Michael calm in the Southport SHU
I finally received a letter from Michael today. It was
written while he was in the SHU at Eastern State Prison. He figures with Luckily Michael is still on the medications they put him on
finally, and he has gotten used to the side effects. They pretty much keep him
calm, almost numb, so he is able to deal with the situation he’s in. I have
been telling him for years to ask for medication since the Prison system was
not giving him the substance abuse treatment he needs. Ironically this article (see below) showed up on the Web
about how the NY Prison system uses SHU Cells for addicts who have a slip when
they should receive treatment. Michael has even heard about it and is looking
for any information on how he can be helped. I’m sending out the entire study
for him to read. http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2009/03/24/barred-treatment-0 Lovepurple
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