Jailed and ignored for two years, Stephen Slevin was awarded $22 million by a federal jury in Santa Fe in one of the largest prisoner-rights judgments ever.
Stephen Slevin was never convicted of a crime. But for two years, he languished in a New Mexico jail cell, going month after month without showers or outdoor recreation or human contact.
His nails grew so long that they curled. Refused medication and denied access to a dentist, he says he was forced to pull his own tooth.
In the photo on the left, Slevin appears in his mugshot following his August 2005 arrest; on the right, he is malnourished and disheveled after two years in solitary confinement.
Photo: Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Department/AP
Spain Rodriguez covers Gothic Blimp Works (1969)
All eight issues of this short-lived all comics newspaper will be on display as a part of the sixties underground press show this Friday at Spoke Art Gallery.
Opening reception - Friday, January 13, 2012
Complimentary refreshments - 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
One night only.
Spoke Art Gallery
816 Sutter St
San Francisco, CA 94109
We heard accounts of excessive force in events around the country, and it became clear it was a national issue. It seemed it merited a national response, and the coordination that Justice could bring. He wanted to make sure it was comprehensive in its scope.
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| — | Remember that Congressman who asked the Justice Department to investigate alleged police misconduct against protesters and reporters at Occupy Wall Street? When we posted the headline this week, you all seemed pretty interested in the guy. So we reached out to his office to profile Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). The above quote is from Nadler’s press secretary, Ilan Kayatsky. (via newsweek) |
Jon Huntsman hinted to The Daily that he might run as the nominee for a party other than the Republicans.
After vowing to run as a Republican or nothing at all, Huntsman gave himself a little wiggle room this week to be the nominee of Americans Elect, a well-funded nonprofit group well on…
