Ever since staff heard they are not going to get paid until after the government shutdown, they have been walking around picking on inmates for any little thing: shirts, shoes, belts — any reason to write inmates up so they lose good time. On Wednesday, one of the guards picked on a 5’4″, 147-pound kid who has already been locked up for a long time. For the past few months, he has been going through mental problems: talking to himself, showing signs of depression, doing weird things. But they haven’t gotten him any help. So when this officer picked on him, it was the guard calling for help. In response, they locked us down, so they could go back to their real job: sleep and watch Facebook videos on their phone or computer.
October 2025