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Desperate for help: Aspie in prison

Jazifox

Firstly, I apologise for making this my introductory post, but I am frantic with worry for my husband.

He is 38 and has just recently been diagnosed with Aspergers.  Yesterday he got sent to prison for a huge mistake he made when using his computer.

Already he is not coping well- he told me during his phone call that he has already had a meltdown and self-harmed (head to wall). He received death threats on the bus from the court, due to the nature of his conviction. I don't know how they found out, but he is most definitely not what he has been labelled as. 

He has been told that an appeal might be possible, and obviously I want to get him out of there and safe as soon as I can.

Does anyone have any advice about organisations I can contact that might be able to help with the appeal, by providing evidence about how dangerous it is to his mental health to keep him in that environment?

I'm worried that without me to help him, as his voice of reason,  that he might lash out at someone if one of the other prisoners provokes him too much, and make things worse for himself.

I need to get him out of there.

Please help

xXx 

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  • i was in this situation. Get yourself some support, your husband is a vulnerable adult, get an ADVOCATE to assist and to be with him at any meeting and to visit and reassure, will be a group in your area. 

    I found it helped me by writing a concisee character description for him, you know him better than anyone!, and his difficulties, and describe what happened, so you're ready with a good personal defence and mitigation to offset the incident, give COPY to your appointed legal rep

    You could request the prison chaplain to visit, this was a great help to us.

    Build a good contact with his appointed legal rep.

    hope i haven't told you something you already know, and hope it helps.

    will be praying for you both.

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  • i was in this situation. Get yourself some support, your husband is a vulnerable adult, get an ADVOCATE to assist and to be with him at any meeting and to visit and reassure, will be a group in your area. 

    I found it helped me by writing a concisee character description for him, you know him better than anyone!, and his difficulties, and describe what happened, so you're ready with a good personal defence and mitigation to offset the incident, give COPY to your appointed legal rep

    You could request the prison chaplain to visit, this was a great help to us.

    Build a good contact with his appointed legal rep.

    hope i haven't told you something you already know, and hope it helps.

    will be praying for you both.

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