Comments on: How can I watch while they strip us of our humanity and not rebel?

By: Christine C

Christine C — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:00:35 +0000

Ok!! to all you inmates haters and ignorant people…Do you realize that we have alot of over sentenced inmates in our jails? Aot of over charged inmates in our jails? You must know that Nevada Justice is the most corrupt or dont you?? No you rather sit there in your ignorant bliss and pass judgment and pay with YOUR tax dollars for the lawsuits that are coming out of these prisons.. I would love to see your ignorant face when someone you love gets hard time years in Ely for smoking pot or stealing a pack of gum, gets sent to a concentration camp type prison like ELY ran by a sadist and criminal that forces your loved one to transform into a monster. Watch them catch another case for defending himself because guards let him get raped, then he spends time in the hole 23 hrs a day with 2 meals a day not even enough to fill a 7 years old belly. Meanwhile this “wondeful” adminstration doing there job.. adds 5 more years to his sentence because he defended himself..It’s only when this happens will you say “ahhh, this is wrong”..Thats whats going on in our prisons, not everyone is there for violent crimes there are alot of paper criminals in Ely..Wake up and learn before you speak, it is people like you these closet criminals with sadistic menatality like Skolnick our modern day Hitlers is why we have these problems with this country…Pray you never have a loved one in Ely, pray that you never are in the company of some else that commits a crime, pray that a child molester never hurts your kids forcing you to seek retalitation and prison sentence, pray you never have to defend yourself against another and you win, pray you are never wrongly convicted under mistaken identity in a rape or other circumstance..And in the meantime pray for forgivness that you have become so ignorant…

Good Luck

By: karen

karen — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:04:38 +0000

Does anyone know anything about the latest death on 4/4/09, George Reyes 49 years old and it appears his time was to expire on 4/14/09? How many more? I want to file a complaint against every medical person that works there with the Nevada Nursing Board. Does anyone know names of staff other than Joe Brackbill and Greg? My brother died as a result of these people. I want justice. Does anyone know a guard named Cobb.

By: carlo

carlo — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:07:29 +0000

meat. Didnt you read what the father said? He is in jail for PEPPER SPRAYING SOMEONE. That doesnt deserve a jail sentence in an overcrowded system when there are murderers running free out here in East Oakland. Sounds like barely a misdemeanor, if that. The system needs serious fixin man.

By: the other white meat

the other white meat — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:50:44 +0000

Maybe if you didn’t commit crime..you would not be there…instead 60K of my tax dollars goes to pay for your criminal ass to be there..kill yourself already!

By: Skye

Skye — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:00:53 +0000

Well I will gladly tell you why my son is in ESP. He sprayed someone with pepper spray. That’s right pepper spray! He got 5-8 years in the worst prison in the US. He has been in the hole for 6 years, beatin’, abused and treated worse than anyone could treat an animal. They know you can do nothing about it until you exaust your grievinces, so they keep returning them and never let you get a grievence through. The people there are sick and twisted, a million times worse than the ones locked up. My son will never be the same. I only hope and pray he survives and is not the next one found dead of unknown reasons. All this for pepper spraying a man that deserved it. You tell me if this is justice.I am disabled and raising his son. The military cannot torture people but ESP can! I don’t get it.

By: Just because

Just because — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 05:23:57 +0000

I am so sick of all this poor me crap from him and some of the others. Do you even know what they are in prison for? I bet if you really knew what they were in for, you wouldnt be crying this poor me crap and supporting them.

By: Human Rights

Human Rights — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:56:47 +0000

Thank you Marritte for telling us this terrible, raw, story you and others have to live through. It is good that you and others hold onto your decency, humanity and solidarity. But the price is high, and it should not be like this.
Thank you Bay View for publishing the stories of Marritte and others, and giving us the opportunity to help fight injustices like these. I wish it would not be necessary!

The ACLU filed a lawsuit against ESP for medical neglect and misconduct, here are more details: http://www.aclu.org/prison/medical/34366prs20080306.html

I only hope it is effective. Several websites have now been established to publish information about what is going on inside the Nevada prisons, thanks to Marritte and other people who fight for justice and human rights.

By: C.A.M.

C.A.M. — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:23:38 +0000

This level of abuse and cruelty is unacceptable anywhere! Marritte needs treatment and so do the other men and women entombed in Nevada’s deadly prisons. Thanks to the Bayview for continuing to provide a voice to these victims of that state’s sadism.

Marritte is a great writer and his story is powerful and haunting, so thank you also to Marritte for having the courage and the willingness to take on this task.

I hope we don’t let you down.

By: LWO

LWO — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:16:11 +0000

I have someone very close to me within these prisons in Nevada and I can attest to the fact that these stories are VERY much true, sadly.

I just wanted to comment and say another sad story by Marritte. I can’t wait for the day that he is finally treated for his illness. It’s sad that people have to go such lengths as this to get even the basic of care.

He is not the only person fighting like this and it’s sad a state would have such a sadistic view on how to handle real illnesses and go home and night and sleep a good nights sleep.

By: Interested

Interested — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:04:10 +0000

I have read other articles in the last few months that have made me change my views of our Nevada prison system. I am a tax payer in the state of Nevada who knows anyone can end up in jail / prison if the right situation was to come into your life. If what these stories such as this one reported here are actually true? I believe the American people should do something! Not enough people are willing to get involved.
Certainly not any Nevada lawmakers are willing to open some kind of investigation even while the information and evidence in so many cases are fact based and able to prove (abuse of authority under the color of law) and out and out abuse of humans no matter civil rights! Where the hell is the ACLU and all of these other alleged human rights folks!?

Funny that I only see them when cameras are pointed in their direction. It is certainly the only time I ever see Mr. Jackson.