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The world will never know how Eric Perez died
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Comments left for the above article, "Teen's death in West Palm Beach lockup raises questions about new law" (by Carol Marbin Miller, 07.15.11, The Miami Herald), #s 21-35:
lrive031 · 07/16/2011 10:09 AM
I didn't read the crime that this boy commited. Anybody know?soflaresident84 · 07/16/2011 10:35 AM in reply to lrive031
He was singing too loud at church!elchino · 07/16/2011 01:00 PM in reply to lrive031
robbery[/list]
lrive031 · 07/16/2011 11:00 AM
I didn't read the crime this teen commited, does anybody know? Thanks.Luis Rodriguez · 07/16/2011 11:04 AM
Billy Bob,
DJJ employees and far from the description you
stated above. They get paid about 13
dollars an hours, and like low paid quasi law enforcement agencies; There a
majority ghetto and low income individuals.
With this being said, a lot do care for the kids; but, with the pay they
get and the violent nature of 90 percent of the kids they get, some may not
care no more. It is a very sad story and
situation.car2517 · 07/16/2011 11:28 AM
The prison guards are heartless. They do not think. They abuse the prisoners under plenty guarantees that they can do it. They are the ones who bring drugs to the prisoners and just treat them bad so if they come out they will be back because there is no education to turn the life of the prisoners around.soflaresident84 · 07/16/2011 11:55 AM in reply to car2517
They're in prison not a college. Prison is filled with bad people, people who will take adavatage or kill a guard without thinking twice, if you're too nice then they will really go after you. If prison is bad why not avoid it, it's not difficult at all.earthwat · 07/16/2011 12:16 PM in reply to car2517
If this is all true, why don't kids listen and avoid jail?? Schools lack prevention of these situations. Schools don’t have school training for those kids that are doing poorly. They don’t offer any kind of solution to make it in life. Lets face it not everyone was born to be an Einstein or to go to college. If these programs existed there will be much less crimes by the youth.radney · 07/16/2011 03:38 PM in reply to earthwat
Schools had many of those programs. They were cut due to FCAT emphasis (much of the money went to the Bush family.) The few alternative schools left that also worked programs to help at-risk kids have been mostly closed due to state funding cuts (gotta finance those tax breaks for the rich.) Only Mac North and South and ACE remain.
DJJ also had massive cuts that had to have contributed to this young man's situation. I'd be interested to know whether staff had been pushed to cut doctor contacts to help with the newly lowered funding. If so, the supervisor is also heavily resposible along with anyone who contributed to the funding short falls.
With the circumstances handed us by the state legislature (not just Ricky) it will only get worse. Ya get what ya voted for.[/list][/list]
Fred Off · 07/16/2011 11:43 AM
So the GOONS kill another child....The GOONS kill more people than anybody else and then sweep it under the rug....
sweep sweep sweep sweep sweep sweep
...Been to Miami Beach lately for a ATV ride with a drunk Goon ?soflaresident84 · 07/16/2011 12:01 PM in reply to Fred Off
Those goons were fired. At least we didn't have to hear the "He was a good boy, who was turning his around" sob story. We'll see what the investigation concludes. If there was wrong doing then punish the guards, if not there is one less juvinile criminal in the world, no big loss.
