leader, Dr. King, were alive, we at Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill (AIMI) believe decriminalizing mental illness would be one of his main objectives. Please make it one of yours. Read more about "AIMI vs. USA" at http://AIMI-HumanRights.blogspot.com

USDOJ: Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA)
http://www.justice.gov/crt/about/spl/cripastat.php

CRIPA at Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_of_Institutionalized_Persons_Act

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Thank you for giving Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill.

How can you help? Follow this blog, share this article, and listen to the George Mallinckrodt Blogtalkradio presentations taped January 11 and January 15, 2015 (links are in this blog). Mallinckrodt exposed brutality and a murder against mentally ill inmates in his book, "Getting Away with Murder" and was fired from his position as a psychotherapist in Florida prisons as a consequence of his objections to torture. Human and civil rights of persons with mental disabilities in the United States are treated as nonexistent.

It would be illegal to keep a dog in a tight space 23 hours a day and gas or Taser him for barking. It would be illegal to put a dog in deadly restraint for control. That happens to mentally ill people routinely in the nation's correctional facilities. What happened to Larry Neal? Why are we still asking that question after eleven years? Cover-ups regarding the wrongful deaths of mentally ill inmates are common and vile.

Mentally Ill Americans Need Dog Justice. Treat mental illness medically, not legally. Support the H.R. 3717 "Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act." The U.S. congressional bill provides for crisis intervention team (CIT) training for police and corrections officers, assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) programs to stop recidivism, and other needed changes.

"FL DOC IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER": George Mallinckrodt

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER - Join "Human Rights Demand" Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at 3pm EST, when our guest will be George Mallinckrodt, author of "Getting Away with Murder." Call-in number (347)857-3293. Mallinckrodt was a licensed mental health counselor in the Florida prison system who helped reveal the murder by scalding of Darren Rainey and a pattern of abuse and cover-ups by the Florida Department of Corrections against mentally ill inmates. Part 2 of our interview will air live Thursday, January 15, at 9pm EST. Both links are below:

January 11, 3pm EST
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/humanrightsdemand/2015/01/11/getting-away-with-murder-a-george-mallinckrodt-interview

January 15, 9pm EST

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/humanrightsdemand/2015/01/16/getting-away-with-murder-a-george-millenckrodt-interview-part-2

You are invited to call "Human Rights Demand" radio broadcast and make comments or ask questions, which will be aired live on the show. The broadcasts will also be available via computer and archived at Blogtalkradio for future listening and sharing 24/7.

"The Florida Department of Corrections is riddled with amoral, sadistic sociopaths and the people who support, enable, and cover-up their crimes." ~ @GeoMallinckrodt . . . (Twitter address)

"If what is done to mentally ill Florida inmates was done in the military, these would be considered war crimes." ~George Mallinckrodt

Mallinckrodt advocates on behalf of the mentally ill. He recently met with with Senator Greg Evers, the Chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee, and staffers Amanda and Tracy. 

Author's Website

http://georgemallinckrodt.com/

Author's Blog

http://www.georgemallinckrodt.com/blog.htm

Order the book: "Getting Away with Murder". 

http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Away-With-Murder-Story/dp/1500705624

Learning of Darren Rainey's death over two years ago, late June 2012, George Mallinckrodt authored Getting Away With Murder in frustration over the many dead-ends he encountered while trying to bring Rainey's killers to justice. The narrative follows George's progression from an idealistic psychotherapist to a prison hardened case manager in the Transitional Care Unit where Darren Rainey would be housed.

Refusing to let go of the notion he could make a difference, George encountered inmates with deep rooted pathologies he had only read about in psychology journals. Undaunted, he steadily set about helping those capable of benefitting from his nearly 20 years of counseling experience.

Behind the scenes, rumors began to circulate regarding inmate abuse. Guards cleverly masked their behavior by choosing the weak and mentally ill. They abused inmates at night when mental health staffers were not around.

Overly confident that their misdeeds would go unpunished, guards made the mistake of beating an inmate during the day as an eye-witness looked on. That was the day that changed everything.

A book review by Amy M. August 17, 2014:

A shocking and darkly humorous account of working with mentally ill inmates in Florida's Dade Correctional Institution

George Mallinckrodt writes a gritty, mesmerizing account of his three years as psychotherapist in the "Transitional Care Unit" of the Dade Correctional Institution in south Florida, where inmates with mental health problems, including the most severe mental illnesses, are housed.

