1) David Stojcevski was incarcerated in 2014 and died approximately two weeks after he was detained. National Public Radio reported just recently the account of David. A growing issue in the criminal justice system is the lack of rehabilitative infrastructure to necessitate a safe environment for existing and potential inmates. In the case of David who was suffering from several mental illnesses that called for medication. David’s parents are suing the Michigan jail system for negligence. They assert that the county jail failed to address their son’s need for medication, and the jail asserts they did everything within the scope of the law.
2) The shackling of pregnant women in jails during childbirth is has been deemed illegal in New York as of six years ago. However recent reports are of violations of this amended law. Maria Caraballo was reported to be shackled during her pregnancy and was not uncuffed from the bed until she was stitched up from prison doctors and only then was she allowed to hold her newborn child with one arm. This lasted for approximately 3 minutes when the baby was then taken from her and separated from her mother until the following day. Therefore the …show more content…
Diamond asserts she was raped repeatedly in the prisons of Georgia and was denied hormone treatments, to continue being who she was meant to be, or who she feels she is inside. The issues are that there are several transgendered women who are receiving treatments which total approximately $80 dollars a month in doses of estrogen and other treatments. The state claims that they may not disclose specifics due to medical privacy laws, but asserts that over 17 transgendered women are currently receiving the same treatments Diamond alleges she was denied. Two excerpts from Ashley’s account provide insight into the plight of her
2) The shackling of pregnant women in jails during childbirth is has been deemed illegal in New York as of six years ago. However recent reports are of violations of this amended law. Maria Caraballo was reported to be shackled during her pregnancy and was not uncuffed from the bed until she was stitched up from prison doctors and only then was she allowed to hold her newborn child with one arm. This lasted for approximately 3 minutes when the baby was then taken from her and separated from her mother until the following day. Therefore the …show more content…
Diamond asserts she was raped repeatedly in the prisons of Georgia and was denied hormone treatments, to continue being who she was meant to be, or who she feels she is inside. The issues are that there are several transgendered women who are receiving treatments which total approximately $80 dollars a month in doses of estrogen and other treatments. The state claims that they may not disclose specifics due to medical privacy laws, but asserts that over 17 transgendered women are currently receiving the same treatments Diamond alleges she was denied. Two excerpts from Ashley’s account provide insight into the plight of her