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My brother was jailed for having 0.4 grams of M with him. The patrol officers who arrested him intimidated him into handing over his cellphone and password. He was scared and didn’t feel like he could refuse, so he gave them access. My three other siblings and my mother were at the police station, begging them to let him go since it was his first offense, the amount was very small, and he is still a teenager — but they refused.

My mom tried to ask for my brother’s phone back, and one of my siblings questioned why they took it since it was his privacy. Suddenly, one of the patrol officers got angry and said (verbatim): “Give me that cellphone. What’s the password? Hand it over!”

Another one of my siblings also protested because what happened was clearly not voluntary, but they were shouted at again and told, “You don’t know anything.”

They never even informed my brother that he had the right to refuse. They just took the phone, and I honestly believe they did it to build a stronger case against him since they only found a very small amount on him.

I’m not a lawyer, but I know that giving access to a phone and password is supposed to be voluntary, or there should at least be a warrant.

I’m not going to pretend my brother is a perfect person because he’s not. He’s stubborn, hardheaded, and doesn’t listen sometimes. But he is not an evil or violent kid. We even scold him for kissing our dogs and cats on the mouth even when they smell bad — he just ended up with the wrong crowd.

Some people will probably say he deserves to be jailed so he can learn his lesson, and honestly, I understand that. But the reason I want to get him out as soon as possible is because there is a serious health risk inside the prison. Around twenty people have already died from sickness there. When we visited him yesterday, another dead body was being carried out, and it seemed so normal to everyone there.

My brother has lung problems and a weak immune system, so I am worried sick. He also hasn’t been sleeping and has been suffering from severe headaches. He does not deserve to die inside a prison cell over a mistake he made once.

My brother was jailed for having 0.4 grams of M with him. The patrol officers who arrested him intimidated him into handing over his cellphone and password. He was scared and didn’t feel like he could refuse, so he gave them access. My three other siblings and my mother were at the police station, begging them to let him go since it was his first offense, the amount was very small, and he is still a teenager — but they refused.

My mom tried to ask for my brother’s phone back, and one of my siblings questioned why they took it since it was his privacy. Suddenly, one of the patrol officers got angry and said (verbatim): “Give me that cellphone. What’s the password? Hand it over!”

Another one of my siblings also protested because what happened was clearly not voluntary, but they were shouted at again and told, “You don’t know anything.”

They never even informed my brother that he had the right to refuse. They just took the phone, and I honestly believe they did it to build a stronger case against him since they only found a very small amount on him.

I’m not a lawyer, but I know that giving access to a phone and password is supposed to be voluntary, or there should at least be a warrant.

I’m not going to pretend my brother is a perfect person because he’s not. He’s stubborn, hardheaded, and doesn’t listen sometimes. But he is not an evil or violent kid. We even scold him for kissing our dogs and cats on the mouth even when they smell bad — he just ended up with the wrong crowd.

Some people will probably say he deserves to be jailed so he can learn his lesson, and honestly, I understand that. But the reason I want to get him out as soon as possible is because there is a serious health risk inside the prison. Around twenty people have already died from sickness there. When we visited him yesterday, another dead body was being carried out, and it seemed so normal to everyone there.

My brother has lung problems and a weak immune system, so I am worried sick. He also hasn’t been sleeping and has been suffering from severe headaches. He does not deserve to die inside a prison cell over a mistake he made once.

My brother was jailed for having 0.4 grams of M with him. The patrol officers who arrested him intimidated him into handing over his cellphone and password. He was scared and didn’t feel like he could refuse, so he gave them access. My three other siblings and my mother were at the police station, begging them to let him go since it was his first offense, the amount was very small, and he is still a teenager — but they refused.

My mom tried to ask for my brother’s phone back, and one of my siblings questioned why they took it since it was his privacy. Suddenly, one of the patrol officers got angry and said (verbatim): “Give me that cellphone. What’s the password? Hand it over!”

Another one of my siblings also protested because what happened was clearly not voluntary, but they were shouted at again and told, “You don’t know anything.”

They never even informed my brother that he had the right to refuse. They just took the phone, and I honestly believe they did it to build a stronger case against him since they only found a very small amount on him.

I’m not a lawyer, but I know that giving access to a phone and password is supposed to be voluntary, or there should at least be a warrant.

I’m not going to pretend my brother is a perfect person because he’s not. He’s stubborn, hardheaded, and doesn’t listen sometimes. But he is not an evil or violent kid. We even scold him for kissing our dogs and cats on the mouth even when they smell bad — he just ended up with the wrong crowd.

Some people will probably say he deserves to be jailed so he can learn his lesson, and honestly, I understand that. But the reason I want to get him out as soon as possible is because there is a serious health risk inside the prison. Around twenty people have already died from sickness there. When we visited him yesterday, another dead body was being carried out, and it seemed so normal to everyone there.

My brother has lung problems and a weak immune system, so I am worried sick. He also hasn’t been sleeping and has been suffering from severe headaches. He does not deserve to die inside a prison cell over a mistake he made once.