"Markoff stabbed, suffocated himself; Accused killer had neck, wrist, arm wounds, DA says" by Jonathan Saltzman and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff | August 18, 2010
Philip Markoff, the former medical student accused of killing a woman he met through Craigslist, committed suicide in jail Sunday by repeatedly stabbing himself with a primitive scalpel fashioned out of a pen and a piece of metal and by suffocating himself with a plastic bag cinched around his neck, Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said yesterday.
I'm wondering how he sharpened that metal, aren't you?
An autopsy Monday determined that the 24-year-old former Boston University School of Medicine student cut several major blood vessels, including the carotid artery, as he inflicted puncture wounds and lacerations on his neck, arms, wrists, and ankles, Conley reported.
Markoff, who had tied another bag around his feet, died in his cell from a combination of loss of blood and air, Conley said in the first detailed account of the high-profile detainee’s death....
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No Mark Down on My Boston Globe
Of course, there are copy-cats out there:
"A 35-year-old Brockton man is facing armed robbery and other charges after he allegedly robbed two female escorts he met through the Craigslist website. Now, Brockton police say, investigators are looking at whether he had other victims.
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Okay, back to our Boston Globe cells (or sells):
Sheriff defends policy on inmates
Now how can they shift the attention?
"Sheriff tells US to move detainees; Rips federal agency for ‘lack of respect’; wants immigrants out in 60 days" by Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff | August 20, 2010
The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department has ordered US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to remove all immigrant detainees from a Boston jail by Oct. 12, accusing the agency of a “staggering lack of communication and respect,’’ in a letter sent last week.
The letter accused ICE of failing to provide the sheriff’s office with audit reports, information about detainees’ complaints, and a report on a detainee’s death last year before it was released to the news media....
And this is the Sheriff's way of FIGHTING BACK, 'eh?
Related: Immigration Incarceration
Suffolk’s letter also complained that ICE had failed to grant the jail’s request for an increase in the amount the agency reimburses it for housing federal detainees.
Oh, and they WANT MORE MONEY, too!!
Related: The Illegal Immigrant Imprisonment Industry
The harshly worded letter, obtained by the Globe, marked a turnabout for Sheriff Andrea J. Cabral’s office. Last year, she called the immigration contract “a lifesaver for my budget,’’ bringing in about $10 million a year in federal funding to house about 300 detainees a day in one of the largest immigrant detention centers in the Boston area....
Still think the AmeriKan authorities are looking out for you?
Tensions have risen between the agencies in recent weeks over contract negotiations, with Suffolk pushing for more than the $90 a person per day that the jail receives to house detainees, according to a copy of the Aug. 13 letter written by Suffolk attorney James M. Davin. Suffolk did not specify a new rate in the letter but said they had waited for months for a response....
What do you know, an INDIFFERENT and IGNORING federal government.
Some change!
The conflict between the two agencies surprised lawyers who have watched the jail closely. They expressed concern that if the immigrant detainees are moved out, they could be relocated to far-flung facilities with less access to relatives or their lawyers.
“A lot of families who have detained people in Boston are going to be upset,’’ said Laura Rótolo, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.
No one seems to care about upsetting American citizens.
Cabral and her spokesman, Peter Van Delft, did not respond to requests for comment yesterday. The sheriff has also been in the news this week because of the apparent suicide Sunday of accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff in the
Until now, Cabral has portrayed her relationship with ICE as one that was mutually beneficial. The House of Correction is convenient to reaching the immigration court and Logan International Airport, for deportations. In addition, the federal contract, first signed in 2003, was a significant boost to Cabral’s budget. The contract allowed her to fill a $20 million building that had been empty because design flaws made it inappropriate for criminals.
Are you flipping kidding?
But in last week’s letter, Davin outlined a litany of complaints....
Forget about Markoff yet?
Despite the criticism of ICE, Davin’s letter expressed praise for local officials, including Bruce Chadbourne, who is in charge of detention and removal operations locally, saying he “does his job well.’’ The letter also reminded ICE that it had given Suffolk glowing reviews in the past and considered them a model for other detention centers.
All that tells you is governments and authorities lie.
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