Rayshun Woods 390831; WCI PO Box 351, Waupun, WI 53963; age 33, Born 1986; in solitary since 2012
I,Rayshun Woods of
sound mind, hereby state the following this May 12th ,2016:
At all times relevant
I was and still am a prisoner at WCI, (PO Box 351, Waupun WI 53963-0351) in the Health Complex
Unit(Segregation), now known as the Restrictive Housing Unit (RHU) as of June,
1st, 2015.
On July 21, 2012 , I
was found guilty of Battery and Disobeying Orders, and given 8 days adjustment,
360 days of Program. ( program and Disciplinary Separation are the same, except
on program, for every 2 says served in RHU/seg, 1 day is added to ones release
date out of prison, extending your mandatory release date by a couple days, up
to a couple months.
On August 9, 2013, I was placed on
Administrative Confinement (AC). A.C.is a form of solitary confinement, except there is no set release
date for a prisoner to be released from RHU/seg. There is onlya review every
6-months to be determined by the administration (security staff /officials).
This decision, whether a prisoner should stay or be released from A.C.,can and
does result in a prisoner being on AC for multiple years ( some have been on AC
for 18 , 20 plus years).
During these 4
consecutive years in solitary confinement this coming July 2016, I have been
alone in a cell for 23 or more hours per day with very limited physical contact
with humans, very limited social
contact, and very little contact with the environment, and many other
restrictions.
I am subjected to
excessively loud disturbing noises, such as:yelling, screaming, banging on
walls. Doors, metal sinks and toilets, 24- hours daily.
I am forced to be
around prisoners who throw urine and fecal matter, and spit on individuals any
chance they got .
I am forced to be
around mentally ill prisoners (not prisoners with mental health issues, but
actual prisoners who need to be in a mental health facility, such as: Mendota
or Wisconsin Resource Center (WRC) not forcibly residing in the DOC facilities)
who does not receive proper mental health treatment they need.
Since being in this
RHU/Seg building 2012, I have been subjected to contaminated drinking water and
plastic peeling food trays and psychological classical and conversion thinking
behavior tactics which aim to torture me. Unnecessary and exaggerated
restrictive housing guised as non-punitive.
I have been dealing
with severe mental and physical anguish, such as: headaches, depression, high
stress, Isolation ( loneliness),sleeplessness and self communication.
Since my placement in
solitary confinement, I have been experiencing: irritability and fear of
impending death-hopelessness, major depression, emotional flatness, loss
ability to have any feeling at times, mood swings -hostility, unprovoked anger,
verbal outbursts-short attention span, poor memory, confused thought process,
disorientation-hypersensitivity to noises-self cutting and suicide attempts.
Since my placement in
solitary confinement, I have been diagnosed with Major Depression, Anti-
Social Personality Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Since my placement in
solitary confinement, I have been meeting with a psychologist frequently. I
have been approved by Waupun Prison Mental Health Staff and Doctor several
times to take medications for my mental health issues, ( but I refused for
personal reasons). I finally agreed to the medication (Feb, 2016) because the mental
torture is overbearing.
By the administration,
I have been told to maintain positive behavior, complete programs , and remain
conduct reports free, in order for AC to be lifted. As a result, I have
maintained positive behavior since my entry into RHU/Seg 2012, I have been
conduct report free since 2012, and completed all programs that were available
to me, even the ones they never asked me to do. But still I remain in solitary confinement
on AC to this day.
Note: The DOC and
Waupun (WCI) official have lied to the public and concealed the truth about their
solitary confinement policies concerning AC prisoners, and the push and strain
it has had and is having on our physical and psychological bodies.
The truth is they are
psychologically torturing us, and negligently, and in some cases, are
deliberately indifferent to the harm and risk it unfolds on us psychologically.
A.C. Prisoner in
RHU/Seg,Waupun (WCI), Dodge County, WI
Dated this 12th Day of
May, 2016
Rayshun Woods 390831
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