Human rights in Milwaukee County jail

Prisoners are held improperly for long periods of time. They are sleep-deprived, denied showers or a change of clothes, or even toilet paper or tampons, live in filth, aren't allowed their medications, and are fed nearly inedible meals.

Abu Ghraib? Guantanamo Bay?

No, the Milwaukee County jail, according to statements provided by inmates as part of a lawsuit against Sheriff David Clarke.

The Story Hill website has the details and the documents.

My favorite detail is that some inmates, having no bedding, used some of the inedible bologna sandwiches for pillows.

This may provoke some comments about how like should not be a bed of roses when you're in jail. But these conditions are in the booking area, for people who have not even been to court yet, in many cases, let alone convicted of anything.