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"Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill ("AIMI")"

Atlanta, GA, USA
female, age 54
divorced, 2 children
Speaks: English/American
Joined Mar 16, 2008

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It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
~ Mark Twain

  Roughly 1.25 million of America's prisoners are mental patients who should be in hospitals or receiving treatment in community health programs, not jailed for having a disability! Disabled people should not be arrested for their handicaps. Homelessness, prison, and death must not continue to be America's answer to mental illness for our nation's indigent citizens. See http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com



See Cochran Firm Fraud 1 and 2 at YouTube
Please See my latest articles on NowPublic.com

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Listen to Dr. King video →

ALL I SAY TO AMERICA IS "BE TRUE TO WHAT YOU SAID ON PAPER!"

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Memphis/Shelby County Jail has a history of intollerence for anyone "different."

Inmate Beaten - Inmate Plans Suit - Inmate Dead. Videos and new info at the link below.

The Duanna Johnson & Shelby County Jail Drama
http://my.nowpublic.com/culture/duanna-johnson-transgender-day-remembrance-and-memphis-shelby-county-jail

Click the picture below for more articles
under "Show News Submitted" tab.

Mary
- my.nowpublic.com

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by duo
ALL YEAR I HAVE ASKED AMERICANS, "CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?"
ON NOV. 4, I GOT MY ANSWER!!

YES, WE CAN --- AND YES, WE DID!

CONGRATULATIONS AMERICA!   CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NEW AND RE-ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES!

CQ: Guide to New Members of Congress: http://www.cqpoliti cs.com/wmspage. cfm?parm1= 158

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Time to Do the Right Thing

Time for Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

JAIL IS THE LAST THING MENTAL PATIENTS NEED ... AND TOO OFTEN, JAIL IS THE LAST THING THEY EXPERIENCE. Please join us in our quest to decriminalize mental illness in America. No one should be punished for having a disability.

Please contact your congressional representative today and demand that hospitalization replace incarceration for the mentally ill people in your state. http://www.house.gov/writerep

FREE SPEECH, FREEDOM OF PRESS - VITAL TO DEMOCRACY

Censorship is a Tool Used by Powerbrokers to Silence a Person or Class of People in order to Continue Said Victimization in Secrecy and/or Rewrite History.




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For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ~ 1 Timothy 6:10

STOP FOR-PROFIT PRISONS.

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JUSTICE MATTERS


THIS VIDEO DEPICTS MENTALLY ILL AMERICANS, HOMELESS AND IN PRISON: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzim_Atdo1c

PLEASE HELP DELIVER SICK PEOPLE FROM PRISON PROFITEERS.

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW!
Mary Neal speaks about her brother Larry, a mentally ill heart patient who was secretly arrested for 18 days until death in Shelby County Jail, Memphis, TN. Mental patients are also citizens!

Wake Up Call Show blogtalkradio.

Petition for an investigation into the death of a handicapped American, held under secret arrest until death - no records, no investigation to date - 5 years later! Ask the USDOJ to please do its job. Assure the safety of institutionalized Americans.
http://www.petitiononline.com/Neal/petition.html

Decriminalize mental illness. Prisons are not for warehousing disabled people.

"In 2006, over 7.2 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole at yearend 2006 -- 3.2% of all U.S. adult residents or 1 in every 31 adults." ~ U.S. Department of Justice

THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO. THINGS ARE MUCH WORSE NOW. SIGN PETITION TO END PRIVATE PRISONS: http://www.petitiononline.com/gufree2/petition.html




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Please! No Tasers!

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Prisoner Growth Chart
1980 to 2004

In 2006, 1 in every 134 Americans were doing time, 2/3 were non-violent offenders, and more than half were mentally ill persons.

GOOD NEWS FOR PRISON INVESTORS! NUMBERS WENT UP!

Click on the map to find your state's incarceration numbers.

1 in every 99.1 adults was incarcerated by Feb. 2008. That takes care of the mentally ill and regular citizens. Why stop there? Now, they are working on the children.


Empty Merry-go-round

Where are the children? Ask these judges, who confessed to a "jail children for dollars" scheme http://my.nowpublic.com/health/judges-pled-guilty-jailing-children-dollars-scheme

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PLEASE DO NOT EXECUTE ACUTE MENTAL PATIENTS!

On Jan. 9, a Texas death row inmate pulls out his eye and eats it. He ate his other eye while incarcerated in 2004.

WHAT IS TEXAS THINKING? WHY WOULD THIS PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT BE ON DEATH ROW? WHEN WILL AMERICA STOP PUNISHING PEOPLE FOR BEHAVIOR CAUSED BY A HANDICAP?