It's hard to put this book down. Although the subject is depressing, he weaves ribald prison humor and lively dialogue into his story. Mallinckrodt tells of his struggle with "being in prison" at a difficult and frustrating job. It is also a story about the inhumane and dangerous conditions for inmates in a run-down, poorly managed prison. Retribution keeps the inmates and the staff from reporting abuse. His journey from stressed out employee to prison rights advocate takes on greater urgency when a mentally ill inmate is brutally tortured and murdered by corrections officers in the prison and incident is completely covered up by authorities. (The investigation of the murder of the mentally ill inmate has still not been completed two years later.)

This book leaves you with the uncomfortable knowledge that terrible abuse is probably happening to inmates on a daily basis in badly managed prisons throughout the U.S., especially to inmates suffering from mental illness. If it were not for a few brave souls who are willing to report it, like Mallinckrodt and the inmates themselves, no one would ever know.

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PETITIONS FOR JUSTICE FOR DARREN RAINEY

A Change.org petition with roughly 205,000 signatures demands a federal investigation 

into Darren Rainey's death.
https://www.change.org/p/attorney-general-eric-holder-investigate-the-2012-death-of-mr-darren-rainey-a-mentally-ill-florida-prisoner-who-died-after-prison-guards-locked-him-into-a-180-degree-shower

A ForceChange.com petition demands justice for Darren Rainey

"Demand Justice for a Tortured Prisoner"

http://forcechange.com/126169/demand-justice-for-death-of-tortured-prisoner/

SAVE HAROLD HEMPSTEAD

Harold Hempstead is the Florida inmate who heard Darren Rainey screaming for help and begging for mercy as he died in the scalding hot shower where he was dragged and locked in by murderous corrections officers. Harold is serving a long prison sentence and is concerned about his safety in the Florida prison system. Retaliation against whistleblowers is common. His brave sister, Windy Hempstead, launched a Change.org petition to improve security for Harold Hemptstead by relocating him to federal custody. 

https://www.change.org/p/u-s-department-of-justice-transfer-my-whistleblower-brother-for-his-own-safety-his-life-is-in-danger

Read a series of articles about Darren Rainey and the torturous incarceration of other mentally ill inmates in Florida published by The +Miami Herald. 

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Thank you for giving Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill.

How can you help? Follow this blog, share this article, listen to the George Mallinckroth shows on January 11 and January 15, and share the links with your social networks. George Mallinckroth experienced retaliation and is no longer a psychotherapist for Florida DOC. Please purchase a couple of his books - one for you and one for a friend or relative. We must support people in law enforcement and corrections who blow the whistle on brutality and murders. 

It would be illegal to keep a dog in a tight space 23 hours a day and gas or Taser him for barking. It would be illegal to put a dog in deadly restraint for control. That happens to mentally ill people routinely in the nation's correctional facilities. What happened to Larry Neal? Why are we still asking that question after eleven years? Cover-ups regarding the wrongful deaths of mentally ill inmates are common and vile.

Mentally Ill Americans Need Dog Justice. Treat mental illness medically, not legally. Support the H.R. 3717 "Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act." The U.S. congressional bill provides for crisis intervention team (CIT) training for police and corrections officers and other needed changes.

Debby Sapp pleads "Stop FL Prison Abuse"

RE: John R. Wolf DC#: 131828

Request to protect prisoner from danger
Debby Sapp is the mother of a Florida inmate who suffers from mental illness. She was the guest on "Human Rights Demand" show at Blogtalkradio on January 5, 2015. The show is available for listening 24/7 at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/humanrightsdemand/2015/01/05/debby-sapp-joins-human-rights-for-prisoners-march

Debbie wrote the following letter to urge help from officials, human and civil rights advocates, and all citizens for her son John and all prisoners in Florida Department of Corrections, particularly the mentally ill:

I’m writing in hopes that you can help John R. Wolf stay out of serious and life-threatening situations in Florida prison system. His family believes he deserves release under an assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) program. Please investigate this and give it your highest priority. We really need an advocate to help us protect him. My son has filed numerous grievances about property theft and inmate abuse at Suwannee and Dade, and guards retaliated against him. With so many mentally ill prisoners in Florida being catastrophically injured and killed, we are fearful for his life and well being.

On April 1, 2013, John was beaten mercilessly by the guards while in handcuffs, and in an unmonitored area of the Suwannee prison. John suffered severe contusions and was given stitches. There’s reportedly a VIDEO of him going into that dark area with the prison guards in good shape, then coming out of that dark area bruised and bleeding (he required multiple stitches on his face). It was eleven days before the prison took pictures of John's injuries, giving bruises time to heal somewhat.

