Demands for Sheriff David Clarke
Letters to Sheriff David Clarke and Attorney General Loretta Lynch regarding the deaths in the Milwaukee County Jail.
Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr.
Milwaukee County Sheriff‘s Office,
821 W State St, Milwaukee, WI 53233
December 9, 2016
Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr.,
This letter is to inform you of a formal request for the Department of Justice to launch a full investigation into all matters at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Corrections.
Four inmates have died this year while in custody at the County Jail and under your watch, the latest of which was an infant. As you well know, pregnant woman with special needs was ignored as she went into labor in her cell. The baby was born in the cell, and neither the mother nor baby received any medical attention until it was too late.
As citizens of Milwaukee County, we are outraged and appalled at the treatment of inmates here. Any investigations into these deaths have been private and/or internal, with very little information released to the public.
We demand your immediate resignation and release of all information surrounding each of the deaths within the county jail this year.
Sincerely,
Progressive Moms of Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
progressivemomsmilwaukee@gmail.com
Markasa Tucker, UBLAC, Uplifting Black Liberation and Community
Milwaukee, WI
ublac.2016@gmail.com
Steve Jerbi, Senior Pastor All People’s Church
Milwaukee, WI
ecopastor@allpeoplesgathering.org
CC: Loretta Lynch, Attorney General
Loretta Lynch, Attorney General United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
December 9, 2016
Madame Attorney General,
This letter is a formal request for the Department of Justice to launch a full investigation into all matters at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Corrections.
Four inmates have died this year while in custody at the County Jail, the latest of which was an infant. A pregnant woman with special needs was ignored as she went into labor in her cell. The baby was born in the cell, and neither the mother nor baby received any medical attention until it was too late.
As citizens of Milwaukee County, we are outraged and appalled at the treatment of inmates here. Any investigations into these deaths have been private and/or internal, with very little information released to the public.
We look forward to your response.
Very truly yours,
Emily Schoenfelder, Progressive Moms of Milwaukee
Milwaukee,WI
progressivemomsmilwaukee@gmail.com
Markasa Tucker, UBLAC, Uplifting Black Liberation and Community
Milwaukee, WI ublac.2016@gmail.com
Steve Jerbi, Senior Pastor All People’s Church
Milwaukee, WI ecopastor@allpeoplesgathering.org
CC: Sheriff David Clarke
By Progressive Moms of Milwaukee
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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