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Lawsuit Exposes Lack of Mental Health Assistance in the Prison System

I spend a lot of my spare time studying and advocating for crime and prison reform. I’ve never been to prison but it’s something I’m extremely passionate about.

I ran across this story and it really triggered me to want to open up more discussion about what can be done behind bars to not only rehabilitate criminals, but create a pipeline for mental health services that are very much needed both during the entry and residency stages.

After watching the system fail over and over my opinion is it does not a bit of good to send criminals to prison and offer no options to help them navigate both in and outside prison life. Doing the opposite will continue to perpetuate more criminal activity and negligence lawsuits such as this one. I hope this family receives the proper compensation.

There also has to be some kind of clinical medical care provided for substance abuse users. Let’s be honest, drugs are real and people use them. Detox is a crucial phase of rehabilitation.

Why not use our tax dollars to address these issues plaguing the prison system. Doing that will in term rehab the criminals. When we rehab the criminals — down goes the crime. It’s simple math. And a win for us all.

According to CNN – A lawsuit has been filed in Indiana on behalf of a man with a history of schizophrenia and substance abuse who died in 2021 while he was being held in solitary confinement.

The lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks compensatory and punitive damages.

The complaint accuses jailers of putting Joshua McLemore in a small, windowless, padded isolation cell, during his nearly three-week stay at the Jackson County jail where he reportedly suffered from dehydration and malnutrition.

Killers of Shanquella Robinson Will Not Face Any Criminal Charges Due to Lack of Evidence

This has to be the most blatant and atrocious miscarriage of justice for this young lady.

It never ceases to amaze me how black and brown people continue to be grossly neglected by the legal system — unless we are the defendants.

I truly believe if Shanquella were Caucasian her attackers would have immediately been held accountable.

U.S. prosecutors claim there is not enough evidence to file any charges against anyone involved in the attack.

How is this possible?

Not even assault? Nothing?! So apparently a viral recording of her beating at the hands of her attackers was not enough evidence?

Unbelievable. Rest in Power Shanquella.

Twitter Blue Checks Being Discontinued on 420 Day

Twitter has been in for a wild ride ever since bad boy billionaire Elon Musk took over. The widely popular micro-blogging social site has endured a multitude of challenges & changes within the last few months leaving some users to feel Musk is running the social media platform straight to hell. I digress.

More importantly, since his tenure as CEO, he has cut 80% of the staff. At the time, Musk defended the cuts and other cost-cutting measures, stating the company was losing $4m per day. In laymen’s terms, everything is for sale and everything must go! No refunds!

Per news reports the Tesla king paid $44 billion to purchase the mega giant network. The company is now reportedly worth approximately $20 billion. That’s a $24 BILLION DEFICIT. I’m no rocket scientist but the math is not mathing. I’m pretty sure Elon is willing to sell everything but the kitchen sink in order to recoup those losses. We’re talking billions with a (b).

To counteract his losses, one of the newest modifications coming to Twitterville will be the disappearance of the blue check listed beside verified accounts. As of April 20 aka 420 Day — the price for clout is going up.

According to Baller Alert, celebrities and other official accounts that have been previously verified will lose the check mark in their profile unless they subscribe to Twitter Blue. The service is $8 a month if you sign up via the web and $11 if you sign up on iOS. Businesses and organizations may have to pay $1,000 monthly for their verification badges.

Gold checkmarks will be issued to brands, companies, and nonprofits, while gray checks will be assigned to government agencies under this subscription.

Last month, LeBron James said he was okay with losing his blue check because he would not pay, for the service. Author Stephen King also rejected the idea.

For all the non celebs, here’s a chance to be “famous” (for a small monthly fee)

So…tweeters what’s up? You payin’ for a Twitter blue check?

Take the poll and let me know!