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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Nov 30, 2012 5:18:41 GMT -6
From the Beeb (BBC) t.co/2RGISB4UFormer UK millionaire Krishna Maharaj has served 18 years in a Florida jail - 15 of those on death row - for a double murder he denies committing. But a Newsnight investigation has unearthed new evidence that suggests he suffered a miscarriage of justice. For the last 18 years home for sometime British millionaire Krishna Maharaj has been a 6ft by 9ft cell in Florida's Union Correctional Institution. Maharaj was born on 26 January, 1939 in Trinidad when it was still subject to British rule, making him a British citizen. I went from living like a prince, to existing like an animal on a day to day basis. This is the closest thing to hell He moved to England in 1960, where he began earning a living by driving a van. But with a keen eye for business, he started his own company importing fruit - a business which became immensely successful, making him a millionaire. He is described by his first English bank manager as: "One of the finest businessmen this country has ever seen." Mr Maharaj lived with his wife Marita in Peckham, south London. At the height of his wealth in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Krishna had a soft spot for Rolls Royces - never owning fewer than four of the luxury cars at a time. Krishna Maharaj's true passion was horse racing, he was a popular figure on the racing circuit. It' s shower day, one of three I'm allowed a week, I am handcuffed and taken for an eight-minute shower by two guards With more than a hundred horses to his name, he became the second biggest racehorse owner in Britain. The 65-year-old businessman from London was convicted for the 1986 murder of a Jamaican father and son in a hotel room in Miami, Florida. Mr Maharaj told Newsnight: "I went from living like a prince to existing like an animal on a day to day basis. This is the closest thing to hell." He is also unable to leave his cell for exercise or fresh air because, he told the programme, he's too scared to mix with the other inmates. 5.00am Awake, brush my teeth, use the toilet, have a sink bath, then make a cup of coffee and wait for breakfast. 6.00am Guard passes breakfast through the feeding hole on a plastic tray. Scrambled eggs, grits, two slices of bread, two slabs butter, two packets jelly and half a pint of milk. The eggs are made from powder. 7.00am Take my medications, listen to the news, and kneel down to say my prayers. 7.30am Start walking up and down my cell, from the back wall to the bars at the front. Some days are faster than others, according to the level of pain in my spine, which I injured falling in the shower. 10.00am After walking, I then do 30 minutes of leg raises lying on my back on the bed - to try and keep the strength in my right leg. 10.30am Take a sink bath and clean the cell, then read until lunch. Midday Lunch served on a plastic tray. Shredded cold turkey, baked beans, two slices of bread, fruit cocktail. I eat lunch and listen to the news. 1pm Start walking for two hours. 3.30pm Have a sink bath. There is no air conditioning. It's extremely hot - over 100 degrees. 5pm Dinner served on a plastic tray. Hamburger casserole, green beans, squash, two slices of bread, canned pear slices. I am reliably informed that the cost of all three meals per day per prisoner is less than $1.50. Our animals in England are fed better. 6pm Listen to the local news, then the world news. 7pm Shower day; one of three I'm allowed a week. I am handcuffed and taken for an eight-minute shower by two guards, and then handcuffed and brought back to my cell. 7.30pm Read the mail I've received and write some letters. 10.30pm Guards come to collect the letters I've written. 11pm Brush my teeth, say my prayers and go to bed. The only time I leave this cell is either for a shower on shower days, to see the doctor, my attorneys whenever they call or my wife on her regular visits. With these exceptions, I am in this cell 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Post by dogrose on Nov 30, 2012 8:08:26 GMT -6
I just hope they get on with it and find this man innocent. This is no way for any creature to live. If we kept an animal like this, we would be in court in the blink of an eye and banned from keeping animals.
