On January 12, 2023, the family of Tony Mitchell called for a mental health welfare check on the 33-year-old.

He has sprayed his face and body with black spray paint and claims to have a "portal to hell."  When deputies show up, Mitchel discharges a weapon.

 Deputies are able to get Mitchell into custody, and even though he is obviously suffering a mental health crisis, Mitchell is taken to the Walker County Jail and placed in a holding cell with a cement floor, no running water, no bathroom facilities, no elevated place for a bed, no blankets, and a drain in the floor for when jailers have to hose it out.

Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss what happened to Tony Mitchell, a man who was left naked and covered in feces in a holding cell nicknamed the "Freezer" for two weeks.

Transcribe Highlights

00:06.89 Introduction 

01:22.04 The Count of Monte Cristo

05:08.34 Tony Mitchell in jail

10:31.72 Tony Mitchell was having a mental health crisis

15:25.49 Justify treatment saying "he shot at cops"

20:45.54 Medical staff contracted to care for inmates

24:59.03 Mitchell holding cell not meant for longterm hold

30:13.18 Not toilet, no running water, drain in middle

35:37.41 Mitchell body temp dropping

40:10.44 Cold can bring about memory issues

45:17.42 Nurse begged jailers for three hours to take Mitchell to hospital

50:03.26 Over 20 people indicted 

52:49.10 Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

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