Denial of Hygiene
Denied haircuts, nail trimming, shaving, and basic hygiene products over months.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
29 people named
Tap any name to see their case page and every document where they appear.
C-2B pod, DC DOC
- Bryan Mock· J6 detainee / OC spray target
- Dan Caldwell· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Jessica Watkins· J6 co-defendant
- Kash Kelly· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kelly Meggs· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Lonnie Coffman· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Nathaniel DeGrave· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Scott Fairlamb· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Tim Hale· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
DC DOC
- A. Points· DC DOC Mailroom responder
- Beth Jordan· Grievance Manager
- Cpl. Dandy· Corporal
- Cpl. Pinkney· Corporal
- Ingrid Washington· DC DOC Legal Instruments Examiner
- J. Mitchell· DC DOC responder
- James McGrew· J6 detainee / witness
- Lt. Allen· Detention Lieutenant
- Lt. Moore· Detention Lieutenant
- Major Sheila Marr· Detention Major
- Robert Morss· Fellow J6 detainee / co-defendant in mold meeting
- Sgt. Shawn Franklin· Detention Sergeant
Legislative Branch
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. Marshals Service
Evidence on file
66 documents on file
Every page below is a watermarked scan from Ryan's own case file. Click any one to read it, share it, or copy the link.
Ryan30 documents in 29 items
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Jul 24, 2022
IGP Calendar tracking grievances 2022
Handwritten IGP (Inmate Grievance Procedure) tracking calendar listing 16+ grievance issues with Step 1-4 dates from March 2022 through July 2022. Tracks business-day deadlines and responses.
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Mental Health Visit checklist 5/17/22 - feelings of hopelessness
Notes from mental health visit on 5/17/22. Checklist of points raised: family visits & video visits, solitary confinement, sit down in unit, haircuts, aerium mistreatment, change of venue over DC trial, vaccination policies, group therapy lack due to pandemic, feeling hopeless and in despair, just trying to make it through this alive. Asked multiple times how to help mental health treatment, but no help offered.
motion · Apr 17, 2022
Continued motion notes: Deliberate Indifference and Access to Basics
Continuation page (sections 4-6) of the change-of-venue / conditions outline. Argues deliberate indifference, requests injunctive relief, and itemizes deprivation of basics like haircuts (13 mo), shower (5 days), worship/communion (never), family contact.
other · Mar 18, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 6, Feb 26 to Mar 18 (haircuts, 'insurrectionist', US Marshals)
Page 6: Officer Ugwe admits clippers delivered to C2A and other pods but not theirs; Capt Saunders writes 5 DRs about masks; Guy Reffitt gets clippers via court order, others denied; Sgt Franklin and Ms McCain refuse to add Ryan to haircut list until 3/11 when he is 'called an insurrectionist'; Major Marr brushes off grievance; Marvin T. Buckner from DOC/US Marshals confirms grievance process broken — directs to FOIA Internal Affairs.
letter · Mar 17, 2022
DC DOC Memorandum 3/17/22 — Deputy Warden Jones re Warden Admin Remedy IGP 20220316-236 (haircut)
DC DOC official Memorandum to Ryan Nichols 376795 from Deputy Warden Jones (signed) dated March 17 2022. Subject: IGP 20220316-236 Wardens Administrative Remedy, Ref: Personal Hygiene. Acknowledges Nichols personal hygiene grievance about not receiving a haircut, confirms he was fully vaccinated as of 12/29/21. Cites Modified Medical Stay in Place effective 12/22/21 suspending barbering/cosmetology for vaccinated residents (except those with upcoming jury trials), and the 2/14/22 modification resuming barbering for fully vaccinated residents and those with upcoming jury trials effective 2/28/22. States C2B haircuts scheduled second Friday of each month, next service April 8 2022. Officer assigned to barbering indicates Nichols received barbering service on March 11 2022.
