A Prisoner Voice
GA Prisoner Abuse & Mail Tampering
Date:
January, 2011
Location of Prisoner:
Georgia
Dear PARC: Personnel at ___ detention center in Georgia are enforcing what rules they choose and denying people of their rights. The mail is sifted for what they choose to be delivered or not. My grievances and requests are ignored. I have had an injury to my neck since early Dec 2010 and unable to get medical treatment. Medial is dictated to by the authority of the Sheriff's Dept. Deputies are present during inmate medical discussions- NO medical privacy. Negligence by nurses and harassment by deputies in supervisory positions. This is done by corporals and sergeants who hide their actions behind floor deputies. Please contact me. I have times, dates, names. Speaking with facility personnel will not get the truth. I would be grateful for any help or guidance you can provide.
ps... This facility only allows generic white postcard correspondence only (unless the mail is clearly marked addressed from an attorney) otherwise they will not let me have it.
Denial of Religious Service
Date:
April, 2004
Location of Prisoner:
New York
To whom it may concern,
My name is _____ and I'm currently an inmate in _____, New York. I am a Muslim and it is imperative that I attend Jumah (Friday) services. It is a sin to miss services. The Imam has tried unsuccessfully to get the administrators to allow me to attend Jumah services. In my 18 months of incarceration, I have only been allowed to attend 3 special services.
I am not a sentenced inmate, however I have been awaiting trial for over 18 months. I am in the process of filing a civil suit against ___County for violating my constitutional rights. For the past 18 months the facility has denied my right to worship within a congregational setting. This is in direct violation of New York state's minimum standards for country inmates. They are in violation of parts 7024, policy numbers 7024.1A, 7024.1B, 7024.2, 7024.2B, 7024.5 and 7024.9
It could be argued that because of the severity of my charge, or teh fact that I'm in administrative segregation that I would be, or could be at risk to the facility, however, my co-defendant, who has the exact same charges as I do, has been given and utilizes all of the "freedoms" that the jail has to offer.
A second argument could be one of a discipline issue or reasons of punitive sanctions, however, I have never had one single violation of the jails code if conduct where as my co-defendant has had several incidences of violence including fights and inciting a small riot. He is still given full access to the facility's program including religious services, where as I am not, even though my conduct has posed the security threat that his has. For these reasons I have filed a notice of claim to the county attorney in preparation for a law suit.