POLYGRAPH ROLAND CLARKE ON THE KILLING OF DARREN RAINEY

Roland Clarke walking Darren Rainey to his death

Attn:  Oliver G Gilbert III - Mayor of Miami Gardens - Florida - USA          13:2:2019

Re:  Roland Clarke - Darren Rainey - Harold Hempstead

Dear Mayor Gilbert -

I am writing to you from Great Britain to express my deep concern over the fact that Roland Clarke is working for Miami Gardens Police Department -

For some years I have been working on the case of Darren Rainey - the mentally-disturbed 50 year-old black Muslim man who died under torture at Dade CI on 23rd June 2012 - Mr Rainey was steamed to death in a specially adapted shower which reached temperatures of over 160 degrees Fahrenheit - 

I have been in regular contact with Harold Hempstead - the primary witness to the killing of Darren Rainey and have learned a great deal about the circumstances of the case -

As you are probably aware - State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle closed the case on 17th March 2017 - finding no wrong-doing and bringing no prosecutions or other disciplinary action against the perpetrators -  I am aware of the official verdict and exactly how the case was handled -  

The following matters are now public knowledge:

Harold Hempstead has audio recordings of Roland Clarke admitting to using the adapted shower to punish mentally-disabled prisoners at Dade CI Transitional Care Unit - 

The recordings also feature Roland Clarke admitting that he killed Darren Rainey -

The video evidence submitted by Attorney Rundle was fraudulent and an attempt to pervert the course of justice through perjury -  As explained on his blog-site- Hempstead describes how the time and ID stamps on the video are from a different wing of the prison - NOT wing J-3 where the torture and killing actually occurred - 

I suggest that Ms Rundle be removed from office and prosecuted for the crime of deliberately misleading a jury with irrelevant evidence -  

Even though he has yet to be charged with any offence over the torture of at least five mental patients and the killing of Darren Rainey - I suggest that Roland Clarke is a huge discredit to the reputation not only of the police but also to the city of Miami Gardens - After killing Darren Rainey - Clarke actually boasted that he-d got away with it and that Harold Hempstead was his "co-defendant" - as at the time he believed that Hempstead was gong to cooperate with him and help cover up the crime -  In fact the opposite happened and Harold Hempstead has since dedicated his life to bringing justice to the case of Darren Rainey -   One of his suggestions in pursuit of this justice is that Roland Clarke should be given a polygraph or voice-stress test and questioned over his part in the death of Darren Rainey and the torturing of several other men in the super-heated steam-chamber - 

I am asking you sincerely to do just this and interview Roland Clarke on the above matters - I believe - in view of the irrefutable evidence that Harold Hempstead has which proves beyond any doubt that the torture and killing of Darren Rainey was crudely covered up in an outrageous miscarriage of justice - I believe that there will eventually be a re-trial and this time justice will be served -  It would do credit to the authorities of Miami Gardens if they were to take a proactive stance and interview Roland Clarke and establish the truth about the events of 23rd June 2012 -  

To quote from a recent letter from Harold Hempstead:  "In other words - a killer who is responsible for torturing mentally disabled inmates is employed for the Miami Gardens Police Department"

I am sure it is in the public interest to investigate Roland Clarke - and follow this up by taking appropriate action - Does Miami Gardens really want to be associated with a man like Roland Clarke~  

As part of his campaign for justice for Darren Rainey - who died a terrible death - Harold Hempstead has just published a book: "DEPARTMENT OF CORRUPTION - Darren Rainey - The Untold Story" which is essentially 400 pages of extremely detailed information on every aspect of the case - He has written several other books on this and related subjects which are all due for publication imminently -  He is also a qualified Para-Legal and a Minister of the Church and has been trained by the police in evidence-collection since the age of 13-

I ask you most sincerely to look into these matters I have raised and take action -

With best wishes -

Jeremy Schanche

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT FEDERAL INCOME TAX FRAUD IN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Fact:  Florida prisoners file more fraudulent tax returns than any other prison system in our nation. 