There are plenty of good kids doing good work in school and their community (and not because a judge made them do it) let's focus and help them out.[/list]
earthwat · 07/16/2011 12:18 PM
If this is all true, why don't kids listen and avoid jail?? Schools lack prevention of these situations. Schools don’t have school training for those kids that are doing poorly. They don’t offer any kind of solution to make it in life. Lets face it not everyone was born to be an Einstein or to go to college. If these programs existed there will be much less crimes by the youth.xammax1 · 07/16/2011 1:47 PM
Thanks RICK SCOTT for such a law that will not release photos or videos to the public of someone death. What a great way to hide the atrocities perpetrated by government agencies. Video cameras were instaleed at tax payers expense so that we cannot see them, sounds like wasteful spending. The law is really there to hide wrong doing by government agencies. If we allow this law to stand we are allowing the government to lie to us. To tell us what ever they want without ever showing us what our taxes paid for and that's the video and video tape.DavidMPayne · 07/16/2011 5:21 PM
It will be interesting to see what killed him. It could have been a drug overdose or mistreatment by the guards or he had a medical problem that no one knew of. As for the tape, that decision should be up to his mother. As for just releasing the video to the public, let me ask you all a question, if one of your loved ones dies a bad or violent death, would you like to see it over and over on TV, like those two cops families above had to endure? You have to balance the public's right to know with the families right to privacy.Tara_Wilson · 07/22/2011 5:14 AM in reply to DavidMPayne
I agree. It's sad to read news like this. Lots of issues have been going around about juvenile detentions. Situations like these really deserve to have a thorough investigation about what really went wrong, to correct mistakes and to avoid problems like these to happen in the future. It's hard for parents to accept if their kids will end up like Eric, so who can really blame his mother for finding out about the truth? I agree though that the video shouldn't be leaked to the public unless if the family would want it. Teens nowadays should realize that it's best to stay away from trouble than to experience having to go through juvenile detentions as punishments. Some parents would opt to send their kids in boot camps to effectively correct their kid's wrongdoings before it worsens. If you're one of those parents, this article might interest you. I hope this doesn't happen again though. Offenders still deserve the right to change and live to become more productive citizens. Thanks for the share![/list][/list]
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And... here's a Spanish version of Carol Marbin Miller's above article...
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El Nuevo Herald
Publicado el sábado, 07.16.11
Muerte de adolescente en centro de detención coloca ley en entredicho
CAROL MARBIN MILLER
cmarbin@MiamiHerald.com
Eric Perez. FOTO CORTESIA.
Dos semanas después de que una polémica ley nueva entrara en vigor haciendo ilegal revelar fotografías o grabaciones de un homicidio, el estatuto enfrentará su primer reto: los administradores de justicia juvenil del estado tienen una cinta de video que muestra los momentos finales de un joven de 18 años que falleció en un centro de detención de West Palm Beach horas después de que se enfermara y tuviera un ataque de psicosis.
Eric Pérez, de Port St. Lucie, murió en el centro de detención juvenil de West Palm Beach a las 8:09 a.m. del domingo, pocas horas después de que los administradores del mismo lo mudaran a un comedor para vigilar su estado. Samahdi Jones, vocera del Departamento de Justicia Juvenil en Tallahassee (DJJ), no quiso revelar la identidad del joven en una entrevista con The Miami Herald, pero la madre de Pérez confirmó que ellos se habían dicho que su hijo había muerto en el centro de detención del Condado Palm Beach.
"Ellos deberían haberlo llevado a un hospital", dijo Maritza Pérez, de 47 años. "Que él haya cometido un error no significa que ellos tengan el derecho de quitarle la vida".
Administradores de justicia juvenil no quisieron discutir detalles de la muerte de Pérez. Jones dijo el jueves en una declaración preparada que la agencia ha puesto a seis empleados del centro de detención de licencia administrativa pagada mientras que el inspector general del DJJ y la policía de West Palm Beach completan sus investigaciones de la muerte del joven. “El DJJ está llevando a cabo una revisión intensiva de las acciones llevadas a cabo por el personal del departamento para determinar si se siguieron las reglas y procedimientos de rigor”, dijo Jones en la declaración.
El viernes por la tarde, Jones dijo que dos de los empleados suspendidos del centro de detención habían sido despedidos. Jones se negó a dar los nombres de los empleados o las razones de su despido. La agencia se negó asimismo a entregar a The Miami Herald copias de las cartas de despido de los trabajadores.
Jones dijo el jueves que la dirección del DJJ estaba, a petición de The Herald, revisando y editando una cinta de video del centro de detención para su posible entrega según la ley de documentos públicos del estado, pero añadió que los administradores estaban estudiando la recién aprobada Ley HB 411 para determinar si prohíbe la publicación de la grabación. El viernes, Jones dijo que no se puede dar a conocer públicamente la cinta porque es parte de una investigación en curso sobre la muerte del joven.
