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A big "hello" to all who're reading this blog, designed to provide a doorway allowing you to enter into my nightmare - my daily situation, struggles thoughts & feelings - as you step over into my world. To learn about my situation & hopes of generating interest as well as your assistance.
My name is DARYL WHEATFALL. For 18 years & counting, I've been confined to death row for a crime I did not commit. This is a song many prisoners are singing, a top 10 hit many of you know by heart, yet most of you haven't experienced - innocent until proven guilty. Under many of the state's judicial systems, it's always guilty until proven innocent! Under these conditions, an under-educated man, no family support facing the death sentence is always found guilty. This is something I'm still trying to come to grips with. Life on death row is one learning experience after another. I struggle to cope with each episode of drama which affects my life, while doing all I can to find the help I need.
I've witnessed corrupt guards & administration officials use, intimidate & influence inmates under their authority. As I prepare this commentary, all prison units are on lockdown, due to guards' corruption by selling cell phones to prisoners. 'Lockdown' means all inmates are confined to our cages. Corruption isn't the only problem. I've observed gang fights & stabbings. Also a victim, where I was attacked & stabbed by two gang members, coming very close to losing my life. Another victim wasn't so lucky, an incident that is painted upon the walls of my mind.
It was a brutal attack by a giant of a man, Jermarr Arnold. Arnold killed prisoner Maurice Andrew on the rec yard, as 10 to 12 guards stood by doing nothing, watching a man die through windows. Repeatedly Arnold stabbed a dead body, assaulting Maurice as he lay unconsciously on the ground. This giant grew tired, stopping for a water break, as prisoners & guards looked on. No one saying anything to a raging murderous giant! Arnold returned to continue assaulting a daed body. All were amazed by what we saw, blood was everywhere like after a short rain shower!
7 Prisoners attempted to escape off the Ellis Unit in 1998. This was when death row was housed on this unit. M.Gurule made it over two gates & got away. Days later he was found dead. For this reason all of death row prisoners were moved to Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas due to M.Gurule's escape. This act provoked TDCJ (=Texas Department of Criminal Justice) officials to change their policies surrounding death row prisoners, taking away group recreation and religious services, & the work program was removed as security measures. Death row prisoners are no longer allowed to watch television & are confined to cages for 22/23/24 hours a day.
Day in, day out sounds of nothingness assault the minds of men waiting on death or the slow process of the judicial system. For some men, this is enough to make them wish or long for death to come & take them away. Deon Tumblin is one of these men. On October 28th, 2004 two women guards ran from the section after finding the dead body of Deon hanging from his light. Ranking officials thought a dead man was...playing dead. Instead of trying to save his life, they sprayed Deon's body with pepper gas, just to make sure he was dead! Michael Johnson took his own life days before he was to be put to death just to rob the executioner. When Johnson's body was discovered, "I didn't do it" was written on the wall in blood. These were his dying words...
These were just a few learning experiences I've witnessed inside this fight to win my freedom back. This blog will share daily events of prison officials' misconduct, revealing to you how officials abuse their authority. In some cases prisoners' mail is delayed, medical treatment is denied - two subjects I'm personally experiencing. These are battles I'm fighting to put a stop to. It's why I'm desperately trying to hire a good lawyer. I'm unable to do this without your help!
Thankfully I'm blessed with a few who believe in my innocence. People who are willing to provide financial aid to hire an attorney, someone who'll fight to free me from the injustice I'm made to suffer inside this cage. Does anyone know a good attorney who's against injustice & interested in fighting for the life of an innocent man? If so, please ask him/her or send the information to my e-mail address. This is important to us, so please act now! The court appointed attorneys who're over my case aren't doing anything to remove me from this cage. These people won't even respond to my letters! This is just another experience I've been forced to learn, dealing with the Texas Judicial System for 18 years & counting.
Later I will provide you with a better description surrounding the events that placed me on death row to give you a clear picture of my situation. After reading hopefully you'll develop an interest & wish to learn more by continuig to read this blog & supporting our endeavor. I'll also share INCAGED with you. INCAGED is a newsletter I created to share information of many events surrounding injustice - taking place behind prison walls & within the judicial system.
As we evolve, learning the functions of how to operate this blog, more INCAGED articles past & present will be shared, to give you a vivid picture of the hard work we've put in, trying to share the injustice we & others are facing. Please, become involved now by supporting a cause to save the life of an innocent man.
18-11-2008, 16:26 geschreven door Sunshine 
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