PETITION: Save Andre Thomas and Protest Executions of Mentally Ill Americans! Link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/No-Executing-Mental-Patients




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VISIT US (select this link): Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

a/k/a THE DOROTHEA DIX GROUP

Remember those who are in prison as if you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering as if you were suffering with them. ~ Hebrews 13:3

Please Decriminalize Mental Illness!

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LARRY NEAL  is no. 26 on the prisoner genocide website's home page, but as more prisoners are killed, his position may change (WARNING - graphic images; violence):  http://www.geocities.com/prisonmurder/

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American justice is sick and dying.
Can anyone save Justice, please?

Reuters reports the indictment alleges, "Former attorney general Gonzales used his position to 'stop the investigations as to the wrong doings' into assaults in county prisons . . . .”  Americans want a justice system that is truly just.

http://my.nowpublic.com/health/indicted-vp-cheney-and-former-attorney-general-gonzales-private-prison-profiteers


   Warewolves are half human dog beasts that await the opportunity to destroy human beings for their own survival and prosperity, such as prison profiteers.

ERIC HOLDER, CAN YOU AND WILL YOU BRING NEEDED CHANGE TO THE USDOJ?

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GOOD NEWS FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL!

Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 - SR2304 - A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes. – This important bill passed in the House on September 29, after having passed the Senate by unanimous consent, and was signed into law by President George Bush on October 14, 2008. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2304/show

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He Ain't Heavy; He's My Brother



ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE TREATMENT ADVOCACY CENTER (TAC) http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/909121
Monday, October 6, 2008

Mental Health Parity Is Now Law

After more than 10 years in the making, the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act is now the law of the land. This landmark legislation requires health insurance plans that offer mental health coverage to provide the same financial and treatment coverage offered for other physical illnesses.

CONGRATULATIONS, REPRESENTATIVES! HAPPY HEROES DAY!

Thank you for Responsible Government!

Here is a link to thank your representatives: http://www.house.gov/writerep

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SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN!

PRISONS OR HOSPITALS FOR THE
MENTALLY ILL?

Survey closed 9/30/08. Thank you for participating!

Please see the results at this link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/sr.aspx?sm=UEy3jTvmr4Oi3bhWk5djlKNKMmDO0fPWb7dTDZURhKg_3d




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Treatment, not punishment!



PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION for USDOJ Investigation into the Wrongful Death of Mentally Ill Heart Patient in Shelby County/Memphis Jail under Secret Arrest: http://www.petitiononline.com/Neal/petition.html

   DOG JUSTICE!

NOW SEE THIS VIDEO: Trapped: Mental Illness in America’s Prisons

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The entire nation needs legislation like Arkansas’ House Bill 2681, drafted by Rep. D. Johnson, which improves treatment standards for mental illness.

Do you know why I think so? See this video and article:
http://my.nowpublic.com/health/prison-torture-mentally-ill-american-nine-months-solitary-confinement-filth-and-naked

Is this any way to treat mental patients? Please consider your ways. Come out of the 14th century!



And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. ~ Matthew 25:40

Link: Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

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Bipolar Disorder? Schizophrenia? Manic Depression? Alzheimer's? Dementia? PTSD? Post Partum Depression? Autism? See who else has/had mental disorders:

Buzz Aldrin (astronaut) · Adam Ant (musician) · Ludwig van Beethoven (composer) · Napoleon Bonaparte (political leader) · Tim Burton (artist, director) · Lord Byron (poet) · Dick Cavett (television journalist) · Winston Churchill (politician) · Charles Dickens (author) · DMX, Dark Man X (Earl Simmons) (musician, actor) · Robert Downey Jr. (actor) · Richardy Dreyfuss (actor) · Patty Duke (actress) · Ralph Waldo Emerson (author) · Carrie Fisher (Actress, writer) · Larry Flynt (publisher, activist) · Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Writer) · Connie Francis (singer) · Stephen Fry (actor, comedian writer) · Peter Gabriel (musician) · Alan Garner (novelist) · Matthew Good (musician) · Philip Graham (publisher, businessman) · Macy Gray (musician, actor) · Graham Greene (English Novelist) · Ivor Gurney (English composer, poet)· Sean LeVert (singer) · Patrick Kennedy (Congressman) · Elvis Presley (singer, actor) · Britney Speers (singer)   · Somebody you love

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I have the best friends on this network! They are supportive, kind, and very involved in the struggle for human rights.  My friends are deeply committed to justice. Meet them to your upper right!  They really CARE. Thank you, Care2 friends!




Please read:   THE MORE, THE STRONGER!
  http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/881916

               HAPPY HEROES DAY!

CLICK THE LINK AND VIEW MY HEROES DAY GREETING TO YOU!

http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/happy-heroes-day-april-4-mary-neal

Because you care about human rights, the environment, animal rights, global warming, peace, fighting poverty, and many other issues, you are a hero!

