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Nov 13, 2015
Where I am
I have been homeless since March of last year. I am in Seattle, the State of Washington's largest city. This morning after a night in the cold rain, I went to a day center for the homeless and I found a proclamation issued by Seattle's mayor, Edward B. Murray on the bulletin board. Since coming to Seattle I have sustained two major injuries each of which required 8 weeks to recover from, these injuries are in addition to several minor injuries; all are from assaults. I was also seriously ill for over a month due to being outside without adequate shelter.
Yesterday, I was expelled from a room in a rooming house without Due Process of Law by a Detective Easterly, who works for the King County Sheriff's Department. I was expelled by property owner, Peter Doorish, who up until throwing me out, generously allowed me to stay for free in his house for almost 2 months. Strangely, Doorish repeatedly refused payment for rent from both myself and my partner, who has been homeless for 7 years...The brief respite from the streets was traumatic in that I was repeatedly victimized directly and indirectly by Doorish; who appears to have no interest in conducting his business legally. While a guest in Doorishi's house, my valuable bicycle, (my transportation) was stolen. Due to the monetary value of the bike, which had been built by my partner it's theft is a felony crime. Doorish (again) acknowledged while illegally kicking me and others out yesterday that he is in fact legally liable for the the loss of my bike, stating, that it would, "Be an honor" to make restitution for my loss. I'm not holding my breath...
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Sep 16, 2015
Study 329 in the news
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Study 329 Restored
via: Study329.org SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY THROUGH DATA BASED MEDICINE:
Band of Intrepid Researchers "Sets the Record Straight" on Ghostwritten Study
an excerpt:
"Toronto (September 16, 2015) — Today the BMJ published Restoring Study 329, a decade-long effort by researchers to uncover the truth about the safety of an antidepressant approved for use by adolescents. Restoring Study 329 is a reanalysis and rebuttal of the original Study 329 ..." more here
Psychiatry’s Thalidomide Moment
an excerpt:
an excerpt:
Study Details and Findings
"The authors of Study 329 began recruiting adolescents for a comparative study of Paxil, imipramine and placebo in 1994 and finished their investigations in 1997. They dropped a large number of their original cohort, so the randomness element in the study must be open to question. Late in 1998, SmithKline Beecham, (henceforth GSK) the marketers of Paxil, acknowledged in an internal document that the study had shown that Paxil didn’t work for adolescents in terms of the two primary and six secondary outcomes they had established at the start of the study. In a nutshell, Study 329 was negative for efficacy and positive for harm, contrary to their succinct upbeat conclusion. Adjudging, of course, that this lack of benefit and presence of risks could not be communicated to an innocent public, the team’s task was now to see how bad news could be transformed into good. They decided then that they would cherry-pick the few positives they might glean from their mass of data and publish these. This, however, required them to abandon nearly all of their original outcome measures and dredge up a few new ones, abandoning the symptoms in the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D),which they originally invoked and which is the normal scale used in such studies.
"The article had first been rejected by JAMA..." read here
Nov 29, 2014
Oct 8, 2014
American Injustice Public Pretenders
I went to see my so-called "advocate;" that is, my court appointed Public Defender, Timothy Cotterell. To say the man does not appear even a little bit interested in mounting an ethical defense for me, is putting it mildly. It is more than abundantly clear to this farmer's daughter the man appears to be more interested in covering his proverbial mal-practicing ass while perhaps cooperating with the Yakima County Prosecutor's Office than mounting an ethical defense to ethically serve the best interests of his client, Becky Murphy. One can readily see why I have serious problems with such a legal advocate entrusted with one's defense.
It was nearly impossible to even get in touch with my court appointed attorney---there is no way to leave a voice mail message at the phone number he gave me. His office was difficult to find, it is not at the Office of Assigned Counsel the only address listed on the paperwork informing me who my attorney is. My attorney does not keep regular office hours, nor does he have a receptionist. What is most disturbing is my attorney, Timothy Cotterell, instructed me to contact him by telephone to arrange a court date to ask Yakima County Superior Court ot release me on my own recognizance after my arraignment on September 8, 2014. In spite of Cotterell's instructions, I was unable to reach him by telephone the entire time I was incarcerated at YCDOC from August 22, 2014 until September 30, 2014. When Cotterell finally came to see me on September 26, 2014, after he received my SOS letter begging for his help---it was the first contact I'd had with Mr. Cotterrell since my arraignment on September 8th! Incredibly, Mr. Cotterell informed me at this legal visit that he, "doesn't accept calls from the County Jail..." proclaiming, "he'd never get any work done!?!" I was mistreated horribly by multiple guard staff while attempting to contact my attorney as my attorney had instructed. I was unable to leave any messages, since I was unable to reach my attorney by telephone as he had instructed; because MY ATTORNEY was NOT taking MY PHONE calls...My Attorney WAS NOT scheduling a court date as he had promised to ask for my release at all.