grievance_form · Mar 14, 2022
Step 3 Warden Admin Remedy 3/14/22 — IGP 20220316-236 (haircut/Major Marr classification)
DC DOC Wardens Administrative Remedy Form (Step 3) by Ryan Nichols 3/14/22 (IGP # 20220316-236, stamped received Mar 16 2022). Appeal of IGP # 22091885-797: argues his last IGP was meant to be a formal grievance but was marked informal by Major Marr. He responded to the informal grievance with a formal. Has put in multiple written requests, electronic requests, and grievances about haircuts. On 3/11/22 members of C2B who were vaccinated received a haircut but he was not on the list; after begging 3 officers and the case manager he was finally allowed to get a haircut. So yes, Major Marr, the IGP process was my correct course of action. Wardens Response: See attached, with signature and date [referencing j6s14-015 Memo]. Coordinator signature 3/17/22.
grievance_form · Feb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-797: haircut denial (escalates IGP 20220202-800)
DCDOC Inmate Formal Grievance Form (PP 4030.1 Att. D). Escalation of informal IGP #20220202-800. Nichols, fully vaccinated, denied haircut even though promised one for bond hearing; cites other C2B inmates getting haircuts in last 7 days. DOC response says wrong process — must use Barbershop request slip; prior to Feb 28, 2022 DOC only issued court-ordered haircuts.
grievance_form · Feb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-795: solitary confinement definition & 22-hr lockdown
DCDOC Formal Grievance #22091885-795 escalating IGP #20220126-551. Nichols argues 22-hr-a-day lockdown meets Merriam-Webster definition of solitary confinement and violates constitutional rights. DOC response (Major Marr 3/9/22): all CDF housing units on 5 hours out-of-cell as of Feb 28, 2022; IGP was during modified medical stay-in-place (22:2).
other · Feb 3, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 4, Jan 15 to Feb 3 (slurs, Lt Salvador, shakedowns)
Page 4: Lt White, room flooding from next-door toilet, Lt Salvador never returning grievance form, Officer Scott's racial/sexual slur incident 1/20, racial harassment from Officer Allen 1/24 ('only reason you're acting like this is because you're in here with these cracker-ass white motherf*****s'), daily shakedowns, Major Tally ignores Shane on grievances.
grievance_form · Feb 1, 2022
Inmate request form — 2/1/22 haircut request denied (barbering suspended for COVID)
Printed DC DOC Inmate Request Form (Response ID 160811) submitted 2/1/22 by Ryan Nichols asking for haircut & beard trim — fully vaccinated since 12/14, no haircut since arrival 3/9/21. Handwritten reply 2/2 McCain: 'Barbering services temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.'
grievance_form · Jan 15, 2022
Emergency Grievance Appeal to Deputy Director — Ryan Nichols re unanswered grievances about nail clippers
DC DOC Appeal-Deputy Director Form (PP 4030.1 Attachment G) by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) dated 1/15/22, IGP# 22098746-049. Marked Emergency Grievance, stamped RECEIVED Feb 22 2022. Documents pattern of unanswered paper and tablet grievances exceeding policy response time. No nail clippers since end of November despite multiple requests. Names Lt. C. Munoz (Jan 5 2022), Cpl. Farrendoni (1/12/22 2:50pm), Major Talley (1/13/22 9:00pm). Side note: nails ripping/tearing off, fingers in pain, no clippers — also tea bags missing.
grievance_form · Jan 7, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re mental health, denied haircut/shave/visits/religious services since 3/4/2021
DC DOC IGP Form by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, C2B) 1/7/22 on Personal Hygiene/Health Care/Communications/Religious Services. IGP# 22020126-551, stamped received Jan 26 2022. About state of his mental health being affected by DC DOC policies as pre-trial detainee. No haircut/shave since arrival March 4, 2021 even though all requirements met. Denied family visits, attorney visits, religious services, banished to solitary confinement despite being fully vaccinated. DOC response 2/8/2022 by M. May references fully vaccinated, modified medical stay-in-place policy, all services approved. Refers to history of housing pre-trial detainees per current modified unit movement, 2 hours out of cell per DOC COVID protocols.
