State ignores mental health care, increases prison and jail costs - penny-wise, pound-foolish

Treatment of the mentally ill is one of the most cost-effective strategies for society as it increases productivity of citizens (income taxes for government); reduces public assistance by preserving family unity as well as keeping the breadearner employed; reduces crime as much shoplifting, drug-addiction, domestic violence, theft, and other violent crimes and assaults are related to mental illness, as well as vastly reduces justice system expenses to the courts, prosecutors, public defenders, jail, prisons, parole agents, etc. There are more mentally ill persons being treated in jails and prisons than in all the mental health facilities in the country combined. 

It is far less expensive to society to treat mental illness including drug-addiction up front as an outpatient than at the back end with  payments to police, courts, prosecutors, public defenders, jails, prisons, parole agents, treatment for medical care caused by neglect, public aid for family members neglected by the mentally ill person, etc.  Would you rather pay $40,000 a year to incarcerate someone PLUS all the above collateral costs or $10,000 per year to provide excellent mental health care as an outpatient? The answer is simple: A BIG YES!  Our politicians are simply stupid.

This article says it all and provides links: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/does-cutting-mental-health-care-increase-the-prison-population/2011/06/02/AGzNdVHH_blog.html?wprss=ezra-klein

Sign Petition for U.S. Attorney Eric Holder to Investigate Corrupt Officials - Help Free Melongo

Please read and sign petition detailing how the Illinois Attorney General and Cook County States Attorney are falsely prosecuting a whistle blower with charges, not backed up by probable cause, in what appears to be an act of cover-up of corruption and/or incompetence of public officials, which led to them aiding a phony foundation in obtaining millions from government.

Encourage the Attorney General to investigate this case and help free an innocent whistle blower.

Sign this petition - http://www.change.org/petitions/free-whistle-blower-exposed-8-million-fraud-by-phony-foundation-salf-il-officials-retaliate

Cook County Court Clerk records to State Police criminal database grossly erroneous

The job of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Dorothy Brown, is primarily to keep and transmit accurate court records or disposition of cases. She is required by law to notify the Illinois State Police criminal database of disposition of cases and orders such as warrants related to cases. Analysis comparing court orders, clerk's records, and the Illinois criminal database (rap sheets) reveals that there is a 37% error rate making the rap sheets useless.

Rap sheets are used by judges to set bail and decide sentences (aggravating factor). Their use, in view of the error rate should be banned until the records are corrected and Dorothy Brown should be impeached for failure to perform her main duty.

Please note the cases were dismissed by the court in both cases described at the bottom of the following article. Both cases were brought against defendant without probable cause or in an act of police corruption and false arrest, in retaliation against a whistle blower - who talks about police corruption (false arrest, excessive force, defamation of defendants, perjury by police).

For details read here.

Ald. Ed Burke - the most powerful man in Illinois

Chicago Alderman Ed Burke is likely the most powerful man in Illinois (except for those quietly sitting behind him like James Thompson) and I believe the most corrupt, except for perhaps Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael Madigan.



His wife Illinois Supreme Court Justice Ann Burke is likely the most powerful and corrupt woman in Illinois, except for perhaps Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.



Does anyone notice that Illinois is run like a kingdom with inherited lordships. Or is it just me?



http://biggovernment.com/jpeterson/2010/04/08/alderman-edward-burke-top-machine-boss-of-obamas-chicago-where-barack-learned-chicago-style-politics-part-1/



http://biggovernment.com/jpeterson/2010/04/12/alderman-edward-burke-top-machine-boss-of-obamas-chicago-where-barack-learned-chicago-style-politics/



http://biggovernment.com/jpeterson/2010/04/15/alderman-edward-burke-part-iii-top-machine-boss-of-obamas-chicago/

For information about Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan see:

http://www.examiner.com/x-24257-Cook-County-Government-Examiner~y2010m1d21-Costly-scheme-by-Illinois-Attorney-General-to-deny-mental-health-care-to-Medicaid-patients

http://cookcountyjudges.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/corrupt-judges-jorge-alonso-and-kathleen-pantle-kill-innocent-defendant-vernon-glass/

Corruption in Illinois:
See http://drlindashelton.wordpress.com/2008/12/13/be-a-team-player-corruption-and-patronage-in-illinois/

http://drlindashelton.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/mental-health-care-denied-poor-in-illinois/

Illinois for too long has been under the control of the Kingdom of former Gov. James AKA Big Jim (Prince John) Thompson and his Lords:

Chicago Mayor Richard M. and Cook Co. Commissioner John Daley (sons of former Mayor Richard J.) - their brother William (Bill) Daley also has great influence as a former member of Cliniton's cabinet and midwest director of Chase bank;

County Board Pres. John Stroger Jr. (son of former County Board Pres. John Stroger);

House Speaker Michael and his daughter Attorney General Lisa Madigan (one of the least qualified state officials in Illinois history);

Alderman Ed (buddy of Fast Ed[dy] now convict Vrdolyak) and his wife Illinois Supreme Court Justice Ann Burke;

Former Sheriff (of Nottingham) Michael Sheahan and his lap puppy now Sheriff Thomas Dart; and

Former Cook County State’s Attorney Richard (Gisbourne) Divine now Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez;

As well as other Lords such as former Sen. President Emil Jones and now his son Emil Jones Jr.

and the Beavers, the Lipinskis, the Steeles, etc. etc. etc.

