Trump likely homeland security pick let an inmate die of thirst
Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has a sordid history.
Click here for reuse options!In the earning morning hours of April 24, Milwaukee County corrections officers entered 38-year-old Terrill Thomas’ jail cell to find him unconscious. Thomas was in solitary confinement awaiting trial for allegedly shooting a man at a casino during a mental breakdown.
Thomas’ attorneys and other inmates claim that six days earlier, officers had shut off the water supply to Thomas’ cell, allegedly as punishment for his erratic behavior. When he was found unresponsive, his body showed signs of “profound dehydration.” Inmates held near him said that in his final days, they could hear him begging for something to drink.
Officers denied his pleas, and Thomas died as he was awaiting an evaluation for mental health issues.
In September, medical examiners ruled his death a homicide. Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr., who oversees Milwaukee County’s jail, has refused to comment on Thomas’ death and the deaths of at least a dozen others in his prisons and jails since he was elected in 2002.
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Obewon November 29th, 2016 at 10:42
Homicidal maniac Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr, is unfit in any capacity to serve.
Doesn’t the GOP know anyone who isn’t certifiably insane and criminally negligent?
whatthe46 November 29th, 2016 at 11:22
he also let a woman who was nearly 9 months pregnant lose her baby when the staff refused her cries of labor and laughed at her. he also let a woman die who was sick and they ignored her cries for help as well. not only is he unfit, he’s insane and a phony democrat. he runs as a democrat on the ticket but have sick repuking ideas and believe that pot is more dangerous than heroin, crack, coke and meth. i sh!t you not.
Budda November 29th, 2016 at 11:38
another delusional egomaniac….he’ll fit in perfectly
basedonfact November 29th, 2016 at 14:12
We are measured by how we treat the least among us. Barbaric
Gary Parillo November 30th, 2016 at 02:58
And why hasn’t Clarke ever been charged for abuse,or homicide?Not that it would matter to the upcoming administration either way.Another fascist that may be given the keys to the kingdom.America you are in for a horrible four years!