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**Tiberius** · February 28, 2012 at 8:38 am

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...95937.html

Quote:Stephen Slevin was driving along a rural highway in southern New Mexico in August 2005 when traffic police pulled him over and arrested him on suspicion of drink-driving, along with a string of other motoring offences.

By the time all of the charges against him were dismissed and Mr Slevin was released from custody, it was 2007. For reasons that remain unclear, officials had forced him to spend the intervening two years in solitary confinement.

During the ordeal, he claims to have been denied access to basic washing facilities for months at a time. He'd lost a third of his body weight, grown a beard down to his chest and was suffering from bed sores. Prison officials had also ignored his pleas to see a dentist, forcing him to pull out his own tooth. They declined other requests for attention, including an audience with a mental health professional. He duly became delirious and says that by the time of his release he'd "been driven mad".

KichigaiNeko · February 28, 2012 at 8:39 am

Was he of a skin colour??

**Tiberius** · February 28, 2012 at 8:41 am

No...but what does that have to do with anything?

**leo-rcc** · February 28, 2012 at 8:45 am

http://articles.cnn.com/2012-01-25/justi...PM:JUSTICE
Former inmate wins $22 million over 'forgotten' solitary confinement

The New Mexico police dept came of lightly in my opinion.

**Tiberius** · February 28, 2012 at 8:49 am

Apparently the police department is appealing the decision. I hope they lose and have to pay out more money.

**Faith No More** · February 28, 2012 at 8:55 am

Two years solitary for being accused of drunk driving and driving a stolen vehicle? Yeah, they got off easy with $22 million.

**leo-rcc** · February 28, 2012 at 9:00 am

He was never even put on trial, just held pending prosecution. So he never was convicted of anything.

**Faith No More** · February 28, 2012 at 9:03 am

That's why I said 'accused.'

**Jaysyn** · February 28, 2012 at 9:10 am

(February 28, 2012 at 8:49 am)Tiberius Wrote: Apparently the police department is appealing the decision. I hope they lose and have to pay out more money.

How are cops responsible for this still walking around free?

Anyone that should have been aware of his status as an inmate should be fired & then arrested for violating his civil rights under the color of authority.

If that means the entire police department, then so be it. The neighboring counties & state police can take over temporarily.

**Napoléon** · February 28, 2012 at 10:12 am

(February 28, 2012 at 8:49 am)Tiberius Wrote: Apparently the police department is appealing the decision.

How can they seriously have the audacity?

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