I was held in solitary at YCDOC being repeatedly victimized by abusive guard staff one of whom named Paz, repeatedly (mis)informed me that because I was incarcerated, I had NO individual RIGHTS whatsoever, except for the "Right to Remain Silent" telling me I needed to, "shut the fuck up." Why such unprofessional and illegal misconduct is goes uncorrected and is in fact covered up by co-workers who become co-conspirators by covering for their co-worker's misconduct is beyond my understanding. I was totally shocked that Paz's co-worker, Groeger, told me to, "Shut up or I'll shut you up" and laughed uproariously when she threatened to use her Tazer on me. I was shocked because before that Saturday night, I had never seen or heard Groeger do or say anything that was not entirely professional. The fact I could hear Groeger and Paz laughing presumably, because I had urinated and defecated on myself, served only to add insult to injury...
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It was nearly impossible to even get in touch with my court appointed attorney---there is no way to leave a voice mail message at the phone number he gave me. His office was difficult to find, it is not at the Office of Assigned Counsel the only address listed on the paperwork informing me who my attorney is. My attorney does not keep regular office hours, nor does he have a receptionist. What is most disturbing is my attorney, Timothy Cotterell, instructed me to contact him by telephone to arrange a court date to ask Yakima County Superior Court ot release me on my own recognizance after my arraignment on September 8, 2014. In spite of Cotterell's instructions, I was unable to reach him by telephone the entire time I was incarcerated at YCDOC from August 22, 2014 until September 30, 2014. When Cotterell finally came to see me on September 26, 2014, after he received my SOS letter begging for his help---it was the first contact I'd had with Mr. Cotterrell since my arraignment on September 8th! Incredibly, Mr. Cotterell informed me at this legal visit that he, "doesn't accept calls from the County Jail..." proclaiming, "he'd never get any work done!?!" I was mistreated horribly by multiple guard staff while attempting to contact my attorney as my attorney had instructed. I was unable to leave any messages, since I was unable to reach my attorney by telephone as he had instructed; because MY ATTORNEY was NOT taking MY PHONE calls...My Attorney WAS NOT scheduling a court date as he had promised to ask for my release at all.
I was held in solitary at YCDOC being repeatedly victimized by abusive guard staff one of whom named Paz, repeatedly (mis)informed me that because I was incarcerated, I had NO individual RIGHTS whatsoever, except for the "Right to Remain Silent" telling me I needed to, "shut the fuck up." Why such unprofessional and illegal misconduct is goes uncorrected and is in fact covered up by co-workers who become co-conspirators by covering for their co-worker's misconduct is beyond my understanding. I was totally shocked that Paz's co-worker, Groeger, told me to, "Shut up or I'll shut you up" and laughed uproariously when she threatened to use her Tazer on me. I was shocked because before that Saturday night, I had never seen or heard Groeger do or say anything that was not entirely professional. The fact I could hear Groeger and Paz laughing presumably, because I had urinated and defecated on myself, served only to add insult to injury...
The Mission of the Yakima County Department of Corrections is to actively contribute to the safety and wellness of the citizens of Yakima County by providing a safe, secure and humane correctional environment.
Ed Campbell
Director of the Department of Corrections
111 North Front Street
Yakima, Washington 98901
Director of the Department of Corrections
111 North Front Street
Yakima, Washington 98901
I don't need to have anyone but God to have my back. The Grace of God is sufficient. Thank you Dad for demonstrating this spiritual axiom for me by the way you lived your life.
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Oct 6, 2014
The Protocol...for what exactly?
I have recently spent some time in an institutional environment that I have heretofor spent very little time in. What I experienced being held in solitary confinement at Yakima County Jail caused my patriotic heart to fear for the future of my Country creating a need to defend the liberty of my countrymen and myself.
