Posted by 23sgrrl on March 1, 2011, at 2:22:32
In reply to Re: Prayers for Willyeee, please, posted by 23sgrrl on March 1, 2011, at 2:07:43
The cat being out of the bag as to identity, etc, in that this was on tv and remains on the net, I feel that I can disclose that the BBC came to interview Will at the jail where he is being held without EVER HAVING COMMITTED A CRIME. Once he is home safe, we have much following up to do with the BBC. Wish us luck; God knows how many poor souls are rotting away in jails, their only crime being mental illness. He was interviewed by the BBC for over an hour and we are requesting the entire interview. (Incidentally, they say he was put in an isolation cell AFTER assaulting an officer - incorrect. He was placed in that cell without his medication until he lost track of reality, the "assault" occurred BECAUSE he'd been in isolation for several weeks with no medication. Those of us here understand. Nuff said.) God willing, he'll be home in 14 days and he can follow up if there is an interest. We intend to make it an enormous issue so that what was done to him doesn't happen to others.
** Breakdown behind bars **
In the US the challenge of caring for the mentally ill is increasingly
falling on law enforcement - in particular, local jails. The BBCs Katie Connolly reports on how one jail is coping.http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/news/world-us-canada-12532538
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