Profile picture
Rebecca J. Kavanagh
@DrRJKavanagh
, 5 tweets, 2 min read Read on Twitter
Tammy Jackson was found lying in her cell, bleeding & holding her newborn baby at Broward County jail on April 10. She had been forced to deliver her baby alone after guards ignored her screaming that she needed help & was experiencing contractions. miamiherald.com/news/local/com…
Ms. Jackson was being detained pre-trial on a warrant after she failed to complete pre-trial social services mandated by the court after being arrested on minor charges including trespass.
The jail was aware when she was admitted that she was close to term and also that she had very significant mental health issues, but for reasons that are unclear she was held in an isolation cell.
Lest anyone think this is an extraordinary case, let me point you to what happened to Sinetra Geter in a South Carolina prison.
This story was picked up by the national media today. This, from @washingtonpost, has a little more information about Ms. Jackson and her baby. washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/05…
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Rebecca J. Kavanagh
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @DrRJKavanagh see all

Profile picture
Rebecca J. Kavanagh
@DrRJKavanagh
It costs NYC, $2,000 to arrest someone. It costs them $500 per night to jail them on Rikers Island.

If someone is sentenced to 60 days in jail because they didn't pay a $2.75 subway fare, it costs the city, $22,000.
This doesn't include the cost of their arraignment, court staff, prosecutor or lawyer.

It is also based on 40 days in jail because, for misdemeanors, you serve 2/3 of your actual sentence.
Read 4 tweets
Profile picture
Rebecca J. Kavanagh
@DrRJKavanagh
So it turns out the Chicago Police Department lied when they said two police officers didn't push & drag a 16-year-old girl down a set of stairs, punch her, tase her, then hold her down as they stomped on her chest.

Cause they did and there's video.

bit.ly/2Ktmk5O
And I am sure that everyone who is outraged that Jussie Smollett's charges were dropped, will demand that these Chicago police officers be prosecuted for lying because their lies were the basis for charges being brought against a child (that were later dismissed).
Not to mention of course, assault, excessive use of force etc. There's that.

Oh and yep, they could be fired. There's also that.
Read 9 tweets
Profile picture
Rebecca J. Kavanagh
@DrRJKavanagh
Last year, with much fanfare, @BrooklynDA announced his office would expunge the criminal records of people with convictions for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

20,000 people would be eligible to have their convictions vacated.

abc7ny.com/politics/brook…
At the time of the announcement, many suggested the program announced by his office was not workable b/c it required people with a conviction to apply for relief, submit a motion, for his office to sign off & then go before a judge for final approval.
As late as the end of last year, @BrooklynDA continued to promote the program as a success. Meanwhile, just over 2 dozen people had had their convictions vacated, which the mainstream media did not immediately catch on to. nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-me…
Read 9 tweets

Related threads

Profile picture
🏳️‍🌈Lisa Team Pelosi 🔥🏳️‍🌈
@LisaTalmadge
Broward County Florida is 37.7% NON WHITE with a population of 1,900,000 people.

Broward 577 precincts never have good enough equipment, facilities and assistance to administer a fair election.

The counting always takes a long time.
google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…
67 Florida counties
ONLY BROWARD COUNTY
is making manual recount observers stay for an entire 16 hour shift without leaving.
#manualRecount
66 Florida Counties are allowing trained manual recount observers to work four hour shifts.

Only BROWARD COUNTY-where they don’t want to count non-White votes-is requiring 16 hour shifts for SECURITY REASONS.

Why?

2000 Brooks Brothers Riot google.com/amp/s/www.wash…
Read 11 tweets
Profile picture
Str8 Don Lemon🍋👫🍺🌈❤
@Str8DonLemon
This is the woman who is trying to steal #Florida. Call your Senate and congressman at 202-224-3121 and demand this crook in Browafd County is stopped!

We need full pressure!

Call 202-224-3121

#flgov
#flsen
#VoterFraud
#StopTheSteal @FloridaGOP
@marcorubio @ScottforFlorida
Seriously people! Call. It will take 5 minutes!
#StopTheSteal is the hashtag.

Spread this meme

#FLSEN #azsen #florida #arizona
#georgia @JackPosobiec @ali @parscale @PrisonPlanet @LauraLoomer @dbongino @MarkDice @MissouriGOP @GOPChairwoman @DonaldJTrumpJr @ColumbiaBugle @charliekirk11 @AnnCoulter
Read 32 tweets
Profile picture
Dr Lily Amirah
@lilyxxamirah
I was doing my work peacefully in a restaurant when this couple next to me started arguing. I took off my earphones and dengar the girl weeping and just noticed that she’s holding a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket. Then the guy started becoming violent
He was begging / forcing the girl to come back with him. Tarik2 lengan and rambut, and even ketuk her kepala with his fist few times. I’m pretty sure the girl is still in her pantang. At one point, the baby almost fell out of her lap. Everyone was looking at them, puzzled
And I too was furious. 1 brave uncle glared at this couple and the guy was like “apa pandang2 bang”. The uncle said “ini tempat public mestilah org pandang dik”. They then went outside to ‘settle things’ and we had a brief chance to ask the girl questions
Read 10 tweets
Profile picture
lex
@lex6m
Thread.
Selected list of #indictments for June 27, June 28, and June 29, 2018
👇
1. First Nationwide Undercover Operation Targeting Darknet Vendors Results in Arrests of More Than 35 Individuals Selling Illicit Goods and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs and More Than $23.6 Million

#darknet #drugtrafficking #weaponstrafficking

justice.gov/opa/pr/first-n…
2. Multiple convictions in federal sex trafficking cases

#childsextrafficking #indianapolis #indiana

justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/m…
Read 40 tweets
Profile picture
Ireland / Ruth
@ireland
Happy Birthday David Attenborough

a celebratory (and very long) thread.

#AttenboroughDay
#Attenbirthday
1. When Sir David Frederick Attenborough (OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA FRSGS) was born on the 8th of May 1926, he was not yet a Sir, nor did he have as many letters after his name as he does now.

He was simply called, David Frederick Attenborough, or David for short.
2. David Attenborough was born in Middlesex, England, but grew up in Leicester, which is also in England.
Read 95 tweets
Profile picture
Buster Hyde USMC/Ret
@BusterUSMC
People don't understand how Broward County School Sheriff Officers Operate.

1. Watch this video.


I'll explain.... You ready?
Let's Do This.
But, Be Prepared To Get Pissed...REALLY PISSED.
2. I spent about 18 mos in 2012, 2013 & 2014 investigating Broward & Miami-Dade school policies & how those policies transfer to law enforcement practices.
3. My interest was initially accidental.
I discovered an untold story of massive scale & consequence as a result of initial research into Trayvon Martin & his High School life in Florida.
You remember him, he's Obama's "if I had a son...he'd look like this" thug.
Read 25 tweets

Trending hashtags

#MAJORLEAD #Trump #dunnit #CocaineMitch #knowingy #Quarterbacks #firstdegree #EgyptStation #drugsmuggling #crimeoftheweek #profundity #VenezuelaResiste #PuertoRico #GoodDay #alone #libya #lawyers #MKUltra #pathological #dirtycop #Governor #intervention #flaen #FromTheSouth #NACRISSISM
Follow Us on Twitter!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3.00/month or $30.00/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!