I was actually "informed" one night by a wet behind the ears pipsqueak, "You don't have any rights except the right to remain silent; so shut the fuck up!" This was said immediately before he scared me so bad I lost control of my bowels and bladder. Trust me, this is something to avoid if possible. What really pisses me the fuck off is this punk actually claimed to have served as a Staff Sargeant in the U.S. Marine Corps---Where does he get off telling me I have no rights when I am in a fucking cage awaiting trial? i.e. I am an American and theoretically, innocent until proven guilty. The same genius apparently believes that when he thinks a prisoner in his care and custody is "mentally ill" his uniform gives him license to belittle and denigrate the individual---particularly when the person is held in solitary confinement. So some kid named Paz called me names like a grade school bully. I wonder if it was allowed by the Protocol? The Protocol being used is the one used by the Nazis with such success. Jail guards are "Officers of the Law" under Homeland Security...NOT GOOD at all for American Patriots.
I have a much deeper understanding for how my son Isaac almost died in the care and custody of Yakima County DOC. There's no comfort in being right or in being held in solitary confinement by YCDOC.
Maybe this is why I've always felt like a stranger in a strange land...
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Oct 1, 2014
The Invisible Me
I haven't written a poem for a spell...This had to come out:
The Invisible Me
Bright 'n shiny
Worn off
Neigh pared, sheared
Roots deep
Mine mere existence
Today's present blessings
Lack naught at all
Aching, weary bones
Renewal by a patina
Lacking not lustre
Shiny 'n bright
Aug 2, 2014
Solitary Confinement: It Defines Who We Are
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July 18, 2014 | Forensic Psychiatry, Couch in Crisis, Risk Assessment, Trauma And Violence
COMMENTARY
Cruel and unusual—Amendment VIII: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
In The New York Times’ “New York State in Deal to Limit Inmate Isolation,” Benjamin Weiser describes an agreement between the New York Civil Liberties Union and the New York Department of Corrections.1The agreement delays litigation of a suit filed in 2012, by the NYCLU, over the use of isolation for punitive purposes within New York State prisons.2 Their comprehensive report, Boxed In: The True Cost of Extreme Isolation in New York’s Prisons, details the basis of the lawsuit.3 Mr Weiser refers to the provisions in the new agreement as “sweeping reforms.”
Highlights of the New York State agreement include: 1) prohibiting the use of solitary confinement for prisoners under age 18 years; 2) prohibiting its use with pregnant women; and 3) limiting its use with developmentally disabled prisoners to a maximum of 30 days.4 The prohibition against solitary confinement for these “special” populations acknowledges that the practice is harmful to human beings. And imposing these limitations by category admits that, however dangerous the pregnant woman or the adolescent is judged to be, somehow the system will find a way to avoid implementing this administrative, ie, non-judicial, punishment.
Sweeping reforms? While it may be a relief to New Yorkers that pregnant women and high-school age prisoners will no longer to be subjected to solitary confinement, the reforms that the New York Times calls “sweeping” in fact allow this practice to continue for a minimum of 2 additional years.1,2 These “sweeping reforms” simply protect those who can’t protect themselves (teenagers, unborn children, and the developmentally disabled), those who almost anyone with a bit of common sense, humanity, or political astuteness would exempt. For the vast majority of prisoners, no such limitations have been imposed, nor will any be imposed in the near future because the agreement means “business as usual” until the next court hearing. In other words, it authorized 2 more years of being at risk for solitary confinement for most inmates. The NYCLU and the Federal District Court in Manhattan gave the state of New York exactly what it wanted, and what the New York Times described as “sweeping reforms.”
Lost, stray, and unwanted animals
Most of our society agrees that lost, stray, and unwanted animals should be treated in a caring and humane manner. Shouldn’t our fellow human beings be treated at least as well as our stray animals while “paying their debt to society?” Would anyone allow a stray or unwanted dog to be socially isolated for 5 months? I doubt it. But 5 months is the average duration for “extreme isolation” in New York State prisons—for human detainees!1,3According to Rick Raemisch, the new head of the Colorado prison system, the average length of solitary confinement in Colorado prisons is 23 months. Some inmates there spend as many as 20 years in solitary.5
Most of our society agrees that lost, stray, and unwanted animals should be treated in a caring and humane manner. Shouldn’t our fellow human beings be treated at least as well as our stray animals while “paying their debt to society?” Would anyone allow a stray or unwanted dog to be socially isolated for 5 months? I doubt it. But 5 months is the average duration for “extreme isolation” in New York State prisons—for human detainees!1,3According to Rick Raemisch, the new head of the Colorado prison system, the average length of solitary confinement in Colorado prisons is 23 months. Some inmates there spend as many as 20 years in solitary.5
In corrections language, “solitary confinement” is referred to as “administrative segregation,” or (even more antiseptically) as “Ad Seg.”
