What Happened To Richard Allen In Thirteen Months Of Delphi Solitary Confinement?
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The episode discusses the impact of thirteen months of solitary confinement on Richard Allen and the implications for his confessions in the Delphi case.
Before solitary, Richard Allen wouldn't break. According to defense filings, Detective Holeman lied to him for over an hour during the arrest interrogation. Allen's response: "I am not going to say something I did not do." Five months in the most restrictive solitary cell in a maximum-security prison changed that. IDOC's own policy imposed a thirty-day limit for inmates with Allen's mental health diagnosis. He was held for thirteen months. By April 2023, he weighed 135 pounds. He was confusing nightmares with reality. He believed he'd started World War III. Prison doctors diagnosed him as gravely disabled and psychotic. IDOC forcibly injected him with antipsychotics. When his lawyers begged for a transfer, the prosecutor allegedly mocked their concerns on the same day IDOC designated Allen gravely disabled. Then came the confessions. Over sixty of them. He confessed to shooting Abby and Libby — they were killed with a blade. He confessed to acts there is no evidence occurred. He got basic facts of the crime wrong. His first confession to his wife wasn't "I did it." It was "I think I did it." Dr. Westcott produced a 127-page evaluation that ruled out faking and concluded the…
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