The Kirk post uses two tenses in what appears to be a carefully crafted attempt to confuse and still remain above factual criticism.

"Was out on $1,000 bond" is correct. He was. Past tense.

And "people are rotting in solitary" is also correct but is present tense.

Kirk's post runs the tenses together in such a way that it seems to be intentionally constructed to confuse and thus to outrage its readers.

The Kirk post uses two tenses in what appears to be a carefully crafted attempt to confuse and and still remain above factual criticism.

"Was out on $1,000 bond" is correct. He was. Past tense.

And "people are rotting in solitary" is also correct but is present tense.

Kirk's post runs the tenses together in such a way that it seems to be intentionally constructed to confuse and thus to outrage its readers.