Fact:  In 2009 Florida prisoners filed more fraudulent tax returns than all the prisoners in California,Texas and New York combined.

Fact:  Former Senator Bill Nelson played a big part in getting an agreement between the FBI, IRS and the Florida prison system that was focused on stopping federal tax fraud in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC).

Fact:  Daniel Goodheart, a former psychologist at Okeechobee Correctional Institution made more than $900,000 from filing fraudulent tax returns.

Fact:  The Florida Senate Finance Committee is involved with trying to stop tax fraud in the FDC.

Fact:  FDC Inspector General's Office issues several reports a year documenting their findings on tax and credit card fraud in the Florida prison system.

Fact:  Tax fraud ringleaders in FDC file false tax returns in the names of witnesses that appear in the law-work of Florida inmates.  In other words, if you're a witness to any crime committed by an inmate in the Florida prison system then you could have had or might have a fraudulent tax return filed in your name. 

Federal income tax fraud has been going on in FDC for more than 30 years and federal and state officials can't stop it.  If you'd like to read more about this subject then you will want to read my book entitled "DEPARTMENT OF CORRUPTION - Darren Rainey - The Untold Story." You can locate this book at Crusader Books or Lulu Publishing.  Please share this blog with your friends. Harold Hempstead

WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT: PROTECTING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION INTO TAX & CREDIT-CARD FRAUD IN FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OR JUSTICE FOR THE MURDER OF DARREN RAINEY?

A new blog from Harold Hempstead "The Witness" challenging the US authorities to follow up the evidence on the murder of Darren Rainey that he is providing -  Whilst the Inspector General of the Florida Department of Corrections is seemingly focused on investigating credit-card and tax fraud there remains much work to be done reviewing the fresh evidence into the murder of Darren Rainey - a prisoner who was tortured to death in a cubicle of super-heated steam - Basically he was steamed to death and this crime will continue to get publicity until some kind of resolution is reached -

The sham-justice overseen by State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle in 2017 is a cynical and deliberate failure of the principles of justice and the rule of law in Florida - 

If you open the image in a new tab it will be easier to read -

For a truly encyclopaedic body of irrefutable evidence on the Rainey case please see Harold Hempstead Caged Crusader Wordpress - the blog I manage for Harold - 

Harold Hempstead Requests Statement From SPPD On Detective Mike Brown

On 11th January 2019 Harold Hempstead had an email sent to St Petersburg Police Department asking for a statement on investigations into the improper activities of a predatory former police officer whom Harold had reported –

“Re:  Request for official statement from St Petersburg Police Dept – Florida

Attn:  Media Relations – SPPD

Dear St Petersburg Police Department spokesperson:

Harold Hampstead has published a book entitled “Department of Corruption”  – Darren Rainey – The Untold Story –  His book can be located at crusaderbooks.com

Question 130 of Hempstead-s book states:

 “130 – Question:  When was the first time you spoke out against a state official who did wrong~”

“Answer:  The first time was with Roosevelt Copeland when I was a teenager –  He was a guard at the Pinellas County – Florida – Juvenile Detention Center –  As a result of me speaking out against his improper conduct he lost his job –  The second time I spoke out was against St Petersburg Police Officer Mike Brown –  He was committing sexual misconduct with kids at the Police Athletic League –  The police set me up with two frivolous felony charges for it –  The State Attorney knew I was set up – so they dismissed the charges -“

This above matter concerning Detective Mike Brown is more thoroughly explained in Hempstead-s book – “Used And Abused By The St Petersburg Police Department” which will be released in February 2019 –

Will you please provide the citizens of St Petersburg with any and all information in your agency-s possession concerning any investigations conducted into any misconduct by Detective Mike Brown~

Will you please provide the citizens of St Petersburg with any and all information in your agency-s possession concerning any juveniles that reported being sexually abused at the Police Athletic League ~

