NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2015 COUPEVILLE, WA --
We have known since the moment we learned of Keaton's death that the Island County Jail treated him with utter disregard.
The investigative report released yesterday (June18) demonstrates worse - in his final days he was treated as subhuman.
It’s clear from the report he was gravely disabled, yet no one ever alerted us to his physical condition.
During our repeated unsuccessful attempts to see him and help him, we were assured he was safe and in the best place to obtain the mental health care he needed.
The trust we placed in these people will haunt us forever – every day of our lives that we now must live without this beautiful young man whom we loved dearly.
We are committed to justice for Keaton and change in the attitudes toward & treatment of people with mental illness in our "justice" system.
June 19, 2015 COUPEVILLE, WA --
We have known since the moment we learned of Keaton's death that the Island County Jail treated him with utter disregard.
The investigative report released yesterday (June18) demonstrates worse - in his final days he was treated as subhuman.
It’s clear from the report he was gravely disabled, yet no one ever alerted us to his physical condition.
During our repeated unsuccessful attempts to see him and help him, we were assured he was safe and in the best place to obtain the mental health care he needed.
The trust we placed in these people will haunt us forever – every day of our lives that we now must live without this beautiful young man whom we loved dearly.
We are committed to justice for Keaton and change in the attitudes toward & treatment of people with mental illness in our "justice" system.
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