El secretario del DJJ Wansley Walters, quien dirigía el centro de evaluación de delincuencia juvenil de Miami antes de ser designado para presidir la agencia estatal, dijo: "La pérdida repentina de este joven ha causado una profunda tristeza a todos nosotros en el DJJ. Damos nuestro más sentido pésame a su familia y sus seres queridos".
Jones dijo que la dirección de la agencia no sabe todavía qué causó la muerte de Pérez.
La muerte de Pérez marca la segunda ocasión en que administradores de justicia juvenil han grabado sucesos relacionados con la muerte de un joven detenido. En el 2006, un video borroso y mal filmado mostró a un muchacho de 14 años del Panhandle recibiendo puñetazos y rodillazos de los guardias del campamento porque se negó a seguir sus ordenes de correr por una pista. El video, que fue mostrado sin parar en la televisión nacional luego de que el DJJ lo hiciera público en respuesta a una demanda, tuvo como consecuencia profundos cambios en la manera en que se castiga a los delincuentes juveniles en las prisiones y centros de detención de la Florida.
La ley HB411, que fuera auspiciada por la representante Rachel V. Burgin, republicana de Riverview, prohíbe dar a conocer al público fotos y grabaciones de video y audio "que muestren un homicidio". La misma se puso en vigor el 1 de julio, conjuntamente con otras muchas leyes aprobadas durante la temporada de sesiones legislativas del 2011. Violar esa ley es un delito de mayor cuantía de tercer grado.
Y, aunque la ley se refiere específicamente a homicidios, la misma define "homicidio" muy a grandes rasgos como "todos aquellos actos o sucesos que causen o que de otro modo se relacionen con el acto de matar a un ser humano, incluyendo todos aquellos actos o sucesos que precedan o sigan de inmediato a los actos o sucesos que fueran la causa aproximada de su muerte". La ley es similar a una medida aprobada en el 2001 que prohibió la publicación de fotos de autopsias tras la muerte del piloto de carreras de NASCAR Dale Earnhardt.
La ley permite que el cónyuge u otro familiar sobreviviente reciba una copia de dichos archivos, y Maritza Pérez dijo a The Herald que ella está a favor de dar a conocer al público cualquier grabación que arroje luz sobre el modo en que murió su hijo si eso pudiera prevenir "que otro muchacho tenga que pasar por lo que pasó Eric".
"Ellos me lo arrancaron", dijo Pérez. "Yo estoy dispuesta a hacer cualquier cosa".
Burgin dijo que ella redactó el proyecto de ley el año pasado luego de asistir a los funerales de dos agentes de policía de Tampa cuya muerte fue grabada por la cámara de la pizarra de un carro patrullero durante una parada rutinaria de tránsito. Se permitió a los reporteros ver las grabaciones después del éxito de una demanda, y Burgin dijo que ella consideraba que la familia de los agentes ya había sufrido bastante sin "tener que vivir de nuevo la muerte de sus seres queridos una y otra vez".
La madre de Eric tiene derecho a solicitar una copia de la cinta de video bajo la nueva ley, dijo Burgin. "Ella no tiene más que pedirla, y puede hacer lo que quiera con ella".
Pérez dijo que ella ha recibido reportes contradictorios de directivos de la agencia sobre las horas finales de su hijo. Le dijeron, afirmó, que Eric se despertó de madrugada y pareció estar alucinando, agitando sus brazos frenéticamente y gritando: "¡Quítenmelo de encima!" Jóvenes que estaban cerca pidieron ayuda al personal del centro de detención, los cuales mudaron al adolescente y su colchoneta de un dormitorio a una sala de recreación para vigilarlo más de cerca. Eric vomitó varias veces, dijo Pérez que le informaron.
Pocas horas después de que Eric se empezara a sentir mal, su estado se agravó drásticamente y los administradores del centro de detención llamaron una ambulancia, dijo Pérez que le habían dicho. Cuando llegaron los trabajadores de emergencia, Eric ya estaba muerto.
Al principio, según Pérez, le dijeron que Eric había fallecido de problemas respiratorios. Luego, que él parecía haber muerto a consecuencia de una cardiomegalia. Más tarde, que él pudo haber sufrido un derrame cerebral.
