In The Klink. Have you "Done Time" in the Slammer? Can you share the details?

[Daien]

I've been held twice for civil disobedience, never here, and once for pulling a knife on my husband who had beaten me to a pulp...
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That's most of it. All I can stand to write, anyway. It was the worst time of my life.

I think you're an amazing writer, and I was quite affected by your experience.

[peaceful_porc]

I've been held twice for civil disobedience, never here, and once for pulling a knife on my husband who had beaten me to a pulp...
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That's most of it. All I can stand to write, anyway. It was the worst time of my life.

I think you're an amazing writer, and I was quite affected by your experience.

Thank you. I didn't expect to write it, but I saw the thread and....

Glad to finally be on the forum.

[peaceful_porc]

it was too bad for even the feds?

Most of the newspaper articles on the DOJ report have expired, but here's a link and quote from a Criminal Justice Blog, and I'll put the link to the original PDF from DOJ directly underneath that. It was hell, but it made me much stronger mentally.

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/crimprof_blog/2008/08/oklahoma-co-she.html
August 6, 2008

Oklahoma Co. Sheriff defends jail's conditions

A Justice Department report rips the Oklahoma County jail as a chaotic and largely unsupervised den of "unconscionable" violence, abuse and medical neglect.
Detailed in the federal report are jail deaths, excessive use of force and a "disturbing" incident in which a pregnant woman was handcuffed to a rail for 10 hours while giving birth to a premature baby.
The child died at a metro-area hospital.
The year-old report was delivered to Oklahoma County officials last week, and Sheriff John Whetsel quickly responded Monday that most of the problems the agency found have already been corrected.
"I am confident that our work to resolve these issues will satisfy the concern expressed by the Department of Justice," Whetsel said. "I have no problem in telling family members that their loved ones are safe."
He added, "I can tell you this report is one year old. We have made the corrections."
However, the seriousness of the report led the U.S. Marshals and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to transfer 160 federal inmates from the Oklahoma County jail over the weekend to jails in Tulsa and Grady counties until the issues are officially resolved.
The report details excessive inmate-on-inmate violence and use of force by jail staff, an unsanitary kitchen with birds and insects, lack of clothing and showers, several fire hazards and virtually no mental health treatment. There is also an inadequate investigatory process to review deaths and other serious incidents, according to the report.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department could not be reached for comment late Monday.

DOJ Report
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/split/documents/OKCounty_Jail_findlet_073108.pdf

What's sad is how much they clean up when the Fed's come in to inspect. I remember they came through once when I was there, and we actually got eggs for breakfast.

[Mike Barskey]

After the first PiMP session on February 21, 2009, Lauren, Kat, Russell, and I talked about our experiences in jail.

http://www.vimeo.com/3419416

[Mike Barskey]

I've been held twice for civil disobedience, never here, and once for pulling a knife on my husband who had beaten me to a pulp. The civil disobedience ones were mere inconveniences, but when you're locked up, bruised and battered - the picture of injustice - it's a whole different ball game.

The self-defense was in Oklahoma City, considered by the Fed's to be one of the worst jails in the nation.
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In OKC we were supposed to be allowed out of our rooms to shower and walk around the pod for 2 hours a day, but this was very sporadic. We were often locked up all day for days at a time, in small, cramped rooms, with no showers.
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This sounds very similar to my experience at Valley Street jail in Manchester. I was only there for 4 days, but many of the details you mention were what I experienced as well.

[Sam A. Robrin]

The report details excessive inmate-on-inmate violence and use of force by jail staff, an unsanitary kitchen with birds and insects, lack of clothing and showers, several fire hazards and virtually no mental health treatment. There is also an inadequate investigatory process to review deaths and other serious incidents, according to the report.
A spokesperson for the Justice Department could not be reached for comment late Monday.

I'm from that area (you may know me by another name . . .), and well recall reports of "self-inflicted" bruises "about the neck and shoulders" and the like.