Colorado experience
Rick Raemisch is also the former Sheriff of the county in which I have spent most of my professional life. He was recently appointed to replace Tom Clements as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Mr Clements was brutally murdered at his front door in March 2013.6 The murderer had been released from solitary confinement directly into the community shortly before the murder. The sad irony is that Mr Clements, described by Mr Raemisch to be “as courageous a reformer as they come,” had already reduced the number of prisoners in solitary confinement by half in just 2 years.5
Rick Raemisch is also the former Sheriff of the county in which I have spent most of my professional life. He was recently appointed to replace Tom Clements as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Mr Clements was brutally murdered at his front door in March 2013.6 The murderer had been released from solitary confinement directly into the community shortly before the murder. The sad irony is that Mr Clements, described by Mr Raemisch to be “as courageous a reformer as they come,” had already reduced the number of prisoners in solitary confinement by half in just 2 years.5
The governor of Colorado gave Mr Raemisch 3 directives when he appointed him:
• Limit or eliminate the use of solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates.
• Address the needs of those who have been in solitary for long periods.
• Reduce the number of offenders released directly from solitary back into their communities.
• Limit or eliminate the use of solitary confinement for mentally ill inmates.
• Address the needs of those who have been in solitary for long periods.
• Reduce the number of offenders released directly from solitary back into their communities.
To begin to understand these goals, Mr Raemisch spent 20 hours in solitary confinement in the Colorado State Penitentiary. Raemisch described his experience in an Op-Ed in the New York Times as “practically a blink” compared to the average stay.5 He later testified before a Senate subcommittee about his experience and recommendations.7
Following his single night in solitary—but before the end of his self-imposed sentence of 20 hours—Mr Raemisch broke a promise to himself and asked a guard for the time. It was 11:10 AM. “I felt as if I’d been there for days. I sat with my mind. How long would it take before Ad Seg chipped that away? I don’t know, but I’m confident that it would be a battle I would lose.”
I do not know Mr Raemisch personally. Before his New York Times Op-Ed, I knew of him only through his red campaign signs in our former neighborhood.8 I had voted for him for sheriff based on our local newspaper’s endorsement. He is a successful and seemingly dedicated individual. How many of us would spend a night in solitary, or a night as a patient in a public mental hospital, to better enable us do our jobs? I’ve never once considered doing such a thing. If Raemisch is “confident” that he would lose his mind in solitary confinement, it seems fair to assume that it’s a battle most of our patients would lose. And so would virtually every prisoner so treated.
The “social brain”
A very benign interpretation of the disciplinary use of solitary confinement is that it began when we didn’t know any better. We now understand that the brain evolved as a social organ—an organ that facilitates social interactions of all types, analogous to the heart and the lungs evolving as cardiovascular-respiratory organs.9,10 Without social interaction, the mental human being ceases to exist, just as the physical human being ceases to exist if the cardiovascular system stops functioning. “I sat with my mind . . . it would be a battle I would lose.”
A very benign interpretation of the disciplinary use of solitary confinement is that it began when we didn’t know any better. We now understand that the brain evolved as a social organ—an organ that facilitates social interactions of all types, analogous to the heart and the lungs evolving as cardiovascular-respiratory organs.9,10 Without social interaction, the mental human being ceases to exist, just as the physical human being ceases to exist if the cardiovascular system stops functioning. “I sat with my mind . . . it would be a battle I would lose.”
Perhaps this is naïve, but I recall as a child, touring many of the original 13 colonies with my parents, seeing historic replicas of pillories where convicted criminals endured the humiliation of rotten tomatoes and vegetables being being thrown at them in their obviously defenseless position. This was later declared “cruel and unusual punishment.” At least that punishment was temporary. At least it was actually a social experience. It may have shamed and embarrassed, but it was social, and it was public. It was not an assault on the essence of the human brain and the brain’s emergent property of mind.