Political office is inherited in Illinois; elected by political patronage; paid for by bribery as 10% of all contracts SHALL be donated (kicked-back) to political funds such as “Friends of Madigan” and “Friends of Blagojevic”, and decided in closed back room “deals” (bribes, pay-to-play, tit-for-tat, nothing to do with competency or experience, etc.).

Computer professional fraudulently prosecuted in political/criminal cover-up

Annabel Melongo is a computer professional, born in Cameroon, who has lived and worked in the Chicago area since 2003. From December - April, 2006, she worked for the Save-A-Life Foundation (SALF), a nonprofit whose charter was to teach first aid to children in public schools. Founded in 1993, SALF was a member organization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and over the years received close to $9 million in federal and state funding. Since November 2006, SALF has been the subject of about a dozen news reports around the country that raise serious concerns about the organization's claims, activities, and finances.

Melongo discovered extensive fraud in applications for government grants and fraud about the founder/president's credentials. Then, in October 2006, Melongo was fraudulently charged with destroying SALF's files, among them financial records (that prove SALF has committed fraud), likely to cover-up the misconduct of SALF's founder and president. Those charges were entirely based on claims made by SALF's founder/president Carol J. Spizzirri of Grayslake, IL. According to multiple news reports, Spizzirri has a history of serious fabrications, including the false claim that she is a Registered Nurse; that she worked as a renal transplant nurse in a Milwaukee hospital; and that she earned a BSN degree from a Wisconsin college whose name she misspelled on her CV. According to a recent sworn affidavit, in 1985 a Milwaukee court-ordered psychologist, Dr. Burton S. Silberglitt, diagnosed Spizzirri as "paranoid schizophrenic."Nevertheless, based on Spizzirri's word, the offices of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Cook County Prosecutor have indicted Melongo.

Facts indicate they have indicted Melongo in order to cover-up SALF's longstanding relationships with powerful political cronies and funders. These include Attorney General Madigan and her father Mike Madigan, longtime IL House of Representatives Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois.

After more than three years of such legal harassment, the following web site was launched in an attempt to bring public attention to this abuse of the legal system. Illinois taxpayers may wonder why the state's top law enforcement officer and Cook County Prosecutor Anita Alvarez are expending so much time and public money to prosecute this trumped-up case against Melongo rather than investigate what happened to the millions of tax dollars that went to the Save-A-Life Foundation. This site presents documented information that may help answer that and related questions. If you have more questions, comments, or information, please don't hesitate to send Melongo an email at concernedillinoiscitizen@yahoo.fr

Actors:
Lisa Madigan: Illinois Attorney General
Diane L. Saltoun: Illinois Inspector General
Patricia A. McConnell: Director Of Investigations, Office Of The Inspector General
Anita Alvarez: Cook County State Attorney
Dick Devine: Former Cook County State Attorney
Judge Paul Biebel: Cook County Chief Judge
Joseph Kazmierski: Cook County Supervising Judge
John J. Fleming: Cook County Judge
Mary M. Brosnahan: Cook County Judge
Prosecutor Lynn Palac: Special prosecutor, Rolling Meadows
Prosecutor Kyle French: Prosecutor Attorney General office, High Crime Tech Unit
Prosecutor Joseph Podlasek: Cook County special prosecutor
Prosecutor Julie Gunningle: Cook County Prosecutor
Prosecutor Scott Biestek : State attorney, Rolling Meadows
Pamela Taylor: Cook County Court Reporter Office, Assistant Administrator
Laurel Laudien: Cook County Court Reporter
Commander Daniel Schultze: Schiller Park Police
Detective Martin: Police detective, Schiller Park.
Shahna G. Monge: Forensic Examiner, Attorney General Office
Carol Spizzirri: CEO And Founder Save A Life Foundation
Annemarie Tabor: Court Reporter, Rolling Meadows
Annabel Melongo: defendant. Software Engineer. Computer Networking.

The story about fraudulent prosecution of Annabel Melongo

Sec. of Education Arne Duncan's involvement with director of SALF Spirrizza on Daily Kos web site

Mental Healthcare denied needy in Illinois

Corrupt Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan prevents Medicaid patients from obtaining mental health care http://tr.im/FWJv

Cook County Board President Candidate profiles & their position on issues:

Dr. Shelton has written extensive profiles with links to other sites and description of the candidates position on issues on her web page at Examiner.com, one of the fastest growing Internet news sites. Read the profiles and educate yourself about the candidates.

Dr. Linda Shelton is an independent contractor for Examiner.com and publishes articles as their "Cook County Government Examiner."

See: http://www.examiner.com/x-24257-Cook-County-Government-Examiner