Waco: Lawsuits and Violations in the Jack Harwell Jail

I am from Victoria texas. and have accumulated several years of incarceration in the Victoria county jail due to a 2003 forgery and a felony dwi in 09. I have been put in solitary confinement while going through severe alcohol withdrawels on several occasions with no medical attention. I have watched crippled men sleep on the floor and men withdrawing fall from top bunks and spend hours waiting for attention. Pretrial inmates are held beyond the statute limits, court appointed attorneys will not educate the client. There is no law library and if you request info about your case or court info they respond saying contact lawer, who in turn never responds. The D.A.s office will work with probation and parole to hole an inmate indefinitely until they are able to persuade inmate to sign a plea for a non convictable crime or after months of incarceration they will just spit u out on the streets with no explanation. There is no grievence available for attorney neglect or poor ethics. Medical charges a 10 dollar fee for mental health meds and chronic meds. when you dispute it they will simply return the balance to your account.They will use the restraint chair on non combative inmates and leave them fully restrained for the duration of a shift. they place first time misdemeanor domestic violence inmates in max custody with seasoned convicts and criminals which results in abuse, extortion and recruitment into gangs,etc. On and on I have witnessed the sickness that infests the Victoria county judicial system with 4+ years of incarceration inside it.

It is an organized criminal organization. Cosa Nostra in Texas? Looks like gov’t. is lining some pockets big time.

I have a complaint against the County Jail in Waco,Texas. I was in jail for a little over 24 hours. I received no food during that time. I wasn’t even offered food. I asked a question and got handcuffed to a chair. I screamed in terror for two hours!! I was assaulted physically and verbally. I had bruises on my face and body that other people saw. I think it is deplorable how staff treat people. i think it is wrong when they are the criminals of violence and they think it is all right because they can get away with it. I don’t want anyone treated like some kind of animal like I was. I think they need to be held accountable for their violent behavior like all citizens of Waco are. if citizens are to keep the law, then law enforcement even more so. I am currently a college student in Waco.