Inmate "forgotten" in solitary for 22 months

Today in WTF:

The New Mexico county that locked him up on a drunk driving charge, isolated him from other inmates and accused of essentially forgetting about him for nearly two years agreed this week to settle his lawsuit for $15.5 million.

Slevin, now 59, went to jail in August 2005 as “a well nourished, physically healthy adult,” but emerged with a long beard, bed sores, bad teeth and weighing just 133 pounds in June 2007, according to the lawsuit.

He even had to pull his own tooth, despite his cries for help.