Wednesday, August 23, 2006

More on Steven Stewart, at the mercy of Wisonsin DOC

Steven Stewart was going to have a trial date on the 24th August for his case
against the abuse he suffered at WSPF of the hands of some guards, but they
upped the date to August 21st (so no one would be there? - makes you wonder) and he lost his case of abuse/beating (at WSPF). Afterward the judge gave him one call.
He called his mother with the news of what happened after an interview
with the head of DOC health (Mr Greer), the doctor of the facility, the
nurse and several prisoner supporters, and Steven's mother on Tuesday 15th
August:

  • Immediately after the group of prisoner supporters left the meeting,
    Steven was demoted to bottom level - no calls, no tv etc.; during the
    meeting it was revealed that Steven had been on 'Level 2' of privileges, but
    he was held at Level one (less privileges).

  • The doctor of the facility is refusing to treat him until he
    apologizes for what he said during the conference. Steven called the doctor
    a liar and there was a general shouting match - the doctor acted really
    arrogantly according to the supporters.

  • Steven said they are not delivering mail from a female friend from
    Europe to him - they say she is his girl friend. They are putting her mail to
    him in his property. But he will not get his property, because he is in ad seg (detention in complete isolation). Of this facility, one does not get his property until one is moved to general population, and since Steven is actually a supermax prisoner, only held there because he needed medical treatment (!), there is no end in sight of the isolation-practices of the DOC.


  • Steven was going to be punished for what he said - false pretences - they
    just used the group of supporters and his mother to get his catheter
    changed as Steven has gotten to mistrust them.

    To be continued - if he makes it alive...
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