People have been tased when restrained with their arms behind their backs. This is despite a lawsuit dating back to 2011.
The guards have been called "sadistic".
I wonder how many other prisons are using these kinds of brutal tactics.
Of course, this does not apply exclusively to Black people/people of African heritage. But Black people are more likely to end up on the sharp end of the criminal injustice system. For some statistics about this, see: How to Escape the Prison System.
The U.N. has been called in to investigate this situation.
If you are in prison or you know someone who is, or you work in a prison, you really need to check this out.
This is just one reason why we need Nonviolent Communication (NVC) - as a PREVENTATIVE measure, to PREVENT these kinds of incidents.
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