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| CA inmates on contraband watch accuse officials of human rights abuse |
| By theguardian.com- Shane Bauer |
| Published: 06/03/2014 |
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In 2009, California High Desert state prison inmate Michael Bloom was put in a small cage and told to strip naked. Two correctional officers put his boxers on backwards and taped them to his body, wrapping the tape around his waist and thighs numerous times. Then they put a second pair of underwear on him, facing the front, and taped those to his body. They dressed him in a jumpsuit and wound tape around his ankles, waist, thighs, and biceps. Then they put another jumpsuit on him, backwards, and taped it the same way. His legs were chained to one another at the ankles and his wrists were shackled to a chain around his waist. Thirty-three year old Bloom, imprisoned in 2007 for assault with a firearm and first-degree robbery, was then put in a cell, empty of everything but a metal bed. A correctional officer sat directly in front of his door and watched him constantly. At night, he was brought a thin mattress, but the bright lights were left on. He wasn’t given a blanket or anything to cover his eyes. He remained shackled as he tried to sleep. His chains dug into his back and wrists. Read More. |
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