{"id":396359,"date":"2021-04-07T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=396359"},"modified":"2021-04-07T13:28:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T17:28:23","slug":"capitol-riot-defendants-say-they-were-beaten-by-jail-guards-left-in-solidary-confinement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-riot-defendants-say-they-were-beaten-by-jail-guards-left-in-solidary-confinement\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Riot Defendants Say They Were Beaten By Jail Guards, Left In Solidary Confinement"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcapitol-riot-defendants-say-they-were-beaten-by-jail-guards-left-in-solidary-confinement%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=396359&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Capitol-Riot-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>One of the men awaiting trial on charges he assaulted two Capitol police officers during a January 6th riot claims he was beaten to a \u201cbloody pulp\u201d by a prison guard \u2014 an attack that left him suffering ongoing seizures \u2014 and others arrested following the attack on the United States Capitol say they are being kept in solitary confinement, limited to their cells for 23 hours a day despite not being convicted of a crime.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/public-safety\/capitol-rioter-alleges-beating-jail-guards\/2021\/04\/06\/310cb700-9718-11eb-a6d0-13d207aadb78_story.html\">Washington Post reports that Ryan Samsel<\/a>, who is charged with \u201cassaulting a police officer at the Capitol on Jan. 6\u201d has alleged in a complaint to the court that \u201ctwo guards at the D.C. jail beat him last month, breaking his nose, dislocating his jaw and leaving him suffering seizures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unjustified, and the way that these guys are being treated is completely unreasonable, it\u2019s wholly unconstitutional,\u201d his attorney said in an interview. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what these guys are being charged with. All of these guys are still pretrial detention; they have not been convicted of any crimes. And this is what they\u2019ve been forced to endure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Metcalf, the incident, as related to him by his client, began the afternoon of March 20 when Samsel complained that the guards had taken hours to get him toilet paper,\u201d the Post continued. \u201cAn argument ensued. That evening, according to Metcalf, Samsel was moved to another cell. Around midnight, the lawyer said, two guards came to that cell, restrained Samsel\u2019s arms behind his back with zip-tie handcuffs, and \u2018beat him to a bloody pulp.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Samsel reportedly did not regain consciousness until the next day and has suffered seizures ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Samsel\u2019s attorney has yet to file an official complaint about his client\u2019s treatment but says that he is in the process of gathering evidence and obtaining Samsel\u2019s medical records.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe intend on filing a lawsuit against the two specific guards and the facility responsible for this scenario because Ryan Samsel did not deserve to get targeted and treated like this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The DC Department of Corrections said in its own statement that it \u201ctakes the safety and well-being of all residents, staff, and contractors extremely seriously,\u201d and that the Department of Justice is investigating Samsel\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>It turns out, though, that Samsel is not the only defendant awaiting trial for his alleged actions during the January 6th riot that has complained about mistreatment. According to Politico, others awaiting adjudication on similar charges have complained about being isolated and, in some cases, locked down for 23 of 24 hours per day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor weeks, Capitol riot defendants being held in Washington have complained that they are locked in their cells with virtually no human contact for 23 hours a day,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/04\/06\/capitol-riot-defendant-alleges-beating-by-jail-guards-479413\">Politico reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, at least one defendant has complained about being subject to \u201cviolence, threats, and verbal harassment\u201d while in custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMyself and others involved in the Jan. 6 incident are scared for their lives, not from each other but from correctional officers,\u201d one defendant, Ronald Sandlin, who is accused of smoking marijuana on Capitol grounds and of \u201ctussling with multiple U.S. Capitol Police officers guarding the Senate chamber and trying to rip the helmet off of one of them,\u201d told a judge during his bail hearing. \u201cI don\u2019t understand how this is remotely acceptable.\u201d Sandlin called his treatment at the hands of DC prison guards, \u201cmental torture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DC Corrections says the 23-hour isolation is typical for prison inmates, and many of the Capitol rioters awaiting trial simply were not familiar with what prison is like.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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