Human rights and solitary confinement
Although New York State had earlier banned the use of solitary confinement with seriously mentally ill prisoners, most states have not. This is significant for many reasons, one of which is that estimates of the incidence of serious mental illness in prisoners range from 20% to 40% and growing.11,12 We may assume that over-represented in this population are prisoners with PTSD, major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. What is the effect of any length of solitary confinement on persons with these disorders? Mr Raemisch, after 20 hours in solitary confinement, which he knew before hand would both be time-limited and could be terminated at any time, said it was a battle he “would lose.”
Although New York State had earlier banned the use of solitary confinement with seriously mentally ill prisoners, most states have not. This is significant for many reasons, one of which is that estimates of the incidence of serious mental illness in prisoners range from 20% to 40% and growing.11,12 We may assume that over-represented in this population are prisoners with PTSD, major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. What is the effect of any length of solitary confinement on persons with these disorders? Mr Raemisch, after 20 hours in solitary confinement, which he knew before hand would both be time-limited and could be terminated at any time, said it was a battle he “would lose.”
All state and federal prisoners have been convicted in a court of law and sentenced to these facilities. The sentence entails a loss of freedom and a loss of certain rights. But the right to be protected from “cruel and unusual punishment” is never lost.13 Solitary confinement for the overwhelming majority of prisoners is not ordered at sentencing. It is non-judicial. It is a second level of punishment wholly administered outside the judicial system. It is unrelated to due process, a trial by one’s peers, the assumption of innocence, the right to council, etc. Solitary confinement for most prisoners, in my opinion, is cruel and unusual punishment. Solitary confinement for prisoners with serious mental illness, in my opinion, is torture.
Most psychiatrists and other experts working with prison populations have expressed deep concern about the use of solitary confinement with seriously mentally ill prisoners, including excellent reviews by Metzner,14 and Metzner and Fellner.15However, a recent study, flawed in my opinion, deserves comment as it appeared to show no harm associated with solitary confinement for inmates—regardless of whether they were diagnosed with mental illness.16 Coincidentally, it was conducted in Colorado where there is continuing commitment for reform, and at the same facility where Mr Raemisch spent 20 hours in voluntary “administrative segregation.” Furthermore, Dr Metzner and Mr Fellner were co-authors of this recent report, but neither was the lead author.
Study design for this problem is challenging. The logical comparison groups are fellow inmates: those with and without mental illness—subjected to solitary confinement or not. However, that imposes the confounding variable that all subjects are incarcerated whether or not subjected to solitary. Of the 302 inmates in the original study population, 55 either refused to participate or were removed from the study due to behavioral issues. Difficulties with determining subject motivation for participation, and perhaps the skewing of subject responses for the perceived benefit of the investigators cannot be measured.
Lastly, the only measure of psychological distress reported was the Brief Symptom Inventory,17 certainly not comparable to comprehensive psychological or psychiatric evaluations. Of course, no pre-incarceration studies were available either for comparison. Subjects with mental illness subjected to solitary had more difficulty at each measurement interval than their non-solitary comparison groups, but all groups showed diminished symptoms over the one-year duration of the study. The findings could [cynically] be used to argue that all patients could be kept in solitary confinement without concern for psychological harm.
Conclusion
Some detainees in the state and federal prisons have committed crimes that many of us can never forgive. But how we treat such people beyond the loss of freedom and certain rights is entirely about who we are as a society. It is not about them or what they did. It is about us.
Some detainees in the state and federal prisons have committed crimes that many of us can never forgive. But how we treat such people beyond the loss of freedom and certain rights is entirely about who we are as a society. It is not about them or what they did. It is about us.
The bottom line: solitary confinement is “cruel and unusual.” And solitary confinement for the seriously mentally ill is torture. We don’t subject stray dogs to solitary confinement––because we know it would be unethical. This issue defines who we are as a society. Are we comfortable with that identity? I hope not.
—Douglas A. Kramer, MD, MS
Additional resources from National Public Radio (NPR), 2006-2014
• Mann, B. N.Y. Becomes Largest Prison System To Curb Solitary Confinement. NPR Weekend Edition, February 23, 2014.
• Sullivan, L. In U.S. Prisons, Thousands Spend Years in Isolation. NPR Special Series: Life in Solitary Confinement, July 26, 2006.
• Sullivan, L. At Pelican Bay Prison, a Life in Solitary. NPR All Things Considered, Life in Solitary Confinement, Part I, July 26, 2006.
• Sullivan, L. As Populations Swell, Prisons Rethink Supermax. NPR All Things Considered, Life in Solitary Confinement, Part II, July 27, 2006.
