He tried to kill himself by jumping from the top tier of his cell block...
He plunged at least thirty feet and slammed against the concrete floor. But he survived and he is still recuperating. I wrote about this despondent inmate in my journal entries for August 3-5, 2003.
He was depressed and lonely. He was hearing voices, and his life, he felt, was spinning out of control. He saw no hope for his situation. Sadly, for this man, suicide seemed an acceptable end to a life of mental illness and deep inner pain.
Now I have learned that he has been transferred from the prison's infirmary, where he had been confined to an isolation room and kept under constant watch. He was sent to the Central New York Psychiatric Center in the town of Marcy, where he will remain until the mental health staff at the Psychiatric Center determines that he can be sent back to a regular maximum-security prison.
While I may never see this man again, I will continue to pray for him. Jesus Christ loves him, and he is a human being whom Jesus died for.
In this environment, Satan uses many devices to bring men to ruin. He whispers into the minds of many that life is not worth living. That there is no hope, and one is better off dead. How he lies!
Christ is fully capable of redeeming any person, no matter what crime they may have committed to get into prison. God can and will pull a person from Satan's grip and bring him spiritual freedom. I pray that this troubled man finds this freedom.
D.B.
He was depressed and lonely. He was hearing voices, and his life, he felt, was spinning out of control. He saw no hope for his situation. Sadly, for this man, suicide seemed an acceptable end to a life of mental illness and deep inner pain.
Now I have learned that he has been transferred from the prison's infirmary, where he had been confined to an isolation room and kept under constant watch. He was sent to the Central New York Psychiatric Center in the town of Marcy, where he will remain until the mental health staff at the Psychiatric Center determines that he can be sent back to a regular maximum-security prison.
While I may never see this man again, I will continue to pray for him. Jesus Christ loves him, and he is a human being whom Jesus died for.
In this environment, Satan uses many devices to bring men to ruin. He whispers into the minds of many that life is not worth living. That there is no hope, and one is better off dead. How he lies!
Christ is fully capable of redeeming any person, no matter what crime they may have committed to get into prison. God can and will pull a person from Satan's grip and bring him spiritual freedom. I pray that this troubled man finds this freedom.
D.B.