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Post by josephdphillips on Nov 30, 2012 8:56:52 GMT -6
From the Beeb (BBC) t.co/2RGISB4U Former UK millionaire Krishna Maharaj has served 18 years in a Florida jail - 15 of those on death row - for a double murder he denies committing. But a Newsnight investigation has unearthed new evidence that suggests he suffered a miscarriage of justice. For the last 18 years home for sometime British millionaire Krishna Maharaj has been a 6ft by 9ft cell in Florida's Union Correctional Institution. Maharaj was born on 26 January, 1939 in Trinidad when it was still subject to British rule, making him a British citizen. I went from living like a prince, to existing like an animal on a day to day basis. This is the closest thing to hell He moved to England in 1960, where he began earning a living by driving a van. But with a keen eye for business, he started his own company importing fruit - a business which became immensely successful, making him a millionaire. He is described by his first English bank manager as: "One of the finest businessmen this country has ever seen." Mr Maharaj lived with his wife Marita in Peckham, south London. At the height of his wealth in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Krishna had a soft spot for Rolls Royces - never owning fewer than four of the luxury cars at a time. Krishna Maharaj's true passion was horse racing, he was a popular figure on the racing circuit. It' s shower day, one of three I'm allowed a week, I am handcuffed and taken for an eight-minute shower by two guards With more than a hundred horses to his name, he became the second biggest racehorse owner in Britain. The 65-year-old businessman from London was convicted for the 1986 murder of a Jamaican father and son in a hotel room in Miami, Florida. Mr Maharaj told Newsnight: "I went from living like a prince to existing like an animal on a day to day basis. This is the closest thing to hell." He is also unable to leave his cell for exercise or fresh air because, he told the programme, he's too scared to mix with the other inmates. 5.00am Awake, brush my teeth, use the toilet, have a sink bath, then make a cup of coffee and wait for breakfast. 6.00am Guard passes breakfast through the feeding hole on a plastic tray. Scrambled eggs, grits, two slices of bread, two slabs butter, two packets jelly and half a pint of milk. The eggs are made from powder. 7.00am Take my medications, listen to the news, and kneel down to say my prayers. 7.30am Start walking up and down my cell, from the back wall to the bars at the front. Some days are faster than others, according to the level of pain in my spine, which I injured falling in the shower. 10.00am After walking, I then do 30 minutes of leg raises lying on my back on the bed - to try and keep the strength in my right leg. 10.30am Take a sink bath and clean the cell, then read until lunch. Midday Lunch served on a plastic tray. Shredded cold turkey, baked beans, two slices of bread, fruit cocktail. I eat lunch and listen to the news. 1pm Start walking for two hours. 3.30pm Have a sink bath. There is no air conditioning. It's extremely hot - over 100 degrees. 5pm Dinner served on a plastic tray. Hamburger casserole, green beans, squash, two slices of bread, canned pear slices. I am reliably informed that the cost of all three meals per day per prisoner is less than $1.50. Our animals in England are fed better. 6pm Listen to the local news, then the world news. 7pm Shower day; one of three I'm allowed a week. I am handcuffed and taken for an eight-minute shower by two guards, and then handcuffed and brought back to my cell. 7.30pm Read the mail I've received and write some letters. 10.30pm Guards come to collect the letters I've written. 11pm Brush my teeth, say my prayers and go to bed. The only time I leave this cell is either for a shower on shower days, to see the doctor, my attorneys whenever they call or my wife on her regular visits. With these exceptions, I am in this cell 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Oh, boo hoo. He's treated, and eats a lot better, than I was when I was in the hospital. The british should mind their own dam#ned business.
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Post by Californian on Nov 30, 2012 13:46:28 GMT -6
This is no way for any creature to live. If we kept an animal like this, we would be in court in the blink of an eye and banned from keeping animals. Don't be an idiot. Probably 80% of the world's population would consider these deluxe accomodations.
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Post by dogrose on Nov 30, 2012 14:02:44 GMT -6
This is no way for any creature to live. If we kept an animal like this, we would be in court in the blink of an eye and banned from keeping animals. Don't be an idiot. Probably 80% of the world's population would consider these deluxe accomodations. "Don't be an idiot" ? Maybe if I was guilty of some crime, I may be one of the 80% to be happy to live in these accomodations, as you put it. If I was innocent, then i'd be happy to live on food stamps rather than that!
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Post by Californian on Nov 30, 2012 15:57:48 GMT -6
"Don't be an idiot" ? Yes, exactly. How many of the population of the world has a roof over their head, a bed, three squares, and indoor plumbing, much less 70 square feet of space in which they're safe? He's lucky he's alive period. "If" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, hon.
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Post by rayozz on Nov 30, 2012 23:44:20 GMT -6
I've seen that show. Clive Stafford-Smith I think the guys name is. He set up the Reprieve organisation, and is anti-dp and concentrates on the US. He has actually represented some DP inmates. I'm pretty sure one of them has since been executed.
He's pretty good at picking controversial DP cases and casting doubt. I don't know if he has had any success.