• Sullivan, L. Making It on the Outside, After Decades in Solitary. NPR All Things Considered, Life in Solitary Confinement, Part III, July 28, 2006.
• NPR Staff. Solitary Confinement: Punishment or Cruelty? NPR All Things Considered, March 10, 2013.
• Mann, B. N.Y. Becomes Largest Prison System To Curb Solitary Confinement. NPR Weekend Edition, February 23, 2014.
- See more at: http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/forensic-psychiatry/solitary-confinement-it-defines-who-we-are/page/0/3?GUID=54B1CAB2-FD72-42A9-8931-F69A6A94D106&rememberme=1&ts=02082014#sthash.HqLhrxzn.dpuf• Mann, B. N.Y. Becomes Largest Prison System To Curb Solitary Confinement. NPR Weekend Edition, February 23, 2014.
• Sullivan, L. In U.S. Prisons, Thousands Spend Years in Isolation. NPR Special Series: Life in Solitary Confinement, July 26, 2006.
• Sullivan, L. At Pelican Bay Prison, a Life in Solitary. NPR All Things Considered, Life in Solitary Confinement, Part I, July 26, 2006.
• Sullivan, L. As Populations Swell, Prisons Rethink Supermax. NPR All Things Considered, Life in Solitary Confinement, Part II, July 27, 2006.
• Sullivan, L. Making It on the Outside, After Decades in Solitary. NPR All Things Considered, Life in Solitary Confinement, Part III, July 28, 2006.
• NPR Staff. Solitary Confinement: Punishment or Cruelty? NPR All Things Considered, March 10, 2013.
• Mann, B. N.Y. Becomes Largest Prison System To Curb Solitary Confinement. NPR Weekend Edition, February 23, 2014.
Jul 25, 2014
Jul 23, 2014
Why are my son's rights being violated and why is he being tortured?
RCW 9A.76.020Obstructing a law enforcement officer. |
(1) A person is guilty of obstructing a law enforcement officer if the person willfully hinders, delays, or obstructs any law enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her official powers or duties.
(2) "Law enforcement officer" means any general authority, limited authority, or specially commissioned Washington peace officer or federal peace officer as those terms are defined in RCW 10.93.020, and other public officers who are responsible for enforcement of fire, building, zoning, and life and safety codes.
(3) Obstructing a law enforcement officer is a gross misdemeanor.
(2) "Law enforcement officer" means any general authority, limited authority, or specially commissioned Washington peace officer or federal peace officer as those terms are defined in RCW 10.93.020, and other public officers who are responsible for enforcement of fire, building, zoning, and life and safety codes.
(3) Obstructing a law enforcement officer is a gross misdemeanor.
9A.76.027
Law enforcement or corrections officer engaged in criminal conduct.
RCW 9A.76.023 and 9A.76.025 do not apply when the law enforcement officer or corrections officer is engaged in criminal conduct.
[1998 c 252 § 3.]
There is no planned release date....
Planned release date is subject to change. If a person is not sentenced on all charges the Planned Release Date will reflect the last release date known.
Yakima Municipal Court docket
| 4Z0363205 | Murphy, Isaac Scott | Defendant | Criminal Non-Traffic | 08-19-14 | 08:30 AM | 2 |
His next court date is almost a month away...So much for speedy trial rights...My brain damaged son (brain damaged by psychiatric drugs used off-label) has no clue WHY he is in jail...I believe he was incarcerated to prevent me from giving him a telephone so he could call for help, or call ANYONE he actually knows...That, and the fact that the evidence of his torture as a child is being considered in an International Court on torure in the United States.
Jul 10, 2014
In real life...
I have been living a nightmare. I was jailed on March 13, 2014 on false charges which I was forced to plead guilty to since my court appointed attorney refused to mount any defense whatsoever for me, his client. I say forced because I pled guilty to a crime I had not committed, assault, because I was desperate to protect mine and my son's home and property.
I was jailed I believe, so that my home could be robbed and my precious son could be kidnapped. These events occurred with the willing assistance of corrupt officers of the law who work for Yakima Police Department. My son, was taken to Yakima Couty Jail on May 15, 2014 for Obstruction of a Police Officer and has been held in Solitary Confinement since that date---he has no idea what happened, or why he is continuing to be held in conditions that are considered to be torture by the United Nations. I believe the reason my son was arrested is because I was on my way to him with a telephone with phone numbers of family programmed into it, so that he could contact people who he knows, and to call for help via 911 should he need to. Apparently, brain damaged young men are not supposed to have any means of calling for assistance of any kind when they are needed to become a means of income for corrupt Police Officers and other nefarious individuals. The fact that his maltreatment as a child is evidence of torture in the United States in an International Trial on Torture in the United States only makes his current mistreatment more heinous; and for me personally, the involvement of Law Enforcement, means I have NO ONE to turn to for help.
