Ever since he stole his first car at age 10, Cody Garland has spent much of his life behind bars. Now 35, he has served time at eight different California prisons. But the hardest stint, he says, was not in a state penitentiary. It was in a Sacramento County jail, where in 2016 he was sentenced to serve eight years for burglary, identity theft and other charges. Medical care at the jail was even worse than in prison; untreated glaucoma left him legally blind, he says.
Solitary confinement — in a windowless room — was a common punishment; Garland says he lost track of whether it was day or night during a spell in solitary and began to hear voices. Mental health help was hard to get, he alleged, even after he started swallowing shards of metal and tried to hang himself. He detailed the treatment in a lawsuit accusing the county of subjecting inmates to inhumane conditions — a claim the county denies.
“I’ve done a lot of prison time,” he says, “and this was the worst time I’d ever done.”............To Read More..
My Take - Why are we accepting the word of a man who has spent his entire life committing crimes against honest, hard working citizens who've been forced to pay this man's freight for most of his life? I mean, what kind of 10 year old steals a car?
I don't know how true any of this is, but one thing everyone keeps forgetting is these people aren't being sent there for medical reasons and treatment, whether it's mental of physical. They're being sent there to be punished because they've committed crimes and have proven they're unfit to live in civilized society.
Is that really so hard to get?
Solitary confinement — in a windowless room — was a common punishment; Garland says he lost track of whether it was day or night during a spell in solitary and began to hear voices. Mental health help was hard to get, he alleged, even after he started swallowing shards of metal and tried to hang himself. He detailed the treatment in a lawsuit accusing the county of subjecting inmates to inhumane conditions — a claim the county denies.
“I’ve done a lot of prison time,” he says, “and this was the worst time I’d ever done.”............To Read More..
My Take - Why are we accepting the word of a man who has spent his entire life committing crimes against honest, hard working citizens who've been forced to pay this man's freight for most of his life? I mean, what kind of 10 year old steals a car?
I don't know how true any of this is, but one thing everyone keeps forgetting is these people aren't being sent there for medical reasons and treatment, whether it's mental of physical. They're being sent there to be punished because they've committed crimes and have proven they're unfit to live in civilized society.
Is that really so hard to get?
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