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Elliott Earl Williams Died In Tulsa Jail Cell - Watch Video

By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer on Jul 2, 2013, at 2:29 AM  Updated on 7/02/13 at 7:19 AM

  Elliott Earl Williams spent the last 51 hours of his life lying naked on a blanket in a Tulsa Jail cell, unable to feed himself the food that had been thrown to the floor beside him by detention officers, a jail video released Monday indicates. Williams, 37, was pronounced dead about 11:30 a.m. Oct. 27, 2011 - five days after he was booked into the jail. He had been taken to the Tulsa Jail by Owasso police officers after he was arrested in connection with a disturbance at a hotel, reports indicate.

An Owasso police report states: "It was readily apparent that the suspect was having a mental breakdown. The suspect was rambling on about God, eating dirt." Williams' estate is suing Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz and the jail's health-care provider, Correctional Healthcare Management of Oklahoma Inc., claiming wrongful death and civil rights violations. The video, which lasts 10 minutes and 23 seconds, begins with Williams being dragged into a medical cell on a blanket at 8:27 a.m. Oct. 25. It ends two days later, at 8:41 a.m. on Oct. 27, with jail personnel checking the bottoms of Williams' feet for a response before returning at 11:04 a.m. to begin CPR.

 A few minutes later, jail personnel yanked the blanket out from beneath Williams, and his body rolled over, leaving him face down, the video shows. Less than 20 minutes later - after more attempts at CPR by Tulsa firefighters - Williams was pronounced dead, his body still bare as a photographer snaps pictures. Between the time he was placed in the cell and the time he died, jail personnel gave him one cup of water - placed at his feet minutes after he was put in the cell but initially out of his reach - and what appear to be two servings of food - each tossed to the floor on Oct. 25, according to the video. 

 Just hours before his death, what appears to be another meal was pushed through the slot in the cell door. Undersheriff Tim Albin on Monday called the death an "unfortunate" incident and said he would not comment because the case is being litigated. "We're looking forward to defending the case in court," he said. Attorney Guy Fortney, who is representing the Sheriff's Office in the lawsuit, has said previously that the Tulsa Jail is one of the best in the country and accused the Williams estate's attorneys, Daniel Smolen and Louis Bullock, of attempting to try the case in the court of public opinion. The video made public Monday was one of several documents that were part of a motion filed by Smolen asking the court to compel the jail's health-care provider to provide documents and testimony relevant to the company's financial condition. Among the documents Smolen attached to the motion was an executive summary of the circumstances surrounding Williams' death, prepared by the Sheriff's Office. According to the summary, written by Cpl. Billy McKelvey, Williams rammed his head into the door of his holding cell shortly after he arrived at the jail in the early hours of Oct. 22. When found by detention officers, he complained that he had "broke his neck," the report says. It goes on to say that Williams was left untreated in his holding cell for 10 1/2 hours and defecated on himself. Williams eventually was taken to a shower within the jail's medical unit, where he was put in "feet first, on his back; the shower turned on" for 1 1/2 to two hours, the summary states. He was then taken to a medical cell. "During this time, Elliott repeatedly told detention staff and medical staff that he was unable to move," the executive summary states.

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Miami police put 14-year-old in choke hold for ‘dehumanizing stares’

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The mother of a 14-year-old arrested over Memorial Day weekend on a Miami beach is accusing police of brutality, after officers forced her son to the ground and put him in a choke hold. Police accuse the teen of “clenching his fists” and giving officers “dehumanizing stares.”

http://thegrio.com/2013/05/30/miami-police-put-14-year-old-holding-a-puppy-in-choke-hold-for-dehumanizing-stares/#52056678

In Colorado, Blacks Make Up 4 Percent Of The Population And 100 Percent Of Death Row

By Nicole Flatow on May 21, 2013 at 3:00 pm

In March, Colorado came close tobecoming the 19th state to abolish the death penalty, but the bill failed after Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) voiced opposition and suggested a possible veto. A few months later, Colorado’s death penalty is still firmly in place, and the state is poised to complete what would be only the second execution in 45 years (the last was in 1997). Few dispute that Nathan Dunlap committed a horrific crime and murdered several people at a Chuck E. Cheese. But judges, university professors, and other prominent state leaders are urging Gov. Hickenlooper to commute Dunlap’s sentence, both because crucial errors that defined his trial may have led him to get a harsher sentence than others, and because killing anyone under the perverted state system would be a miscarriage of justice. According to letters filed with Hickenlooper’s office:

• All three people on death row are black men. In a state that is only 4.3% African American, Colorado’s death row is 100% African American.
• All three men on death are from the same one county, out of Colorado’s 64.
• All three men committed their crime when they were under the age of 21.
• Two law professors who studied Colorado’s application of the death penaltyconcluded it was unconstitutional, after finding that prosecutors pursue the death penalty in less than one percent of the cases where it is an option, and that the state failed to set “clear statutory standards for distinguishing between the few who are executed and the many who commit murder.”