other · Jan 5, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 1, Dec 31 to Jan 5 (COVID, bathroom denial)
Dated DC DOC Issues log opens with Dec 31 COVID-testing dispute with Meena Kumar, multiple confirmed positive officers (Cpl Hubbard, Cpl Koge) and no inmate testing, plus Officer Menyongai denying bathroom/shower access on Jan 2.
grievance_form · Dec 31, 2021
IGP Informal Complaint — multiple unanswered grievances since Sept 18 incident (12/31/21)
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) on 12/31/21, complaining that multiple electronically-filed grievances dating back to the Sept 18 incident have gone unanswered during the lockdown.
grievance_form · Dec 31, 2021
IGP Informal Resolution Complaint — nail clippers/haircut denial (12/31/21)
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form #20220202-800 filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) on 12/31/21 regarding denial of nail clippers and haircut for vaccinated inmates. DOC response by Marr dated 2/7/22.
grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021
IGP — denied second COVID vaccine dose, court/family/religious access blocked (12/07/21)
Inmate (pink) copy of DC DOC Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols dated 12/07/21 documenting that DC DOC denied him his second COVID vaccine dose (due 12/01/21), even though he took the first shot only to comply with the court and access family visits, haircut/shave, and religious services.
grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021
Electronic Informal Grievance #22112144-412 — denied 2nd vaccine, Dec 20 bond hearing (12/07/21)
Typed electronic version of the vaccine denial Informal Grievance Form (Response ID 140283, IGP #22112144-412) submitted by Ryan Nichols on 12/07/21 10:44 PM. Adds key context: family from Texas planned to travel for the upcoming Dec 20th bond hearing he needs to be presentable for. Received Dec 08 2021.
grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021
IGP #22112104-332 — 2nd vaccine denial RESOLVED, COVID-19 manager response (12/13/21)
White copy of DC DOC Informal Resolution Complaint #22112104-332 (vaccine denial) by Ryan Nichols, dated 12/07/21, received 12/09/21, completed 12/13/21. DOC response from COVID-19 manager: scheduled for second dose within coming week — "GRIEVANCE RESOLVED."
grievance_form · Dec 2, 2021
Inmate request form — 12/2/21 haircut & 2nd COVID shot before 12/20 hearing
Printed DC DOC Case Management Inmate Request Form (Response ID 138708) submitted 12/2/21 by Ryan Nichols, DCDC# 376795, C2-B Level 57 cell 10: requests haircut and second COVID shot before Dec 20 bond hearing. Handwritten note: 12/3 request sent — Davies.
grievance_form · Oct 17, 2021
Informal Grievance - Haircut/Shave Request (Oct 17, 2021)
Informal Grievance Form submitted by Ryan Nichols on 10/17/2021 requesting a haircut and shave. States he has not been afforded a haircut or shave since arriving at DC DOC on March 9, 2021, and cannot use Magic Shave cream due to sensitive skin/chemical burn risk.
grievance_form · Jul 25, 2021
DC DOC Informal Resolution Complaint Form - nail clippers (7/25/21)
DC Department of Corrections Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form (PP 4030.1, Attachment C) filed by Ryan Nichols complaining that pod C-2B has not had nail clippers in over a month and his nails are ripping off.
letter
From Ryan — abuse list continued (CRT, Kamala/Biden attire mockery, solitary), page 4
Page 4 of Ryan Nichols letter — list continues: lead paint in cells, no discovery access, no legal printers, denial of legal motions, vaccine requirements for visits/haircuts/religious services, CRT and re-education propaganda on tablets, 25.5+ hour solitary confinement, Congressional visits denied, racial and religious profiling, political mockery by staff wearing Democrat/BLM/Kamala/Biden attire, sent to The Hole for political views.
other
Habeas Corpus notes: Hatch v. Dist. of Columbia on punishment & haircuts
Legal research notes page 6 sub-topic 6: Punishment AND Haircut, citing Hatch v. Dist. of Columbia, 184 F.3d 846, 337 U.S. App. D.C. 266 (D.C. Cir 1999). Mostly blank.