Will you please provide an official response to Hempstead-s statements in his books concerning Detective Mike Brown~

Please provide your official responses to these questions to the parties listed in the CC section below –

It should be noted that all attempts to communicate with Harold Hempstead concerning the matters herein should be directed to his Attorney – John Trevena at travenalaw@aol.com

This letter and any response or failure to respond could be published in future book(s) and used in court proceedings –

Sincerely –

Harold Hempstead – I-M # 577366

Northeast Correctional Complex

P-O Box 5000

Mountain City – TN 37683-5000

CC

Crusader Books

John Trevena

Paul Tash

John Romano

Sue Carlton

Craig Patrick

Casey Frank

Julie Brown

Eyal Press

Solly Granatstein

Jeff Brandes

Jeremy Schanche

Susan Chandler

Secretary – Florida Department of Children and Families

Commissioner – Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Adam Playford”

– Message Ends –

You can find Harold-s Sworn Affidavit concerning his history with the SPPD here

Department Of Corruption - Darren Rainey - The Untold Story by Harold Hempstead - Out Now

Crusader Books is happy to present its first publication:  DEPARTMENT OF CORRUPTION - Darren Rainey - The Untold Story by Harold Hempstead 

The author gained his epithet of The Caged Crusader through his dangerous and lengthy struggle to seek justice for Darren Rainey - a Muslim man who-s murder at the hands of Florida prison guards he witnessed -   In the ultra-violent climate of the Florida Department of Corrections Harold literally risked his life to reveal what he knew about this horrific torture-murder -  Driven by his conscience - Harold felt compelled to pursue the course of justice and spent almost two years writing to various official departments before finally getting his story published in the Miami Herald newspaper - 
This initiated a belated police investigation and also a major overhaul of the FDC -  Sadly the killing of Darren Rainey was covered up by Florida-s corrupt officials such as State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle and Dr Emma Lew -  No-one has been charged over the torture and killing of Rainey - nor the torture of various other convicts in a specially rigged torture-shower at Dade C I - Florida - 
Harold was illegally used as a police spy from the age of 13 and in his early twenties was incarcerated for 165 years under questionable circumstances -  In prison he underwent a profound religious conversion and this has guided his courageous activism under the most harrowing circumstances -  The story he has to tell is testimony to all the ills of America-s tragic policy of mass-incarceration - and of how an absolute belief in the power of good can animate a man to struggle so hard against such cruel and unjust captors and the injustices they perpetuate -
This is truly a story of the triumph of the human heart and its refusal to keep silent in the face of evil -

You can buy the book here and also see a list of upcoming publications from Harold Hempstead-s publishing house CRUSADER BOOKS
Harold Hempstead also has a blog with a large collection of articles he has written on the Rainey murder and various other human rights and constitutional violations in FDC -

Darren Rainey

Harold Hempstead

4th January 2019 - Jeremy Schanche - The Invertebrate Press - Kernow - UK

Harold Hempstead Caged Crusader To Publish Book On Florida Prisons And The Darren Rainey Murder

Press Release:

From Florida's most-known prisoner civil rights activist - Harold Hempstead (A.K.A "The Caged Crusader") 

Harold Hempstead has been written about in the Miami Herald newspaper, Tampa Bay Times, New Yorker magazine, Huffington Post and dozens of other newspapers and magazines.  He has also appeared on WTVT Fox 13 Tampa, Florida news and CBS4 Miami, Florida news.

Book title:

DEPARTMENT OF CORRUPTION

DARREN RAINEY - THE UNTOLD STORY

By Harold Hempstead

A historically factual book about the Darren Rainey murder, the systematic culture of corruption in the Florida Department of Corrections and the murdering, torturing and abuse of Florida prisoners.

A compelling expose of the hidden world of brutality and corruption in the Florida Department of Corrections. 

Harold Hempstead was incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) for 17 years.  On 17th March, 2017 he was involuntarily Interstate Compacted to the Tennessee Department of Corrections in an attempt to censor him on the Darren Rainey case and stop him from engaging in prisoner civil rights activities.

During his years incarcerated in Florida he was incarcerated at the majority of Florida's most violent prisons.

In this historically factual book Harold Hempstead chronicles:

1)  A tremendous amount of facts on the Darren Rainey case that have never been told to the public.  Harold Hempstead exposed the brutal scalding death of Darren Rainey to the Miami Herald newspaper.

2)  The murdering, starving, torturing and abusing of Florida inmates by prison staff.

3)  The mass-poisoning of the food that inmates eat,  with pills, chemicals, feces and urine by FDC staff.

4)  The extreme physically and sexually violent conditions in the Florida Department of Corrections.

5)  The rise in gang membership and violence in Florida prisons.

6)  Drugs, cellular phones and contraband-smuggling activities.

7)  A tremendous amount of facts about the culture of corruption and the unconstitutional conditions of the Florida Department of Corrections.

This eye-opening factual book truly exposes the world behind the walls in the Florida prison system and shows why reform and independent oversight are needed in the Florida Department of Corrections.

MINI AUTHOR BIO: 

Harold Hempstead has a Doctor's Degree in Biblical Studies from Calvary Christian College and Seminary and a Paralegal Certification from Blackstone Career Institute.  He was incarcerated for 17 years in the Florida Department of Corrections prior to his March 17, 2017 involuntary Interstate Compact to the Tennessee Department of Corrections.  In 2015 the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida awarded him with the Maurice Rosen Act of Courage Award for placing his life on the line to expose the brutal and fatal scalding of Darren Rainey and for exposing the systematic culture of brutality in the Florida Department of Corrections.  Harold Hempstead is serving 165 years in prison for burglaries and dealing in stolen property.

STATEMENTS MADE ABOUT HAROLD HEMPSTEAD IN THE MEDIA:

Miami Herald newspaper - (Reporter Julie K Brown: 8/8/2015)

Article name:  The Inmate Who Exposed Florida Prisons Culture Of Cruelty

"Hempstead didn't set out to be a hero and, perhaps to some people, he isn't a hero at all.  But it is likely that no-one would have ever known about the death of mentally ill inmate Darren Rainey, or about the systematic culture of physical and mental abuse of inmates in Florida prisons. had it not been for Hempstead. "

  "Hempstead's steadfast determination to expose the monstrous acts he says he witnessed ultimately brought about an overhaul of the prison system, the firing of top corrections officials and officers, federal arrests and an ongoing investigation by the US Department of Justice ."

  "Hempstead did all this from a prison cell and in spite of threats, intimidation and a haunting fear that one day he would suffer an accident and never wake up."

Tampa Bay Times (8/11/2015)

Article name:  Editorial:  A Horrific Account Of Prison Abuse 

"Convicted burglar Harold Hempstead is responsible for helping to lift the curtains on systematic corruption in Florida's prison system."

Miami Herald newspaper - (Reporter Julie K Brown :  8/8/2015)

Article name:  The Inmate Who Exposed Florida Prisons Culture Of Cruelty

"He saw something was wrong and he took a stand.  What he did took real courage."

  "The interests of all the people in Florida have been served by this inmate (Harold Hempstead) revealing the horrors and violence of both corrections officers and inmates.  Because of him, we are better for it."

(Malcolm Tomlin - FDC Chaplain)

WTVT Fox 13 Tampa Bay, Florida 

(Reporter Craig Patrick 11/9/2015)

"Harold Hempstead helped expose a scandal that rocked the prison system."

BOOK INFORMATION:

Title:  DEPARTMENT OF CORRUPTION - Darren Rainey - The Untold Story

Publication Date:  Prior to the end of 2018 

Contact Harold Hempstead:

Mailing address:  Harold Hempstead, I-M # 577366

                             Northeast Correctional Complex

                             P.O. Box 5000, Mountain City, Tennessee 37683-5000

email:                   haroldandwindy at gmail dot com

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