“It appears that race, geography and youth largely determines who gets the death penalty in Colorado,” wrote a group of NAACP leaders in a letter urging Gov. Hickenlooper to grant clemency. They note that not a single black juror served on the panel that sentenced Dunlap to death.

In addition to the injustices that define the Colorado system, a group of former Colorado judges also point out that Dunlap’s bipolar disorder and psychotic tendencies were not even mentioned at trial. In fact, according to their letter, Dunlap’s lawyer told the jury that there was no explanation for his violence.

The judges add that “no clear evidence exists that the death penalty deters violent crime. What it does in our current system, as in this case, is to drain our judicial system of millions of dollars as mandatory appeals drag on for decades.” Studies have shown that the death penalty does not lower the homicide rate. In fact, the murder rate is lower in states without the death penalty. Hickenlooper says he continues to wrestle with the death penalty, and whether to commute Dunlap’s sentence.http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/05/21/2044001/in-colorado-blacks-make-up-4-percent-of-the-population-and-100-percent-of-death-row/

Locked Up, What To Do When Your AZZ Get's Locked Up - A Poor Man's Guide To Freedom

Locked Up, What To Do When Your AZZ Get's Locked Up - A Poor Man's Guide To Freedom by Nancy Lockhart, is selectively designed as a tool against  mass incarceration.

Sample From Book.

• SHUT THE HELL UP

• ASK FOR AN ATTORNEY

If you talk, you could and probably will end up hurting yourself. In other words – ya might catch a bad case.

What are Miranda Rights?

"You have the right to remain silent.

1. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
   
2. You have the right to an attorney.
   
3. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.
   
4. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you."(www.findlaw.com)
   

• DO NOT RUN – DO NOT RESIST ARREST
  

Police are very suspicious that people who run have a weapon and if you run they may draw their weapon or, even shoot you in the back. There are more and more cases today across the United States of police shooting individuals running. Also, you will not be able to outrun the 30 plus officers and the helicopter that will chase you. If you run, you will more than likely be beaten when you are caught. It's happening everyday.



Resisting arrest - don't hit the officer, push the officer or slap his hands away. What probably would have been a misdemeanor is now a felony because you touched the officer. You're headed to the penitentiary now for assault on an officer.
There is a great increase in police shootings and killings around the country. Don't give the officer a reason to shoot you.

Keep your hands out of your pockets! You do not want to give the police the idea that there is a weapon in your pockets. Keep your hands visible.

• Try to remember the officer's name and badge number.
  

• Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right

Don't sit there saying you want to get out of jail and you are in jail committing crimes. Do you actually want to get out or, are you just talking? Don't waste your money, your loved one's money or anybody else's money sitting up in the jail house talking on an illegal cell phone, using drugs or anything else they told you not to do. Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right.

GET YOUR MIND RIGHT

• If you are reading this and you are incarcerated, get your mind right.

• That's important – GET YOUR MIND RIGHT.

Call On God, Jesus, Buddha, Allah, or your ancestors. Ancestors are Uncle Tony who died last year, grandmother who passed long time ago and anyone else in your blood line who made the transition (died). Other ancestors are those who worked in the trenches.

Get your mind right. Learn to play the game quickly.

• YOU ONLY GET ONE TIME TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION

So, it's time for trial and you're overly anxious awaiting this date. Several very small things will make this stressful situation a lot smoother and more successful. Freedom For The Poor requires some work on your part.

Appearance – For Men - A short haircut will gain yourself positive results. If you have locks, a long wildin afro or braids. I suggest that you cut your hair into a very neat low (to the scalp) hair cut. Now, I love locks, braids and semi wildin fros but, the judge and jury may not.

Have someone buy you a pair of pants that is your size – with a belt.

• During the trial, sit up straight in the chair, don't slouch down in the chair. Sit up straight and remain calm and cool – even if the police officer who arrested you lies.

Appearance – For Women

Wear a skirt that is long enough to reach your knees. Wear a blouse that covers cleavage and your arms. I would remove long fake nails and the tall hair do. Remember that you're seeking freedom – this is not a beauty contest.

• Attitude – change your negative attitude. Call on your maker, your God or ancestors. Do whatever it is you have to do – change the negative attitude. Be respectful.

• Never Give Up – Help yourself. Read, and take notes. Keep a journal with the facts of your case.