letter · Aug 2, 2021
Brandon Fellows page 4 — TDS nurse, guards mock, clergy pamphlets re white rage
Page 4 of Fellows letter. Democrat snowflake doctor asked why he liked Trump - Fellows asked if she had TDS, kicked out. Fat lady guards mocked him for Trump, threw lunch bag low and over his head. No paper/pens. 2 weeks no laundry, 2 pairs of everything. Water tasted like metal. Lawyer couldn't reach him by phone over 1 week. Glasses/eye exam denied. No haircut/shaving/nail clippers. No law library. Toothpaste past Florida. Commissary 7/16/21 never came, refunded 3 days later. Moved Northwest 3 - context (read materials), oranges in laundry, 2 hours out vs 5.5 for others. Case Manager: "I tore them up. I didnt see no issues." Moved C2B 8/2/21 - cleaner, water not metal, noise lower, people respect bedtimes, lights stay off in morning. No church or law library until 8/24/21. Phones broken until 8/16/21. Mail sent 8/9/21 arrived 9/15/21. Clergy visited - only pamphlets about evil white people, white rage, why whites eat 3 meals a day. Commissary 1 month late. 1.5 months in this jail before got 1 hour outside rec. Supposed to get 1.5 hrs. Congressman and media not allowed to visit. Warden got fired. 3 dinner trays on 5 separate occasions included 2 eggs and tartar sauce.
letter2 pages
Julian Khater — Officer Hayes beat Ryan Samsel; "Redneck Tank" slur
Page 2 of Khater letter. Shallow breathing - nurses/doctors dismissive. "This isnt CVS" - given nasal spray (Nasonex), denied allergy pills. Refused barber services since day 1 despite covid antibodies from Dec 2020. Law library refused months. No video visits despite promise, hasnt seen attorney once or family since day 1. No religious services months - only tablet w/ few sermons. Refused comfortable mattress multiple times - doctors dismissive. Refused adequate nutrition for months including cardiac diet despite heart condition. Names Dr Danielle Finch.
letter
From James McGrew — Renal diet still denied at DC, no barber w/o vax (p.2)
Page 2 of McGrew letter. Continues renal diet denial through transfer to DC CDF and CTF. Describes personal grooming violations: shared unsanitized nail/hair clippers passed through 1-30 inmates at Grady County; at CTF/CDF told no barber access until fully vaccinated.
letter
From Robert Morss — No bail despite no criminal record, names staff (p.3)
Page 3 of Morss letter. No bail/bond despite no criminal record or arrests. Notes news showing murderers, rapists, arsonists, even women who abandoned newborns getting bond in DC. No video visits despite promise. Denied haircut/shave (told to use chemical cream Veet on face). Inconsistent Quarantine - 2 weeks isolation, lawyers can serve civil suits but inmates of C2B ignored. Names jail staff Franklin, Proctor, Lee re grievance forms with "Trump Related" statements, refused to produce documents, locked down as punitive action. Stab victims daily on regular Jail side - K2 frequent.
letter
From Ryan — Transport conditions Oklahoma to DC, dirty cell
Page 2 of letter from Ryan describing filthy pod conditions (spit, pubic hair, feces, mold), rotten food, and brutal shackled plane ride from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania where he fell injuring his shoulder. Marshalls on plane described as extremely rude.
letter
Handwritten Essay - DC Jail Grievances Continued (p.4)
Page 4 of handwritten DC Jail conditions essay listing further grievances: 9 days without shower, medical care denied, lead paint, no discovery access, CRT propaganda, vaccine mandates, solitary confinement, political mockery.
