(updated) Another Death by Memphis-Shelby County Police?

It seems that there are more reports of law officers being held accountable for their abuses of power lately.  If so, this is a very positive development for citizens and for honest law officers who want to...

Beware of New Syndrome: "Sudden Death After Arrest"

Apparently, medical examiners are being given something new to put on autopsy reports to replace "death by taser" or "trauma after beatings."  Hopefully, this new syndrome, called "sudden death after arrest," is...

Mental Patients Gassed in Florida, by Mary Neal

As a child, I watched a movie that presented a shocking display of man's inhumanity to man, and it impressed me for life:  The Diary of Anne Frank.  It awakened me to the fact that...

Letter to Denise Brown, Sister of Nicole Brown, from Mary Neal, Victim of The...

Re:  Hattie Neal and Mary Neal v. The (Johnny) Cochran FirmUnited States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Div;  Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-1935-TCB; Legal Malpractice, Fraud, Contract...

Kilpatrick: Gov Won't Give Me Fair Shake! by Mary Neal

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is under increasing pressure to resign or face being removed from office.  But perhaps with his impressive defense “dream team,” Kilpatrick may believe it is best to hold his...

Scheduled for Texas Execution: Jeff Wood, a Mentally Challenged Young Man

SOMETIMES YOUR CHILD could be with the wrong crowd.  His friends could do things and your kid might be charged for a crime right along with them.  Now imagine that your child has a...

Senator Biden for VP - Excellent News for Mental Health Care Advocates!

THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR MENTAL HEALTH!  Senator Joseph Biden, co-sponsor of the Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act, has agreed to be Senator Obama’s running mate.  Senator Biden is fully...

MY FLAG, MY COUNTRY! by Mary Neal

This is our flag and our country!  Too often the flag is used as a symbol of one political party rather than a symbol of the United States of America.  Many African Americans do not say with pride, "I am an...

Memphis Police Taped Beating Transsexual Detainee - $1.3 Million Lawsuit File...

Duanna Johnson is filing a $1.3 million lawsuit for her beating while in custody of Memphis/Shelby County police officers, which was caught on tape.  A local television station carried  the...

JUSTICE QUEST FOR AMERICA'S MENTALLY ILL PRISONERS, by Mary Neal

Isn't it awful about Sean LeVert?  He was arrested in March 2008 for overdue child support and put in a restraint chair while undergoing a psychotic episode, according to jail officials. ...

Thomas Arthur Granted Stay of Execution, by Mary Neal

HOLD OFF ON THE LETHAL INJECTION!  The Alabama Supreme Court granted Thomas Arthur a stay of execution Wednesday, which saved this condemned man from being executed at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, July 31.  The...

Happy Martin Luther King Day to Americans - Strongest People on the Planet! b...

Here is a video regarding Negro Spirituals and perhaps the most celebrated song ever written by a white songwriter:  http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=DMF_24cQqT0  What an emotional presentation!  I...

Announcing Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill ("AIMI")

Personal tragedy sometimes gives rise to important new legislation, organizations, and programs promoting social change that benefits Americans, like the Amber Alert, America’s Most Wanted, Mothers Against Drunk...

Mentally Ill Citizens Caged in China and America, by Mary Neal

What are families to do when their mentally ill loved ones need hospitalization, but the system says they fail to meet the rigid test of being an immediate danger to self and others?  Must we cage them in our...

Enforced Treatment vs. Prison for Acute Mental Patients and Updates, by Mary ...

Who's child is this?  It is not often that the public gets to see the loss of control that mental patients sometimes suffer: <http://youtube.com/watch?v=-NZtGz_7WI0>  The unfortunate girl in this...

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