Copyright 2011 Miami Herald Media Co.
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Comments left for the above article, "Muerte de adolescente en centro de detención coloca ley en entredicho" (by Carol Marbin Miller, 07.16.11, El Nuevo Herald):
Wil Vega · 07/16/2011 03:00 PM
Todavia no saben de que murió? Con quien car@jo se creen que estan tratando. Ya botaron a 2 y seis suspendidos? Esto huele a imcubrimiento.Elena_Nito · 07/16/2011 04:02 PM en respuesta a Wil Vega
Dejar morir un ser humano por falta de cuidado médico cuando este necesario, es inhumano.
Lo que sucedió en este Centro de Detención no lo sabe nadie más que los involucrados. Los hechos no están claros. Y mientras las autoridades los esclarecen, lo mejor que hacen es despedir a los otros seis involucrados en ese penoso incidente.
Lo que sucedió ahí no pasa el examen del olor...Wil Vega · 07/16/2011 05:01 PM en respuesta a Elena_Nito
Cual es el secreto...................[/list][/list]
cublibre · 07/16/2011 07:24 PM
falta total de derechos humanos en prisiones ,por eso no quieren que filmen [impunidad] total estamos jodidos ,seguidor de la ley con 2 dedos de frente[/list]
Nopasanada · 07/16/2011 08:22 PM
Descubriran a una senora de la familia Bush como coproprietaria de estos centos y entenderan porque la falta de atencion. Solo es un negocio mas.historico · 07/17/2011 02:27 PM
el muerto no habla y los vivos diran lo que les conviene,dentro de esos centros hay muchos abusadores de todo tipo
Copyright 2011 Miami Herald Media Co.
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Video news footage at the title link:
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NEWS CHANNEL 5 — WPTV
Teen's death in lockup brings call for statewide investigation
Two detention employees fired
Posted: 07/15/2011
By: Evan Axelbank
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The investigation into the death of 18-year-old Eric Perez at a state-run juvenile lockup is widening as one South Florida lawmaker says the West Palm Beach Juvenile Detention Center has been neglected for years.
The reasons behind the death of Perez are not clear.
But we have new insights from Delray Beach State Senator Maria Sachs, who once chaired the board for the juvenile detention lockup now under fire.
"It really has been a forgotten area, in so many instances, there is not enough funding," said Sachs.
Now there are new questions and criticism.
The Perez family has questions about what happened to their loved one, who was reportedly suffering from several medical ailments like shortness of breath and bleeding on the brain, right before he died Sunday morning.
The family said Thursday that they're convinced someone neglected his care.
"For him to be laying in a coffin today is unacceptable," said his aunt, Dorianne Pellot.
Of the six detention center employees who were put on leave this week - all responsible for the care of Perez - two were fired Friday.
The state won't give their names or say why they were fired.
Sachs says it's important not to read into that move until the facts come out in what she hopes will be a deep investigation.
"It's warranted, and not only Palm Beach's juvenile detention center, but all through the state, we need to take a look at all of them," said Sachs. "It's time for legislative oversight into the detention centers. It really has been a forgotten area. I think it's time that we need to look at it and properly fund them."
The Perez family says they have hired a lawyer to help in their push for answers.
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc.
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Now comes some specific focus on the video...
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The Miami Herald
Posted on Saturday, 07.16.11
Video shows final moments of teen at lockup
The Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities say there is a video of the final moments of an 18-year-old who died at a West Palm Beach juvenile detention center.
Eric Perez died last Sunday after falling ill. His mother says she was told the teen began hallucinating and vomiting. He was moved to a room where officials could watch him more closely but his condition deteriorated. An ambulance was called but Perez was reportedly dead when they arrived.
A spokeswoman for the state Department of Juvenile Justice says four lockup workers have been suspended and two fired. The department's inspector general and police are investigating Perez's death.
While there is video of the incident, it may not be made public. A new law makes it illegal for agencies to release photos or recordings of a death.
Copyright 2011 Miami Herald Media Co.
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