Stardate 20010831.2058 (On Screen): The lawsuits are going to fly on
this one! A man was arrested in DC and then the charges were dropped. Only no-one bothered telling the jail, and he's been held for
two years without charges. And not merely held; kept in isolation and not permitted visitors or the privilege of communicating with anyone outside. It's a nightmare of the worst kind. They just figured it out and released him two weeks ago. This is apalling, and completely unacceptable.
I hope he sues their tailfeathers off; it should be an open-and-shut case of gross violation of civil rights. I figure he's good for a hundred million bucks easily. Yet another example of the efficiency and professionalism of the city government in our nation's capital; I thought this kind of thing only happened in Baltimore. Of course, one thng that's going to happen immediately is a completely thorough check of all other prisoners currently held in the DC jails. How much you want to bet they find at least one other like this? (When it hit the fan in Baltimore, it turned out there were several.) (discuss)