Co-detainee26 documents in 25 items
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Meeting with Therapist 5/17/22 - Jorden Mink, Ms. White, same answers
Detailed account of mental health meeting with therapist Ms. White on 5/17/22. Ryan Nichols and Jorden Mink discovered they had been told same scripted responses to separate complaints about officer mistreatment, family visit inability, solitary confinement, no haircuts for 15 months, lengthy pre-trial detention. Therapist claimed it was first time hearing these issues and other inmates told her things weren't so bad here.
exhibit · Apr 16, 2022
Timeline - p9 (23-1 lockdown, mail delays, Ryan Samsel beating, Fairlamb)
Page 9 of timeline. 23-1 lockdown until April 16 when given detail; some days 30 hours in cell. Mail extremely late (March mail in August). No haircut/shave since before arriving March 9. No religious or VA services. Cannot have in-person attorney meeting unless vaccinated; Ryan sent to quarantine 2 weeks of July for in-person with vaccinated attorney. 2 black inmates told us white boys would be treated worse without them. Ryan Samsel beaten March in C2B. Officer Holmes incident with Scott Fairlamb singing God Bless America Fuck America Shut the fuck up.
grievance_form · Mar 8, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 2 Formal Grievance: nail clippers/hygiene (IGP #22092796-165)
Pink DC DOC Step 2 Formal Grievance Form filed by Shane Jenkins #377186, Unit C2B, escalating the Personal Hygiene complaint that the original IGP #22092796-165 (1/14/22) was unacceptably answered 3/4/22 and asking how it is humane to leave someone 60+ days without toenail clippers, alleging the Barbershop, DC DOC and Federal BOP are denying basic personal hygiene care and the Inmate Grievance Coordinator is abetting the neglect and blocking court access.
grievance_form · Feb 28, 2022
IGP #22092746-038 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins haircut grievance (2/28/22)
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form, Tablet Submission Response (Formal Grievance) for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) on IGP #22092746-038. DOC denies haircut request based on vaccine status policy.
grievance_form · Feb 26, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal: vaccinated-only haircuts (IGP #22091955-908), witnessed by Ryan Nichols
DC DOC Step 1 Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Shane Leeder Jenkins #377186, Unit C2B Cell 4, complaining that Guy Reffitt (unvaccinated, trial Feb 28) was taken to the barbershop for a haircut while Jenkins has been denied a haircut since arriving 4/13/21 — discrimination based on political beliefs. Witnessed by Bryan/Ryan Nichols; received by IGP 2/28/2022 as IGP #22091955-908; responder J. Mitchell 3/1/22.
grievance_form · Feb 26, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal: vaccinated-only haircuts; witnessed by Ryan Nichols
Pink DC DOC Step 1 Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Shane Leeder Jenkins #377186, Unit C2B Cell 4, alleging Guy Reffitt was taken to the barbershop for a haircut while Jenkins (unvaccinated, no haircut since arriving 4/13/21) has been denied — discrimination based on political beliefs and vaccination status. CRITICAL: witness signature line shows Bryan Nichols (Ryan Nichols).
grievance_form · Feb 25, 2022
IGP grievance 2/25/22: barbershop discrimination — Kash Kelly & Guy Reffitt
Pink DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form (PP 4030.1 Att. C). Nichols complains that unvaccinated inmate Guy Reffitt was allowed haircut access while he, fully vaccinated since Dec 4 2021, was not. Departments selected: Facilities Mgmt, Discrimination, Safety/Security, Other.
grievance_form · Feb 25, 2022
IGP 22091955-909 (Mitchell-received copy): barbershop discrimination grievance
White photocopy of the 2/25/22 barbershop/haircut discrimination grievance (same content as scan 003), now stamped Received Mar 8 2022, assigned IGP #22091955-909, with coordinator J. Mitchell signature 3/1/22. This is the formally-logged copy that was denied in scan 002.
grievance_form · Feb 19, 2022
IGP #22092746-038 — Shane Jenkins, vaccine-status haircut denial (2/19/22)
Warden's Administrative Remedy Form (Response ID 164343, Grievance #22092746-038) by Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, Unit C2b) appealing denial of haircut access due to vaccine status. Received Feb 22 2022. Step Formal Request.
grievance_form · Feb 16, 2022
IGP #20220210-961 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins barber grievance (2/16/22)
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form, Tablet Submission Response (Informal Grievance) for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) IGP #20220210-961. DOC states modified medical stay-in-place, barbershop closed; vaccination required for haircuts.
