As an experienced physician, Paul Singh, MD, DO, Ph D, was stunned by the cruelty that inmates with physical and mental conditions endured. Denials for treatment, gross incompetence, deadly neglect, reckless infliction of pain and falsified medical records — despite interventions from the courts — produced life-threatening conditions, emotional deterioration, loss of limbs, and even death.
Prisoners were on a carousel of requirements that they repeatedly fulfilled with the promise that their health care needs would be met. In a never-ending cycle, those viewed as complaining too often were put in solitary confinement as punishment, regardless of age or medical condition.
Singh covertly recorded the experiences of 15 inmates and their battle for care. His exposé reveals the shocking truth about the violations of fundamental Constitutional rights in the U.S. prison system, so egregious one might think the prisons were in countries with barbaric dictators where basic human rights do not exist.
Prison Torture in America and its Companion book, Prison Papers is a must-read for anyone who wants to know the truth about capital punishment and what goes on in our prison system.
Paul Singh is an American scientist, philosopher, physician and a professor of urogynecology. He is the author of critically acclaimed books, Discovering Our World, The Great Illusion, The Seduction of Religion, Guilty at Gunpoint, The Death of the Rule of Law, and Prison Papers.
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CONTENTS
Preface 13
Section I: Introduction
1. What Prompted the Covert Investigation? 21
2. Planning an Undercover Operation 31
Section II: The Trail of Tears
3. Bleeding from Cancer for Five Years:
The Testimony of Pete 53
4. On the Brink of Dialysis: The Story
of Noah 73
5. Living with Prostate Cancer: Liam’s Testimony 83
6. Stroke, Heart Attack, Epilepsy & Blindness:
The Story of Mason 89
7. In a Diabetic Coma: The Testimony of Jacob 105
8. The Man Who Lost His Foot: The Testimony
of Elijah 117
9. The Man Who Lost His Lower Limb:
The Testimony of Joseph 133
10. Torment in Hellfire: Living with Suicidal Itch
for One year 141
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11. From a Nine-Foot Hole to “the Hole”:
The Testimony of a 77-year-old Inmate 167
12. A Broken Hip Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg:
The Story of Arthur 179
13. Help will Come if You Could Prove You’ll Die:
Affidavit of a 62-year-old Inmate 185
14. The Hush-Hush Business of a Broken Spinal
Injury: Testimony of Grey 197
15. Job’s Disease – A Biblical Curse – A Punishment
Well Deserved 203
16. Truth Out from Under the Rock: In Real Time 219
17. My Diesel Tour: The Testimony of Eason 247
Section III: Reminiscent of War Crimes
18. Manufacturing Medical Records 255
19. Sisyphean Remedies 287
20. The Sick-Call Scam 319
21. Withholding Life-Saving Medications 331
22. Medical Cruelty, Emotional Violence, and
Deadly Neglect 351
23. Care Providers from Hell Trained to Torture 377
24. Eavesdropping at the Pill-Call Line 397
25. Prison Culture: The Government’s Perspective 407
Section IV: Legal Considerations
and Case Law
26. The First Civil Rights Action: Estelle v. Gamble 421
27. Eighth Amendment Violations: Court Cases of
Cruel and Unusual Punishment 427
28. Deliberate Indifference: Court Verdicts 431
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29. Best Advice for Civil Liberties and Public
Service Attorneys and Human Rights Groups 437
30. U.S.C.§516.29 Federal Statutes and Regulations 447
31. Qualified and Absolute Immunities and the
Government’s Common Defense 449
Section V: Conclusion
Inmates’ Consent 479
Acknowledgments and Gratitude 481
Resources and Credits 483
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