A man who spent two years in solitary confinement
after getting arrested for DWI was awarded $22 million for suffering
inhumane treatment in New Mexico's Dona Ana County Jail.
Stephen Slevin was arrested
in August of 2005 for driving while intoxicated, according to NBC
station KOB.com. He said he never got a trial and spent the entire time
languishing in solitary, even pulling his own tooth when he was denied
dental care. "'[Prison officials were]
walking by me every day, watching me deteriorate," he said. "Day after
day after day, they did nothing, nothing at all, to get me any help."
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