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A horrific scene of violence unfolded this morning at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution. Multiple members of staff woke the residents of Ad-Seg Unit B2 around 2:30am in what so far has only been described as a seriously savage beating, when approximately six correctional officers responding to what purportedly began as a medical emergency started using copious amounts of force on one offender in the day room, already restrained in shackles.
“They started on his legs while trying to hogtie him. Then they moved up his back. They were even dropping elbows on his head,” says one who watched from his window, just a few feet away. A statement now confirmed by several others, who suggest the duration of the beating to have spanned 15 minutes.
The staff responding didn’t appear to be an extraction team, which IDOC generally activates when subduing problem individuals. Activation teams are required to document with cameras video footage of every incident they respond to.
None of the staff who responded were seen carrying a camera. Fortunately, as reported in our January Issue of FAT!, brand new cameras were installed in this unit recently, meaning there should be no reason for proper video footage to be unavailable.
However, whether IDOC will allow access to this footage is questionable, as at least one offender who tried alerting his family of the incident this morning is reporting his message has been confiscated, for reasons yet to be known.
A copy of this JPay communique has been placed in Legal Mail and addressed to the ACLU, to ensure that it will be made publicly availabe regardless of any interference that gets in the way.
15:52 7-17-20
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