June 2010Dear Society,I´m writing in regards to Isolation and possible Human Rights violation. Which brings a very strong and enduring question to my mind: Do you consider us Convicts Human? Do you care or just give us an ear – a hollow ear?I´ve been in and out of the system over ½ my life. I´ve been in the system almost 20 of my 36 years. I was there in the mid-late 80s when child abuse was a
From: Coyote Calling, and published in his new Zine: High Risk Potential.Nothing will change without bloodshed and sacrifices. We sit here wasting away in this wasteland, wondering how things got so bad, but nobody thinks about what we can do to make things better. It's easy to put all the blame on the system and the pigs, but nobody wants to recognize their own role in this struggle, nobody
From: Coyote-CallingAs I sit back, reflect and let my thoughts flow, many things percolate to my mind's cortical surface, keeping me attentively entertained and intellectually stimulated. In these locked down situations, it's absolutely imperative for me to take the necessary measures to keep my mind right, because I've learned - through trial and error - that when I'm unable to stay focused on
Submitted by Phil Hooper on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 10:58.
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The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Nevada late yesterday filed in federal court a proposed agreement between a class of over 1,000 prisoners at Ely State Prison and top state prison and governmental officials that would settle a 2008 lawsuit charging that a pervasive pattern of grossly inadequate
The ACLU negotiates a deal that includes better staffing and monitoring of treatment that one doctor called 'shocking and callous.'By Ashley Powers, Los Angeles TimesJuly 16, 2010Reporting from Las Vegas —A Nevada prison's medical care — once described as displaying a "shocking and callous disregard for human life" — would be upgraded and monitored under a proposed court settlement filed
The Tiger’s Song I'm a tiger, I pace my cageNever forgetting who I amAn apex predator filled with rageOn solid ground I stand My heart is hardened, I am steelThere's no emotion that I feelMy essence has been recognized;And I am real I am patient and I'm wiseAlways biding my timeI can't be tamed, I remain uncivilizedNever changing my heart or mindThrough my actions I am defined You can put me in
Received by mail, June 2010Dated and mailed 5-18-10To all concerned partiesOn 1-15-10 while incarcerated at Ely State Prison, I was assaulted while handcuffed by two Senior correctional officers (S.c.o. D. and S.c.o. S.) under the Watch of a ranked officer by the name of Lieutenant M. This is no surprise to me. The fact that both these S.c.o. weigh collectively 600 plus pound attacking me like
See also: SFBayView.comUpdated June 8thOn June 2nd, 2010, Marritte Funches was attacked while shackled in chains by riot police in unit 3 of Ely State Prison in Nevada, when they wanted to conduct a cell search.What is understood is that he asked the officers to take it easy with his belongings during the cell search. Apparently they did not like him asking this. They took him handcuffed out of
I am an inmate at Ely State Prison (ESP) and have been for the last 9 years. I wanted to write and inform you about some of the horror show that is Ely State Prison. You can´t imagine the utter and absolute horror show this prison really is on the inside.Here is an example from about 6 to 8 weeks ago. Officers went to a lock down unit to get a hot pot from an inmate. He refused to give it to them
Received per email in May of 2010.Greetings once again to all families, friends and those concerned,I come before you to bestow some pertinent information in hopes of providing you with some insight as to why your loved ones are being segregated, locked down and/or in some cases living in fear. This presentation will cover what are known as Security Threat Groups and Disruptive Groups; and how