                                HAPPY HEROES DAY EVERY DAY!

VISIT US (select this link): Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PETITION ASKING A FEDERAL AGENCY TO PLEASE, PLEASE DO WHAT TAXPAYERS PAY IT TO DO? HERE IS ONE:


YOUR OPINION, PLEASE:   Our canine friends must be protected. Do you agree that the deaths of mentally ill people in America's jails and prisons deserve investigation as much as the abuse and deaths of American dogs?

If so, then please sign our Petition for Dog Justice for the Mentally Ill, or at least open it and read the petition and the supportive comments from people who CARE (select "view signatures" at this link): http://www.petitiononline.com/Neal/petition.html

Question: Is this for sick people, too? What about African Americans?



THANK YOU, CARE2, FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MORE FREINDS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY! I ADMIRE AND RESPECT ALL WORLD CITIZENS AND TRUST YOU WILL NOT TAKE OFFENSE AT THE TITLE OF MY ARTICLE BELOW. IT REPRESENTS NO CHALLENGE TO OR DENIGRATION ON OTHER NATIONS AND CULTURES. THE WORLD IS VAST AND FILLED WITH GOD'S ABUNDANCE FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND OUR COMMANDMENT IS TO LOVE EACH OTHER! IN FACT, THIS ARTICLE IS MY WAY OF SAYING, "CAN'T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?"

Happy Martin Luther King Day to Americans, Strongest People on the Planet!
http://my.nowpublic.com/culture/happy-martin-luther-king-day-americans-strongest-people-planet-mary-neal




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The time is always right to do what is right.~ Martin Luther King, Jr.



Link: Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill

POETRY

Dog Justice (now translated into three languages!)
http://www.nowpublic.com/press/dog-justice-mary-neal

Empty Chair at Christmas
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/empty-chair-christmas-mary-neal-http-wrongfuldeathoflarryneal-com

Mama
http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/mama-mary-neal



        Thanks for caring!

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JOIN US: Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill





This petition is an opportunity for you to speak up for decriminalizing mentally illness. Please take a moment to sign the petition and write a sentence about the need for CHANGE! Thanks.

Tell your representatives in Washington that you support a thorough examination of decades of failed criminal justice policy in the U.S.

http://www.change.org/actions/view/support_the_national_criminal_justice_act

Mary Neal

mneal000@yahoo.com

Website: http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com

Articles: http://my.nowpublic.com/search?fulltext=1&type=story&keys=mary+neal

Author's page: http://www.care2.com/c2c/people/profile.html?pid=513396753

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill: http://www.care2.com/c2c/group/AIMI
P.O. Box 7222, Atlanta, GA 30357
Message phone: 770.651.8413

If you do not get a response to your email or phone call within 24 hours, please write me a the above address. We will work around the censorship.

Homeless Veterans with PTSD
(Click on picture to see gallary)

See the mentally ill, homeless and in prison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzim_Atdo1c

SEE MORE about our quest to assist mentally ill Americans and other justice issues at this link: http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/sharebook/html?pid=513396753

DOG JUSTICE,
Too bad you weren't a dog, my brother
In my heart, I cried
Many more people would care about you
And wonder why you died

You had no spots or floppy ears
You never fetched a ball
Instead, you were a human being
But poor, black, and flawed

You died in jail for mental illness
I know down in my heart
Your death would be investigated
If only you could bark

Dog deaths get swift justice
Their abusers are sent to jail
Poor Mama would have closure now
If you'd had a wagging tail

But you were made in God's image
And some day, I have no doubt
The mentally ill and American dogs
Will have at least equal clout

                        by Mary Neal (all rights reserved)http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com