grievance_form · Feb 15, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 2 Formal Grievance: haircut/vaccine mandate (IGP #22092816-279)
DC DOC Step 2 Formal Grievance Form filed by Shane Jenkins #377186, Unit C2B, escalating his haircut complaint from 2-5-22 — calling the archaic vaccine mandates and denial of basic human needs cruel and unusual and noting he has been at DC DOC since 4-13-21 without access to a haircut. Marked as future litigation. Stamped received 2/16/22; assigned IGP #22092816-279.
grievance_form · Feb 5, 2022
IGP #20220210-961 — Shane Jenkins informal grievance, barber/haircut (2/5/22)
DCDOC Informal Grievance Form (Response ID 161599, IGP #20220210-961) filed by Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) on 2-5-22 requesting haircut. Personal Hygiene category; offender listed as Barber shop.
grievance_form · Jan 14, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal Grievance: no nail clippers since Nov (IGP #22092796-165)
DC DOC Step 1 Informal Resolution form by Shane Jenkins #377186, Unit C2b, complaining that the pod has had no toe/finger nail clippers since late November — describing it as inhumane, cruel and unusual, and naming both DC DOC administration and the federal Bureau of Prisons as responsible for the neglect. Names Officer Talley at top.
other · Jan 13, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 3, Jan 10-13 (Ms Hubbard 'inhumane' witnessed by Lang/Jenkins)
Page 3: 1/10/22 Ms Hubbard says 24-hour cell confinement is inhumane and lets Jake Lang out — witnessed and signed by Ryan Nichols, Shane Jenkins, Jake Lang. Weekly COVID test consequences, Major Tally arrival, no nail clippers in 2 months.
grievance_form · Dec 14, 2021
Shane Jenkins — Case Mgmt Request for haircut + nail clippers (Dec 2021)
DC DOC Case Management Inmate Request Form by Shane Jenkins #377186 (C2-B-Level 57, Cell 4) requesting a response from the barbershop for a haircut and noting no toenail/fingernail clippers since last week of November. Response: Haircare services suspended due to COVID until further notice; submit request for nail clippers in barbershop folder. Annotated with informal and formal grievance timestamps.
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 3 - discovery laptops, haircuts, IRPs
Page 3 of jail town hall notes. Documents discovery laptop shortage (Shirley Smith of Litigation explained 14-day limits, Julian Khater only had 10 days, DOJ failed to provide laptops). No haircuts since March, eating mustache hair, broken nail clippers; IRPs not being responded to by jail.
letter
From Timothy L. Hale-Cusanelli #376441 — conditions list (Ryan Samsel beating note)
Letter signed by Timothy L. Hale-Cusanelli (#376441), J6 detainee, listing DC Jail conditions in bullet form. Church Services cannot be accessed/religious material is unavailable or has blatant discrimination. Dietary needs nearly impossible to attain without having a heart attack first. Meals devoid of nutrition, no real protein, rotten vegetables, excessive soy. Water metallic taste, contaminated w/ mold; ventilation contaminated w/ mold. Limited hygiene/grooming, no shaving/haircuts, sewage in showers. Recreation arbitrarily given, often in cells over 24 hrs straight, outdoor rec frequently cancelled. Access to court limited, attorney calls monitored, legal visits blocked, late for court because guards. Legal mail stolen by guards, discovery blocked by staff, grievances opened & read by offending officers. Guards make copies of personal mail and info of loved ones, share inmate court info w/ other guards for fun. "Testimony of physical abuse and threatened sexual abuse expressed by officers and Jail (beating of Ryan Samsel)." Mail and books withheld for weeks-months after safe arrival. Medical treatment withheld after numerous requests, lack of nutrition + exercise caused atrophy ignored despite appointments. Broken door locks fixed overnight but toilets go weeks without repair, toilet floods often fill whole C2B pod up to ankles. Inmate uniforms impossible to get replaced, clothing cheaply made.
