Posted by oracle on December 5, 2002, at 2:01:45
In reply to Re: I was in jail this weekend and they would not let » oracle, posted by judy1 on December 4, 2002, at 23:22:06
I hope you're starting to feel better? take care, judy
Thanks so much. Yesterday I was happy, today I am mad. To make this situation worse, I am gay, and the most likely person to get beatup or killed in jail is a gay person. The general recomendation
is to tell them you are gay so they can seperate you from the general population. However, a friend who went thru this indicated the gay section was even worse, many had AIDS and he was almost raped. Nice. So I said nothing. They go to put me in the cell and this dude from work is in there (he has never said boo to me at work, I don;t even know his name) and says "Hi, Oracle".
Seems he was very drunk and offering the men
sex. They were NOT happy about this. The guards got him out, quickly. I was forced use words like "fag" and "faggot" all weekend just to be safe. All this after 20 years for being out.
All this on top of Effexor w/d. 4 days of hell
for ~ $240 worth of traffic tickets !I have done advocatacy for the mentally ill and disabled for years, so I have some contacts in town. I contacted leagal aid today. Also am trying to contact the lawyer who is repersenting
several inmates that where put through "congative restructuring" for behavior problems, despite serious mental illness for which they received no treatment. "Congative restructuring" means solitary confinement for 24 hrs a day for long periods. Nice, eh ?I am starting to feel this is going to be a big deal to get over. I alway land on top and survive
but this one cut closer to my core than I expected. I am going on Atavin for a week or 2
so I don't fall apart. Work has been very supportive. I am now "out of the closet"
about my mental illenss at work, cause I
e-mailed everyone about my ordeal. I did not want idle speculation going on. I think it was a good call. Lots of support.It is possible to cut me to the core on some things, but never about being gay. This weekend I
to cut myself on this issue, and it hurts.
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