California inmate, Jeremy Smith, has been schizophrenic since childhood.  He was arrested for hitting another mental patient in a mental health facility.  He caused no lasting damage.  That act of aggression from Jeremy, a sick young man, has already costed California taxpayers over $70,000 per year, because Jeremy is isolated in the "hole," which is solitary confinement.  His mom reports that Jeremy was sentenced for EIGHT YEARS.

Allegedly, Jeremy said some things to a prison guard that were not nice.  Now he faces additional sentencing for making "terrorist threats."  This is how a simple battery on the part of a mentally ill person can easily turn into life in prison - SOMETHING YOU, THE TAXPAYERS, FINANCE - the criminalization of mental illness.  Please pray for Jeremy and his mom, Care2 member, Gina.  Pray for all mentally ill people in dark, 9' 6' cells today, where they are usually naked and always alone.  Pray for our officials who allow this to continue.

Please sign Jeremy's petition for justice at this link - treatment, not punishment for mental illness.  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/JusticeForJeremy

Below is a copy of his current pending charges.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Criminal Case Information - Case Details
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Defendant Information:Name:SMITH, JEREMY  Birth Year:1977

Case Information:Court Case #:MF008647A  Filing Date:03/05/09 Related Case #:None
 Arrest Date:N/A

Bail Amount:$100000.00
Bail Status:N/A
Bail Type:N/A

Charges/Dispositions
CountTypeCodeSectionCharge DescriptionCharge DispositionDisposition Date
001 F PC 422 THREATEN WITH INTENT TO TERRORIZE    
002 F PC 76(A)(1) THREATEN/ETC CERTAIN STATE OFFICIALS/JUDGES/ETC    

Sentence Information
  ** n/a - no convicted charges **

Scheduled Hearings
Notes: 1. For Metropolitan Division cases: If the Div/Dept is 1-17, A-K or T then the Div/Dept is your courtroom number. If the Div/Dept is other than those listed in the previous sentence see the information desk near the escalator for your courtroom number.
 2. If a defendant has more than one hearing scheduled for the same date and time, he or she should appear on the felony case first.
 3. Calendars for each court may periodically change as court schedules are modified by court personnel. Persons viewing the court calendar assume full responsibility for appearing at the proper date and time and at the proper court irrespective of the information contained herein.

Hearing Date/TimeHearing LocationDiv/DeptHearing Type
09/10/2009, 08:30AM Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun CC HEARING ON REPORT: PC 1368-1370 
10/15/2009, 08:30AM Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun CC HEARING ON REPORT - PC 1368 
11/25/2009, 09:00AM Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun RH READINESS 
12/07/2009, 09:00AM Metro Division - 1415 Truxtun 01 JURY TRIAL 

Aliases
Defendant nameSMITH, JEREMY 
Aliases SMITH, JEROMY  

 © 2008 Superior Court

JAIL IS THE LAST THING THAT MENTAL
PATIENTS NEED, AND TOO OFTEN, IT IS THE VERY LAST THING THEY
EXPERIENCE. Please join our effort to decriminalize mental
illness. No one deserves to be punished for having a disability.

VIDEO:  SOLITARY CONFINEMENT - LIFE FOR MANY, MANY ACUTELY MENTALLY ILL AMERICANS AND OTHER PRISONERS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEs3BQ0znAs

Jeremy Smith is a mentally ill young man who is suffering solitary confinement in California Prison System, and the Chief Psychologist reported to his mother that he is deteriorating rapidly.  Please help remove Jeremy from solitary confinement in prison and into a mental hospital where he belongs!  e-Mail Gov. Schwarzenegger   http://gov.ca.gov/interact

 

Justice4Jeremy Peition:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/JusticeForJeremy

PLEASE, WILL SOMEONE HELP THIS FAMILY?

Letter from Gina, Jeremy Smith's Mother

March 17, 2009

Hello Mary and AIMI members,

Jeremy is in "Segregated Housing Unit" "Shu", is Solitary confinement for eight years, he as been there for a year now. I had been calling the Cal prison "CSP, SAC" to inquirer about my son, since I haven't heard from him in over 6 months, and never received any return calls. I did receive a call from the Head Chief Psychologist Mrs Kelly, I told her my concerns about my son. She said that she would call me back once she found out about my son Jeremy, well she did call me back in a couple of days and told me that she was unable to locate any consent forms allowing me to receive any information concerning my son, but she was able to tell me that he wasn't doing good, I was crying asking her if my son was dying she said no, that he was in good health, so in said I take it that mentally in he was in a mental crisis and that's why I hadn't heard from him. She replied that that was a very good assumption. The prison is responsible to give him mental health care and he is not receiving it!

Please help us!

Gina

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TAKE A LOOK, GINA.  MAYBE SOMEONE WILL HELP YOU!!  JEREMY'S PETITION IS ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMUNITY COMMITTEE ON CALIFORNIA'S CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM!    http://ssccccs.org/

LOOK, AIMI MEMBERS! YOU ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE!  Our link is on the SSCCCCS homepage as well!

Gina, please write to the SSCCCCS and let them know of your terrible news about Jeremy. 

If there is anyone at all in a position of authority who gives a damn about this young mental patient suffering solitary confinement and deterioriating every day, PLEASE HELP!

Will everyone please sign Jeremy Smith's petition now?  He is deteriorating, and California has him locked in solitary confinement - a schizophrenic young man who was reportedly sentenced to prison for eight (8) years for merely hitting another mental patient at a mental health facility, but he caused no lasting damage to the other patient.  Some people did not get eight years sentences for manslaughter, or stealing government money.  Here is his petition:

Justice4Jeremy Peition:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/JusticeForJeremy
Justice for Jeremy and Other Mentally Ill Prisoners