Milwaukee activists continue to sound alarm on deaths at county jail

MILWAUKEE — Chanting and marching exterior the window of the sheriff’s workplace, the Milwaukee Alliance Towards Racist and Political Repression continued to sound the alarm on latest deaths on the Milwaukee County Jail.

“How can there be this many deaths and nobody is at fault? Somebody is at fault. Many individuals could be at fault,” stated Alliance outreach chair Alan Chavoya.

9 months in the past in June, 21-year-old Brieon Inexperienced was discovered useless in his cell on the jail. That was dominated a suicide.

In December 2022, 20-year-old Cilivea Thyrion additionally died by suicide whereas behind bars.

In January, 49-year-old Octaviano Juarez-Corro was discovered useless contained in the jail. That case remains to be underneath investigation.

Simply final week, 37-year-old Terrance Mack was discovered useless in his cell. That case can also be now underneath investigation.

Activists are calling on Milwaukee County Sheriff Danita Ball for extra transparency and alter.

“The place is Sheriff Ball in all of this? What number of extra deaths till there’s motion and there’s change in that county jail to maintain folks protected?” Chavoya requested.

Members with the Alliance and the Justice for Brieon Inexperienced Coalition say they met with Sheriff Ball a number of months in the past. They requested to tour the jail to see the situations firsthand. They’re additionally calling for the division’s customary working procedures to be launched publicly.

Since that assembly, Chavoya stated they have not heard again from the Sheriff.

“She’s sort of gone chilly with us. Hasn’t responded to our inquires,” Chavoya stated.

Now they need Sheriff Ball to deal with public considerations in a city corridor.

“We’re demanding that she maintain a city corridor in order that the general public can ask questions as to how she’s working this jail and why there are such a lot of deaths in there,” Chavoya stated of their calls for.

We did attain out to the sheriff’s workplace for remark however didn’t hear again on the time of this story being posted.

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