Everything the stories describe here

• Abuse or threats by staff · 3 stories

  Beatings, threats, humiliation, slurs, or theft by guards or staff.

• Injury needing medical treatment · 3 stories

  The person or a bystander was hurt badly enough to need medical care.

• Medical requests ignored · 3 stories

  Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.

• Shackled or chained · 3 stories

  Shackled, chained, zip-tied for long periods, restrained during transport or medical care, or held in a restraint chair.

• Medication withheld · 2 stories

  Prescribed medication (insulin, HIV drugs, psychiatric medication, seizure drugs, chemotherapy) was taken, withheld, or not provided.

• Tackled, pinned, or thrown down · 1 story

  The person was tackled, slammed, pinned to the ground, or thrown against a surface.

• Family not told · 1 story

  Relatives were not informed of the arrest, a transfer, a hospitalization, or a death, or learned of it from the press or other detainees.

• Overcrowding · 1 story

  Held in a space far over capacity: a holding cell, a bus, an airport facility, a tent.

• Extreme heat or cold · 1 story

  Held in a freezing or dangerously hot space (hieleras, no heat, no air conditioning in summer).

• No bed, sleep, or basic hygiene · 1 story

  Slept on the floor, no bed or blanket, lights on all night, no shower, no toilet access, or similar.

• Punished for complaining or organizing · 1 story

  Isolation, transfer, lost privileges, or threats after the person complained, filed a grievance, spoke to media, organized, or joined a hunger strike.

• Food or water withheld · 1 story

  The person went without food or water for an extended period, or was given spoiled or inadequate food.

• Sexual abuse or harassment · 1 story

  Sexual assault, abuse, coercion, or harassment by staff or others while in custody.

In their words

“We had to bend over and eat off the chairs with our mouths, like dogs,”