A black girl will be spending years in jail because she had a mental health crisis. PLEASE READ
Meet Sarya: she was experiencing a mental health crisis. Police came and tackled her. She is 15.
Saraya Rees is a 15 year old biracial girl from Coos County, Oregon. After being abruptly instructed to stop taking her antidepressants by a local pediatrician, Saraya went into psychosis. In her manic state, Saraya poured a small amount of gasoline on the floor. Her parents called Coos Health & Wellness in hope that that would send mental health advisors, Coos Health & Wellness sent the police. While still in psychosis, the officers arrested her, questioned her without her family or lawyers present, charged with attempted murder and assault, and sent her to juvenile prison for 11 years.
This is not justice.
This is inhumane.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:
Call these people and demand that she be let go to the custody in her parents.
Please call Governor Kate Brown and Senator Jeff Merkely.
📞Governor Kate Brown: (503) 378-4582
📞Senator Jeff Merkley: (503) 326-3386
Follow @justiceforsaraya on instagram. You can find info on where to send her Christmas cards and get updated on progress.
The instagram handle for information on Saraya’s case and updates is actually @Justice4Saraya
They have a linktree for her case, which contains links to her facebook, a petition for Change.org, updates on her case, and other links highlighted below: linktr.ee/Justice4Saraya GoFundMe to give Saraya legal support and treatment: gofundme.com/f/justice4saraya Purchasing either the Save Saraya candle or the Justice4Saraya candle at Shantic Creations will also donate to help Saraya: shanticreationsnyc.com/justice4saraya Here is a spreadsheet of more places and people to call and email: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bD-Jc5_2IInZjaubMFgJv00nLjmXZUMvscTUflWs6-c Here is a spreadsheet of places to send physical letters to demand justice, which also includes addresses to send gifts or letters of encouragement or Holiday cards to Saraya: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M3mVfpioHUduSHsi5qkL2XUYY15zIV4JhI1OSL4BgUs Be sure to donate to the GoFundMe and not to any of the Change.org petitions linked on the above Linktree, as no money donated to Change.org is given to help those they were made for or their families.
