Steven Slevin was locked up for drunk driving in 2005 a perfectly
healthy man and came out 2 years later with several health problems
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This was caused by the negligence of the
jailers that were supposed to keep take care of the prisoners. He was isolated
from all the other inmates at the Dona Ana County which
caused post-traumatic stress. Slevin was separated from other inmates because
of his case of mental illness, but that just made it worse. He came out of jail
with a long beard, bed sores, bad teeth, and weight lose. The
county apologized to Steven and claims they have made improvements
since the past seven years with the detention center staffing, training,
facilities and procedures. Steven continues to have several medical issues and
is currently fighting lung cancer. Due to these circumstances he was put into
he was awarded $15.5 million dollars.
Although
prisoners are put in jail for punishment purposes, it doesn't mean that should
get some attention. It was completely irresponsible as to how the county took
care of Steven Slevin, leading him to several health issues, mentally and
physically.
