Dennis Mix 499033 CCI, bd1987, 31yo in CCI- hung himself in Solitary- settled
his case on deliberate indifference and was
put back in similar situation. FFUP first made contact with him because of a
concerned letter from a neighbor.
His case #2 14–cv-01172 WCG was concluded
in 2017 which was settled because, according to Mr Mix, the DOC tampered with a
key witness “which made me afraid and I settled.”
“I have 6 years until my release 2-13-24. I
fear I will kill myself before that. They moved us to unit 7B where upstairs is
housed all AC prisoners when it overflows downstairs where all their MH seg prisoners
are. I don’t know if I should be downstairs or upstairs. They wake up screaming
in middle of the night and it makes my issues worst. It’s rough. If you
complain about this they will write a CR and say you threatened them. This
keeps complaints to a minimum”.
WDOC often places severely mentally ill
prisoners in solitary as a control tool though this only worsens their
conditions and makes it impossible to get treatment. This plaintiff is at
imminent risk for a psychological breakdown and another suicide attempt.
”We are on 24 hour
lockdown. I’ve appealed my placement but it’s well known what happens when I’m
in seg long. All it takes is one day I’m paranoid. They say my history- well,
the violent fight was in 2017 and I hadn’t had a fight before that since 2014
–that’s 3 years.”