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
Letter from J6 detainee Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 titled "Amendment Violations." At Pahrump County Jail in Nevada: subjected to 20 minutes rec time 3 times per week, denied legal calls prior to bond, kept in solitary confinement, retainer thrown out. Taken to solitary confinement for 30 days at DC DOC without cause. Shown photos of Stab Victims. Allowed 1 hr rec at DOC first 60 days. No law library, no video visits, no religious services or classes. 26 hr lockdowns as of today (sic). No haircut for 6 months. 60+ day mail delays. Birthday card returned. No hardcover books, publisher only. No in-person attorney visits or from friends/family. Clothing thrown out. Communication w/ friends/family difficult & expensive. 8 month detainment based off speculation. Poor nutrition, Bologna 5 days/wk. Due Process Violation. "Assault charge but no assault? Pull away door lie. Turned away Congressmen. Govt lies - no body armor."
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
Letter from J6 detainee Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 titled "Amendment Violations." At Pahrump County Jail in Nevada: subjected to 20 minutes rec time 3 times per week, denied legal calls prior to bond, kept in solitary confinement, retainer thrown out. Taken to solitary confinement for 30 days at DC DOC without cause. Shown photos of Stab Victims. Allowed 1 hr rec at DOC first 60 days. No law library, no video visits, no religious services or classes. 26 hr lockdowns as of today (sic). No haircut for 6 months. 60+ day mail delays. Birthday card returned. No hardcover books, publisher only. No in-person attorney visits or from friends/family. Clothing thrown out. Communication w/ friends/family difficult & expensive. 8 month detainment based off speculation. Poor nutrition, Bologna 5 days/wk. Due Process Violation. "Assault charge but no assault? Pull away door lie. Turned away Congressmen. Govt lies - no body armor."
letter2 pages
Lonnie Coffman (71 yrs) — Suboxone misdosing and shoulder injection
Amendment violations of elderly J6 detainee Lonnie Coffman (age 71, #376190). Suboxone (opioid) doses out of 12-hour window required 2x/day; given 2 hrs early and 3 hrs late on numerous occasions. Never given Miranda Rights. 2 mattresses requested took 3-4 months. Osteoarthritis prevents reaching back, hygiene needs impossible. Requested MRI for shoulder 4 months, denied 4 times. Shoulder pains worse with time, rotator cuff issues completely ignored by jail medical especially after fell from table onto concrete onto left shoulder - medical decided to inject Lonnie's right shoulder with an unknown liquid. Window leak put in 4 times still gushing water onto blankets while sleeping. Jagged rusty metal throughout cell. Requested VA Rep never seen.
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Notes on 5/17/22 meeting with Jorden Mink re jail conditions
Ryan Nichols handwritten page 3 documenting a meeting with Jorden Mink on 5/17/22 listing solitary confinement, family/video visits, IAP issues, officer mistreatment, haircuts, medication vs mental health therapy, vaccine requirements, hopelessness, possible C2B informants, sit-in over constitutional violations, and lack of outside therapy. Notes the 5/9/22 suicide-watch caution cell stay was not addressed.
letter · Sep 15, 2021
From Alan Byerly #378160 — Final Call hate, blocked contacts, COs reveal cell
Letter from J6 detainee Alan Byerly #378160. The Final Call newsletter circulated with racist theology calling white people swine/pigs/dogs by Louis Farrakhan. Denied Church/Clergy/Barber unless vaccinated. Food barely edible - dinner 9/15/21 at 8:40pm was 2 hard boiled eggs, 4 pieces bread, scant noodle salad, 4 cookies, tartar sauce. Over half his GTL tablet contacts cant message him, including Power of Attorney and his father. Filed informal complaint - reply said they were blocked but he can check himself. Contact visits with family/attorneys require vaccine or 2-week quarantine - yet same people served papers via outside visitor (rules only when inconvenient). Added 5 new phone numbers, waited 2 days, none worked. At C.D.F. intake told would be PC to get to CTF but sent to quarantine with General Population prisoners. COs blurted out his cell # so other prisoners knew.
