The prison system in Columbia, SC is screwed. The illegal and inhumane things they do shocked even me, and I went in anticipating the full wrath of the Bible-belt police depot. After seeing Richland County walk away with $500,000 a year in underage drinking tickets and another $300,000 in simple possession charges, I've grown sick to my stomach. Entering dorms and locked areas without consent, illegal search and seizures, bias and prejudice, and conscience-less decisions make the top of the list for how the police forces operate down here.
Check it. First, they use overly aggressive force, as you wake up with bruises all up and down your arms and handcuff gashes, not to mention a concussion (albeit self-inflicted, the concussion that is). Then, while you're in there, they treat you like a crack peddler or a rapist, puting you in cells with crack dealers who just recently violated parole via assault with a deadly weapon. Yeah, that is safe. Not to mention half the people there are still high, rolling, drunk, or zooted from the night before, so it can get fairly interesting. Then you are treated as if you possess IQ of about 73, that part was enjoyable. The water deprevation was fun, too. Screaming in a cell, covered in vomit from when you passed out, just pleading for water. Oh, no, water is not coming. Then when you realize you have a concussion, you ask to go back to the nurse. That will not happen, however. Nope, you're in it for the long haul. Fuck the police.
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