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Hometown	Memphis, Tennessee Area
Homepage	http://wrongfuldeathoflarryneal.com
Birthday	Sept 30, 1955
Languages	English/American
About Me	Thank you for sticking with my page until you made it this far. It has been very hard to navigate for the past 3 or 4 months, since we found out more duing our justice quest - the REASON mental patients are in prisons instead of hospitals these days. Here I was thinking that our decision-makers needed more input from people like family members of sick people to UNDERSTAND them better, and that was certainly not the problem at all. Read my Sharebook and NowPublic.com articles for more information. Until the death of my brother, pictured in my place on Care2, who was likely euthanized while under secret arrest for mental illness, I was a legal secretary and grandmother whose greatest joy was cheering when my grandson grew a new tooth. Now, I advocate for incarcerated mentally ill Americans, who number into the hundreds of thousands. These citizens are imprisoned for public manisfestations of their mental dysfunction. In other words, they are arrested simply for being sick. I believe that most mentally ill prisoners should be released from jails and prisons and either (i) relocated to decent psychiatric hospitals for treatment and containment, or (ii) be returned to their communities under court-ordered psychiatric treatment, with provisions for their general welfare. Many mentally ill prisoners never understood their Miranda rights or the charges against them, and their imprisonment is therefore cruel and unusual punishment. It is cheaper to treat our mentally ill citizens in their communities or as in-patients than to keep them revolving in and out of jails and prisons. It is safer to treat our mental paitents and avoid massacres like the deaths of 32 persons at Virginia Tech. Most importantly, treatment of the mentally ill is the only humane option for a civilized society.
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Lifestyle
Pets	none at the moment but love animals
Activist Aspirations	Enthusiastic
Political Leaning	Liberal
Religions	Christian
Eating Habits	A well-balanced diet
Wild Fact About Me	I depend on God in all things!
My Philosophy	Like many people, I have spent much time worrying in the past. I have now learned to depend on Jesus! I work as though everything depends on me, and I pray as though everything depends on my Father. That is perfect balance!
What Gives Me Hope	I hope in God and in the intrinsic goodness in most people.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by	I would be dictated by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. I would uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. I'd strive for peace among peoples in America and around the world and make humane decisions regarding all problems before me. I would decide on issues based on my decisions' future long-term impact on citizens' rights, our country's economy and environment as well as likely short-term benefits. My leadership would be guided by love.
What/who changed my life and why	Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane. Through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, she removed many mentally ill Americans from prisons by creating the first generation of American mental hospitals. She forced legislators to begin looking at the mentally ill as human beings deserving treatment and care.
What Bugs Me	Lack of human compasion, Lack of respect for nature/earth, poverty and injustice anywhere, abusive/violent people, Anyone who would hurt someone weaker, Injustice and Oppression, indifferance, Animal cruelty and neglect, litterbugs
Passions	Decriminalizing Mental Illness
Inspirations	Jesus Christ, My mother, friends, Dorothea Dix and Martin Luther King
What Scares Me	moral direction of our society
Favorites
Role Models	Jesus Christ, Mama!, Dorothea Dix and Martin Luther King
Quotation	Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; and the greatest of these is love.
Interests	Medicine / Health Care
Books	Almost anything worth reading
Music	jazz
Movies	comedies
TV Shows	Discovery Channel
Favorite Foods	american
Favorite Places	parks
Can't Live Without	God/Jesus
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	OK to Sexually Assault Imprisoned Kids, but Not K-9 Dogs (Dec 21) A K-9 dog was allegedly being sexually assaulted by his trainers. In October, and the police officers were in troubl... more »
	Empty Chair at Christmas, by Mary Neal (Dec 19) EMPTY CHAIR AT CHRISTMAS There is an empty chair at our Christmas table That was yours to fill It’s been six long ye... more »
	Growing Public Support to Kill the Death Penalty (Dec 19) Movement to remove death penalty strengthens, but obstacles remain By Michael A. Kroll, ... more »
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Testimonial on Jul 16, 2008
Mary is an awesome and brave person. She has endured traumatic experiences which changed her life forever. To the world's benefit, Mary has transformed her pain into courageous action. How fortunate I am to call her friend. (Love you Mary!)

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yoke j. (88)	Hi Mary, for being my friend. with love yoke peace
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Sandra M Z. (91)	A rainbow for a special woman!
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Mary N. (186)	HAPPY VETERANS DAY 2008! LET US BE REMINDED BY REV. KING WHAT VALUES OUR VETERANS FOUGHT AND MANY DIED TO UPHOLD - FREEDOM AND EQUAL JUSTICE! JUSTICE!
Oct 23, 2008 5:36 AM
Mary N. (186)	WHO IS TROY DAVIS?
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Margi L. (114)	I hope you have a golden weekend! Love N' Light Margi
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Barbara L. (900)	welcome to my circle of friends
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Bahrain S. (170)	Lord keep Mary and her Mum protected and comforted. In Jesus precious Name. Amen
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Blacktiger P. (229)	For my special friend, prayer and love sent your way.May each day bring you better life. The Lord counts the ways that you have been burdened, He understands, so remember He never gives you more than you can carry.
Oct 7, 2008 10:12 PM
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Stargaze I. (19)	I am sorry to hear about your loss and terrible injustice. i will pass it on for others to see as well.
Oct 7, 2008 10:07 PM
FreeSpirit R. (450)	TY 4 the video Mary, your story will be known to many now my sweet sister of soul. Your brother Larry's justice will come my sweet friend, I just know it. Be not afraid, for only the lord can judge. I am glad Cate helped u w/your story to get more exposure, she is just as beautiful as U R. Love to you, & bless u sister, I pray 4 u & yours everyday Mary. Peace be w/u, FreeSpiritRunning...xxxooo
Oct 5, 2008 8:46 PM
Amy S. (71)	Keep up the amazing work my dear friend!