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Dec 1, 2012 3:09:52 GMT -6
Correct Ray, I got the link from Smith's Twitter feed. I follow him, nice to know what the Antis are up to. Keep your enemies closer and all that He actually gets a lot of criticism and abuse on Twitter because of his support for some Brit Muzzie in Gitmo.
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Post by rayozz on Dec 1, 2012 3:24:18 GMT -6
Correct Ray, I got the link from Smith's Twitter feed. I follow him, nice to know what the Antis are up to. Keep your enemies closer and all that He actually gets a lot of criticism and abuse on Twitter because of his support for some Brit Muzzie in Gitmo. I actually don't mind what he does. Makes me think and take a closer look into things. I get him confused with Nick Broomfield, another Brit, who gets involved in DP cases. His doco. on Aileen Wournoss was pretty special.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2012 8:51:09 GMT -6
"Don't be an idiot" ? Maybe if I was guilty of some crime, I may be one of the 80% to be happy to live in these accomodations, as you put it. If I was innocent, then i'd be happy to live on food stamps rather than that! Absolutely. If the man is innocent, he should definitely NOT be on death row. Agreed that his lifestyle prior to being sentenced was less than honorable... FOUR Rolls Royces?... but he ought to be sentenced for stealing and hoarding, NOT murder.
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Post by Californian on Dec 1, 2012 19:17:24 GMT -6
Absolutely. If the man is innocent, he should definitely NOT be on death row. Duh. According to the information, his business was legitimate and quite successful. Why do you object to that? You sound like a typical whiny leftist ninny.
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Post by whitediamonds on Dec 2, 2012 11:21:24 GMT -6
"Don't be an idiot" ? Maybe if I was guilty of some crime, I may be one of the 80% to be happy to live in these accomodations, as you put it. If I was innocent, then i'd be happy to live on food stamps rather than that! Absolutely. If the man is innocent, he should definitely NOT be on death row. Agreed that his lifestyle prior to being sentenced was less than honorable... FOUR Rolls Royces?... but he ought to be sentenced for stealing and hoarding, NOT murder. Why was his lifestyle less then honorable? Due to him having (hoarding)four Rolls Royces???
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 11:41:58 GMT -6
Absolutely. If the man is innocent, he should definitely NOT be on death row. Agreed that his lifestyle prior to being sentenced was less than honorable... FOUR Rolls Royces?... but he ought to be sentenced for stealing and hoarding, NOT murder. Why was his lifestyle less then honorable? Due to him having (hoarding)four Rolls Royces??? because i am jelous i aint got 4 rolls royces..
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Post by moretoasts on Dec 5, 2012 11:04:36 GMT -6
A people that keeps persons jailed in these conditions is very little far away from the animal level.
That's not a "guilty or innocent" issue. a Miscarriage of justice can happen everywhere, but it turns very bad when there are very low standards of deciency to mitigate it.
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Post by whitediamonds on Dec 5, 2012 15:15:44 GMT -6
A people that keeps persons jailed in these conditions is very little far away from the animal level. That's not a "guilty or innocent" issue. a Miscarriage of justice can happen everywhere, but it turns very bad when there are very low standards of deciency to mitigate it. Agree, but then there is the opposite extreme going on too. Many incarcerated bring the low standards onto themselves "while inside", they earn it.
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Post by Californian on Dec 6, 2012 22:44:11 GMT -6
A people that keeps persons jailed in these conditions is very little far away from the animal level. You sound like a typical Euroweenie, Mind yer own frickin' business.
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Post by starbux on Dec 15, 2012 17:04:37 GMT -6
They ought get on with it as a poster above mentioned except they ought hurry up and feed him the after dinner cocktail some sodium thiopental. I think he will have more to complain about in his 6 by 3 box with no light. Hahahaha LOL!
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Post by Potassium_Pixie on Dec 20, 2012 3:01:17 GMT -6
Why the hell did they overturn his death sentence? It seems to me that he is truly guilty.
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Post by nate on Jan 21, 2013 12:16:45 GMT -6
The prison system is a reflection of the society it serves.
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Post by Felix2 on Mar 31, 2013 16:40:14 GMT -6
Well P_ Pixie, if it seems to you he is guilty why dont you produce something to back that opinion?. Why has'nt the system in the uS responded to the panorama programme with logical refutes? Philips, its everybody's business if a possible miscarriage of jutice is pending because the common links and bonds with humans go way beyond the borders of countries and your mind.
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