I am a MadMother for good damned reason.
May 19, 2014
We are done
| from: | |||
| to: | Becky Murphy | ||
| cc: | "Schneider, Jeff" | ||
| date: | Mon, May 12, 2014 at 12:20 PM |
Ms Murphy,
First of all I would like to say that I am sorry for your disappointment with the police department, which seems to be all-encompassing. I did not hear the comment you spoke of as we walked out, and the only reason any of the detectives looked your way was they overheard your raised voice while in my office and wished to make sure all was good with me. I very well realize you feel traumatized, but the majority of your issues are beyond my ability to act. We will respond to any complaint you may have and will provide whatever assistance we can for your son, but he is an adult and any offer of assistance we provide him will only be accomplished if he asks. I do not tolerate unprofessional conduct in my division and above all, I believe in providing meaningful and pertinent service to all, with yourself included. I wish you luck and we will continue to offer the assistance we are capable of delivering.
Nolan Wentz
| Becky Murphy yobluemama@gmail.com | |||
| to: | "Wentz, Nolan" | ||
| date: | Mon, May 12, 2014 at 9:47 PM |
What a load of shit Nolan. Do you really believe that I am so stupid as to believe that you did not hear the dick who referred to me as "robbery girl"? Or that I did not turn my head to see you smirk, or notice that you appeared to be embarrassed once you realized I saw your look of amusement?
I now fully understand that you do not have the ability to be forthright .i.e. honest, with me. I am more than disappointed that you expect me to swallow your lame excuse made for the unprofessional behavior of the detective squad, the laughter at my expense, you minimize as "looking at me" and attribute the detective's "attention" to my raised voice behind the closed door of your office...As if the fact I had raised my voice in my frustration, fear and distress would mean their behavior was not unprofessional. Nolan, I will not be bothering you again. I have had far too many people pee on me and tell me it's raining; to accept it from an Officer of th Law I truly had respect for. That said, I am NOT of the opinion that YPD is comprised solely of assholes who are rogue cops like Ryan Pepper, Ray Garza and perhaps, yourself. It is noteworthy that Pepper and Garza are rogue cops who are under your command.
As for your bullshit offer of assistance for my brain damaged son, should he request it; you need to know I have both the business and medical POAs for my son Isaac..That means that a request for assistance or a complaint filed on his behalf by me is to be treated as if were made by Isaac himself. It's the law.
Respectfully,
Becky Murphy
| Becky Murphy yobluemama@gmail.com | |||
| to: | Nolan Wentz | ||
| date: | Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:25 PM | ||
| subject: | RE: unprofessional conduct |
I just re read your email and saw the rest of your lame excuse for the detective squad's attention---It is ludicrous. Are you trying to insinuate the detective squad actually believes I could cause an injury with my raised voice? Or are you suggesting the detectives believed I had done something to harm you physically? The former suggests an unfamiliarity with my first amendment rights, the latter is laughable. It is obvious none of the detectives had any genuine concern for your safety as you suggested, such a concern would require taking some sort of action---knocking on your office door to inquire if you are alright for instance.
Thanks for giving me something to laugh about. None of what I have experienced since being arrested by Garza and having my house robbed which ultimately caused me to lose my home has been worth laughing about... I am homeless as a result of the criminal activity that went unnoticed by YPD. The fact that a (property crimes) detective destroyed MY stolen valid driver's license is, according to you, acceptable. It just seems especially wrong that a property crimes detective destroyed my stolen property instead of making a good faith effort to return it to me. Is it also funny that I have not filed a report on my stolen property, but that I have filed complaints against YPD officers Ray Garza and Ryan Pepper because I have no confidence whatsoever in your detectives or yourself? Frankly, I find it frightening.
Respectfully,
Becky Murphy
| Wentz, Nolan Nolan.Wentz@yakimawa.gov | |||
| to: | Becky Murphy | ||
| date: | Tue, May 13, 2014 at 6:57 AM | ||
| subject: | RE: unprofessional conduct |
We are done.
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