A federal lawsuit was filed May 30th by the American Civil Liberties Union claiming that Maricopa County officials have violated the rights of a quarantined tuberculosis patient for months by treating him as a criminal.
The U.S. District Court complained on behalf of the tuberculosis patient, Robert Daniels, that health officials and the Maricopa County Sheriff have violated numerous constitutional rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The lawsuit asks for appropriate accommodations rather than
the cruel and "inhumane" Maricopa jail ward.
"It's good news for me," Daniels said Wednesday evening. "I finally have a chance to get out of this black hole."
Linda Cosme, an attorney for Daniels, said her client has been victimized by constitutional violations. "Robert is helpless," she says. "And he's at the mercy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. He needs as much support as possible, and the ACLU is supplying that support."
According to the Maricopa court records, Daniels has spent most of his time in custody without a phone, TV, radio, shower or hot water.
I think that this is cruel, unnecessary, and inhumane. Even though tuberculosis is highly contagious he should not be treated as if he were a criminal; it bad enough he is quarantined, separated from all other people, but worse if he is put in a jail cell with inhumane conditions
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I believe that his rights were violated, treated like a criminal and thrown in jail. His only "crime" was that he got a contagious disease, tuberculosis. I think that the Maricopa County officials should have isolated and quarantined him in a hospital, where he could have recieved medical attention and recover sooner. It's just not right for people to treat others unfairly like that.
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