letter · Sep 14, 2021
Shane Jenkins — Body cams off Fairlamb, Lang pepper sprayed, McCade gloves (p.2)
Page 2 of Jenkins letter. In Mr Fairlamb cell they took off all jewelry and body cams. Many wrote grievances about it - returned by Officer Holmes (the very officer they were written on). Edward Lang arguing with Sgt Robinson when door opened and sprayed him with pepper spray. Nurses refer to pod/dorm as "the Red Neck Tank." Bologna. Breakfast 2AM many months - "form of torture." Jordan Mink had officers handcuff and threaten over discovery after DOJ told him not to share. DCDOC cell 1.5 months no hot water, several months no rec. No vaccine no haircuts denied fingernail clippers. Officer McCade worked 9-14-21 wearing hardened knuckle gloves with "some heat" written across knuckles, carrying mag, slapping in hand - threats of violence. FB & IG locked over arrest "innocent until proven guilty." Jeep/Compass lost due to ruined credit. Excessive bail - Houston judge accused him of attempting to "overthrow our fragile democracy" by flying to DC armed. Multiple harassment over political statements like Trump won. Re-education tablet CRT, book "White Supremacy and Me." 4 case managers in 4 months, revolving door. Mail tampered (return address, postmark removed).
letter · Mar 8, 2021
Testimony of Kelly Meggs #376780 — arrival 3/8/21, CPL Pinky slurs (p.1)
Testimony from Oath Keepers Kelly Meggs (#376780), arrival DC Jail 3/8/21. Religious services denied except 2 periodicals: "Daily Bread" and "The Final Call" (filled with hate of white people, beasts/hogs/dogs/devils, directed toward Muslims). No haircut/beard trim 200+ days, nails not cut 4 months. Locked in cell without shower 4 days after arrival - no contact with family or attorney 96 hours - case manager off until Fri 3/12. CPL Pinky called them "crackers" repeatedly, threatened to send to main jail "to be stabbed because they all hate us." Shackled every time walked out of unit while other jail inmates free to roam. Lockdowns for using "Trump" on grievance forms.
affidavit
Daniel Caldwell witness statement re DC DOC (p.1, signed top)
Daniel Caldwell (#376977, arrested 3/10/21) veteran statement page 1 listing experiences in DC DOC: hyper-vigilance, hygiene tactics denial, mold in cells/showers, memory loss, total mental breakdown, extended solitary, lack of trial date for 1 year 2 months, denial of Bail v. Brunfardo 2020 (Brunson?), stacked charges, food service failures.
Attorney5 documents in 1 item
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Aug 10, 20225 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Page 12 alleges that when US Marshals arrived Oct 18 2021 under Judge Lamberth contempt order, they were denied entry to CTF and diverted to CDF while guards stormed CTF, removed Wi-Fi tower (cutting off counsel/communications), forced Petitioner and other Jan 6 detainees to clean mold/rust/bleach floors/paint walls and swapped linens so CTF would pass inspection. Alleges USMS willfully blind or complicit.
Court2 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
grievance_form · Mar 18, 2022
Step 4 Deputy Director Appeal 3/18/22 — haircut/vaccine broken promise (Judge Hogan bond hearing)
DC DOC Appeal-Deputy Director Form (Step 4, PP 4030.1 Attachment G) filed by Nichols 3/18/22 appealing Warden response to IGP # 20220316-236. Documents that on 11/1/21 and 11/2/21 DC DOC told Nichols he would be eligible for a haircut BEFORE his bond hearing if he took the vaccine. He was fully vaccinated 12/4/21 but never received haircut or shave; his bond hearing was 12/20/21 in front of Judge Thomas Hogan and he looked terrible/embarrassed/ashamed.
exhibit
Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 6 (items 43-50)
Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 43-50) by Ryan Nichols on tac vest, burned items, AR for hogs in Oklahoma, FB deletion due to FBI paranoia, unchanged appearance, dads warning, Trump quotes, prosecution lies.
Govt response3 documents in 1 item
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
exhibit3 pages
DC DOC Inmate Handbook 2022-2023
Page 6 of DC DOC Inmate Handbook detailing IRC Issued Items (bedroll, towels, sheets, hygiene kit), male/female clothing issued, and personal clothing limits.
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