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Kupers stated clearly that he recognized suicide watch as a form of solitary confinement. But despite the judge in that case agreeing to make Anthony’s sentence concurrent, those charges are still included in the calculation of Gay’s criminal history, which was the basis of the prosecution’s arguments. … This is domestic terrorism. She explained her treatment plan for Anthony, which involved denying him social interaction after he had engaged in self-harm.

Anthony’s defense lawyer, Jennifer Soble, later noted that in his five months at FCC-Butner, Gay spent 90 days on suicide watch, engaged in self-harm 20 times, and underwent 12 surgeries.

It's despicable. Ross opened her remarks explaining that she was not an MD, and that her role was to evaluate and not to treat Gay. Ross then claimed in her testimony that Anthony did not have PTSD, that his borderline personality disorder could not be considered a serious mental illness, that he engaged in self-harm in order to manipulate people and his conditions, and that he refused to take medication.

His name was attached to the bill after Ford heard about his story. She pointed out the role Gay was able to play in his community while on supervised release, and the support he has on the outside. According to the calculations, Gay could be sentenced to anywhere from 84 to 105 months. The defense pointed out that the majority of these charges were aggravated battery charges brought against Anthony during his incarceration, when Gay was frequently punished for exhibiting symptoms of his mental illness. 

Specifically, attorney Soble explained, a large number of these charges were brought against Anthony while at Pontiac prison in Livingston County, Illinois during a time when Livingston County was bringing so many charges against people incarcerated in Pontiac that it led to a class action lawsuit.

Gay said the experience nearly broke him.

"I would cut on myself. During this legislative battle in 2020 Gay was arrested in a frame-up by the Rock Island Police Department for possession of a firearm and ammunition, which he was barred from because of a felony on his record. He also confirmed that Anthony does have PTSD, which the defense pointed out every doctor who has examined Anthony has determined besides Dr.

Ross. ... The scars are still visible.

"It wasn't something that I wanted to do, but it became a survival mechanism for me," Gay said, "because psychologically, I couldn't stand it – so the physical pain would alleviate the psychological pain."

It became a vicious cycle – until 2018, when Gay got out and began fighting for a law pending in Springfield that would limit a prisoner's time in solitary to 10 days every six months.

"We need a different approach when it comes to how we treat people – particularly when they're incarcerated," said Illinois state Sen.

Robert Peters (D-Chicago).

Peters is one of the sponsors of the bill, HB 3564, which would create the Isolated Confinement Restriction Act – also called the Anthony Gay Law. The bill has already passed the Illinois House of Representatives.

Like Gay, Peters calls solitary confinement inhumane, and believes this is a solution – if he can get the 30 state Senate votes needed to pass it.

"I believe, because we're a state that's been leading, that we have a real opportunity to get this done," Peters said.

It's the 47-year-old Gay's life-s goal.

"It needs to stop.

She cited records of an incident where Anthony’s “inmate companion” asked for psychological and medical assistance multiple times throughout the day and no one came, despite Gay’s serious injuries. 

Ultimately, Soble asked the judge to sentence Anthony to 12 months, which he had already served plus probation. The forensic psychologist evaluating Anthony, Dr.

Heather Ross, was the sole witness called by the prosecution in the sentencing hearing. He described his visit to Tamms during Gay’s time there, where the floors of the cells were built slanted to make it easier to wash out blood and other bodily fluids. 

Kupers recounted his interviews with those who had been held in prolonged solitary confinement and explained that 50% of suicides in prison occur in solitary confinement, and self-harm is common. 

He testified that the treatment Anthony received at FCC and FMC Butner was in violation of the American Psychological Association’s standards for correctional mental health care and the United Nations’ Mandela Rules, which state that more than 15 days in solitary confinement is considered torture, and that those with serious mental illness should not be held in solitary confinement. 

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He later violated probation by driving a car without a license and was sent to IDOC to begin serving a prison sentence.