Images, description of torture. Please note that the family of Mr. Thompson released various images during a recent press event seeking their dissemination.
images, description oftorture. Please note that the family of Mr. Thompson released various images during a recent press event seeking their dissemination. To clarify, the person on the right is Joshua.McLemore, who reportedly died of dehydration and malnutrition in the Jackson County jail in Indiana.
I've reported on egregious human rights abuses in the US prisons, but this is another level. A young man literally was eaten alive by insects over a period of weeks while in a filthy and windowless cell in the Atlanta jail in the same city where local law enforcement agencies have been.engaged in coordinated acts of repression against peaceful protestors of the "Cop City" police training complex.
What the hell is going on in the US state of Georgia? Lashawn Johnson was locked up in the state on a pettymisdemeanour charge. He had not been convicted of any crime. Due to the cruelty of his jailers, he suffered deeply while in his infested cell. This is akin in brutality to the forced rectal feeding and rape that took place at
Guantanamo. The Atlanta jail, either by design or neglect, is being run as a gulag and those responsible for thefacility, in my opinion, should be investigated for negligent homicide for this completely avoidable death. In my view, the pain inflicted on Mr. Thompson rises to the level of state-sanctioned torture.
The person is ultimately responsible for the conditions in the Atlanta jail is Sheriff Pat Labat. Labat describes himself in his official bio as a "decisive leader and change agent" with a "proven track record" of success. Success at what? Neglecting people until they die from bed bugs?
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis needs to open acriminal investigation to determine who is responsible for Mr. Thompson's death. Accountability can only comethrough public pressure as this is an area of the country where officials seem determined to avoid any scrutiny of their own corrupt acts.
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