The offending officers claimed they didn’t know he had plates, rods, pins and screws in his neck because it’s “not in his profile”. He’s been treated for all of it, so why isn’t it in his profile? John has documentation proving that even the doctors are reluctant to help because they don’t want to risk exposing a “cover-up” showing that John’s records have been maliciously altered.

And, the guards passed a false rumor to the inmates that he’s a “white supremacist”! But, I can only imagine how that made the mostly black population of the prison feel about him. This put him in an extremely dangerous situation.

THERE IS A WITNESS who was also in confinement during John’s beating and sent a sworn letter to John’s mother, dated 5/21/13, stating that the guards told him that “John is a white supremacist” and that “he should beat him up good”. Ironically, two days after the inmate sent me the letter, he was transferred. Maybe they didn’t want the two of them joining forces? Again, a “cover-up”!

Shortly after that, John attempted suicide at Suwanee and has since been moved to Baker, Charlotte, Dade, Lake CI, back to Butler, then to Columbia CI where he was beaten, then to Jefferson CI, and now in Central Florida Reception Center in Orlando.

John was never a violent offender. He did not commit crimes with a weapon or make threats to anybody, yet he received a sentence worse than some MURDERS! Think about it. I’ve seen some murderers get sentenced for five years or even less. I’ve seen ARMED ROBBERY criminals get sentenced to three years. A husband beat his wife and landed her in a “coma” and was sentenced to 2.5 years! Yet John, who was nonviolent and committed property crimes, received 15 years under a plea deal.

John stole some things while people weren’t home – He wasn’t armed and he didn’t ever threaten anybody. YES , that was wrong, but John was overly sentenced. The way he was being treated in Suwannee was destroying him and could have gotten him killed. Isn’t one of the main goals of prisons to “rehabilitate people” and get them back into the world as properly functioning members of society?

His parents want to fight this, but they can’t afford a lawyer, so they’ve called everybody they can think of, but nobody seems to be willing to help. NOBODY wants to get involved. If they had had the money for a lawyer, John probably would have gotten time behind bars, but DEFINITELY not 15 years! I sincerely believe this was an unjust sentence and that he should be released or his sentence reduced.

Why is everybody in power so afraid of challenging the people who run the prisons? Why do they feel so threatened to entertain the idea of fixing this?

John obediently took the plea and ended up with 15 YEARS, with NO chance of parole! And, we’re not sure that he’ll even come home when his time is up, because the system is so corrupt that we fear they’ll put up infinite roadblocks. That’s one of the reasons he tried to kill himself – He sees no end in sight.

John needs proper mental health care for his bipolar disorder. John was first diagnosed as having mental illness at age 3 while we lived in Delaware. John was a special ed student since age 9. He was admitted to Terry Children's Psychiatric Center because of his aggressive and disruptive behavior. Two years later, John was doing well at school and on weekend visits and was released. Outpatient therapy continued. He did well for a while, then had trouble. He was admitted to Marine Bay Institute. John was in and out of different psychiatric facilities and programs for most of his life. With the help of Rangle Hill Treatment Facility, John was finally stabilized on Lithium and was able to maintain himself without hospitalization for a period of four years. John was even able to be self-sufficient throughout those years. He worked with a lawn care service, and he worked in an entertainment venue at night. Unfortunately, John was falsely accused of a crime and was incarcerated. The charges were eventually dismissed. However, during John's incarceration for six months, he was deprived of his psychiatric medication. This completely destabilized John, and he has never recovered.

Unfortunately, John attempted to self-medicate with illegal drugs and pain medication. Now that he is sober, he is seeing his faults and errors and would like a chance to prove that he can do better. He has said that he wants to help others who are making the same mistakes.

Please respond and give us some direction. We’ve run out of resources. Thank You Very Much for ANY Time and Effort you can put into this! Any help you can give us would be appreciated, and any suggestions would be welcome.

Very Sincerely,
Deborah Sapp (Mother)
MissDeb97@aol.com

Debby Sapp is the mother of a Florida inmate who suffers from mental illness. She was the guest on "Human Rights Demand" show at Blogtalkradio on January 5, 2015. The show is available for listening 24/7 at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/humanrightsdemand/2015/01/05/debby-sapp-joins-human-rights-for-prisoners-march

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Thank you for giving Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill.

It would be illegal to keep a dog in a tight space 23 hours a day and gas or Taser him for barking. It would be illegal to put a dog in deadly restraint for control. That happens to mentally ill people routinely in the nation's correctional facilities. What happened to Larry Neal? Why are we still asking that question after eleven years?

Mentally Ill Americans Need Dog Justice. Treat mental illness medically, not legally. Support the H.R. 3717 "Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act."