Excerpt: Eric King on Torture of Prisoners, Prisoner Mental Health, Personal Experiences
Release Date: 10/29/2024
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info_outlineExcerpt from 10-28-24 - In this excerpt, former political prisoner Eric King disccusses the torture tactics that prison authorities use to "mentally break" prisoners so that they are easier to manage. He discusses mental health inside and outside the prisons, prisoner suicides, and personal experiences.
Our conversation was guided by this report from political prisoner Rashid Johnson on Prison Radio: https://www.prisonradio.org/commentary/self-immolation-in-virginia-prisons/
Eric also recommended the HBO documentary "Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison"