Chronicling the Adelson trial has had its fair share of clever legal arguments and delays, but this development happened out of court. Being incarcerated comes with its stressors. Being in a cell and having your day dictated to you take their toll, but sometimes it’s the good rapport (or lack thereof) with your fellow inmates that really gets you. Donna Adelson recently had a less-than-stellar interaction with a fellow inmate — Tallahassee has coverage:
Donna Adelson, an alleged mastermind behind the 2014 contract killing of law professor Dan Markel, claimed she was “grabbed” and extorted late last year at the Leon County Detention Facility.
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“On Feb. 3, Donna Adelson alleged another inmate grabbed her by the arm in relation to an attempt to extort,” Knight said. “She said this happened back in December. She said it happened in the bathroom area, not in the shower. She would not provide any information regarding the alleged suspects.”
Adelson has since been placed in protective custody. Being protected from aggression shouldn’t stop once you’re behind bars — and we’re a better country for protecting people in vulnerable positions. Whatever justice she deserves should be meted out in a courtroom by a judge and jurors, not by a fellow inmate in a bathroom area.
Donna Adelson Moved To Protective Custody At Jail After Alleged Assault, Extortion [Tallahassee]
Earlier:
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