Denied Religious Services

grievance_form · Dec 27, 2023

DC DOC Notice of Disposition of Mail page 2 of 2 (PP 4070.4 Attachment B) censoring pamphlet citing Policy 4070.44 page 19 Section C subsection 6 for appearing to advocate racial, religious, or national hatred.

grievance_form · Oct 17, 2022

Rappahannock Regional Jail Inmate Request Form #1209685 PROG-0024 — Ryan Nichols (ID #20221663, SSN xxx-xx-4381) housing C-4/18 dated 10/17/22 requesting observation of Jewish holiday Sukkot in the outdoor rec yard for 5 outings on both Monday and Tuesday for Oct 10 & 11, on Sukkot we stay outside and eat a piece of bread (grain) — not requesting more than 15 minutes to eat, pray and observe the holiday. Received by Officer Edwards 10/18/22 at 0830.

grievance_form · Apr 4, 2022

DC DOC Religious Services Inmate Request Form submitted by Ryan Nichols (DCDC #376795, C2B-10) asking to attend Sunday church services. Staff response highlighted: "There are no Sunday services at this time." Response ID 176827, dated 04-05-2022.

grievance_form · Jan 7, 2022

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.

grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021

Page 2 of typed Informal Grievance #22112144-412 (vaccine denial). Continues family-from-Texas point about Dec 20 bond hearing — first time seeing them all year — and signoff by Ryan Nichols 12/07/21.

grievance_form · Dec 7, 2021

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

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

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."

other · Oct 17, 2021

Dated conditions log for cellblock C-2B: short food portions, religious-service and visitation grievances, Lambert civil-rights ruling on 10/13, attorney/laptop access issues, LT Hines and Annmarie food-delivery dispute.

grievance_form · Oct 15, 2021

Formal Grievance Form filed by Ryan Nichols on 10/15/2021 regarding denial of religious services due to refusing COVID-19 vaccination. Argues unequal treatment vs attorney visits and persecution for unvaccinated status.

grievance_form · Oct 11, 2021

Informal Grievance Form filed by Ryan Nichols 10/11/2021 requesting weekly religious services, preferably Christian. States no religious services have been offered since his arrival. This is the original grievance (IGP# 22110122-626) that triggered the formal grievance in scan 003.

letter

Page 2 of Ryan Nichols letter detailing DC Jail abuses at 1901 D St SE, Washington DC 20003 — including no visitations, no religious services, no attorney access, prisoners begging for help/water/medical aid through cold metal door windows.

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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.

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Ryan brief note listing conditions at multiple holdover facilities during BOP transit. "SOC: Excessive lockdown, No hand sanitizer or masks, No Bibles church, No Rec yard." "Nye County Pahrump NV: Excessive lockdown." "Grady County: No masks, no hand sanitizer, rotten food, dirty, unsanitary, use clippers behind 30 men, no rec, no cleaning supplies." "Plane rides cold, disorienting, sleep deprivation, duress." "Chemical: Bring your own water. Shorten my visits with lawyer. Lawyers to serve lawsuits is ok but I cant see my lawyer. Have to do my own laundry because laundry comes back soaked in pissed."

letter

Final page of multi-detainee letter, signed by Ryan Nichols Sr (#376745) along with 16+ J6 detainees, requesting transfer to Guantanamo Bay as it allegedly provides better treatment than DC Jail. Includes signatures of Pete Schwartz #377185, Robert A. Morss #377890, Brandon Fellows #377943, Jeffrey McKellop #376887, Andrew Taake #378837, Scott Fairlamb #376877, Daniel Caldwell, Joseph Padilla #376981, Guy Reffitt #376782, Troy Smocks #376973, Chris Quaglin #378835, Sean McHugh #378159, Shane J. Jenkins #377186, Dominic Pezzola #376366, Edward Lang #376444, Peter F. Stager #376784, Jeff Brown #376979.

exhibit

Page 2 of Ryan Nichols autobiographical statement. Continues guilt/responsibility narrative around grandmothers death and describes Hurricane Katrina rescue work at age 14 with father Don through their church driving busses to South Louisiana to evacuate people.

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Page 2 of Fellows letter. Albany: no running water, roaches climbed through cracks at night, no free phone call, 1 week to reach family. Constantly requested law library - 1 hour entire stay. No church, pastor, paper, pen. No kosher tray. Most days 15-30 min rec. Con-Air flights: black van 8am-12 or 2pm no AC, 10 in van, 1 man Curtis diabetic - officer Chad forgot food, said he was not allowed to leave area, finally a banana and granola bar. 3 days Troy: no law library, no contact with family, no rec, 5,000 bond, no church, no pastors. Grady County: marshals stole laces/belt, Con-Air 1: lady marshal reading file screamed "you aint shit" in his face in front of others on flight. He responded "I hope metaphase goes better for you soon" - caused 2 male marshalls to scream in face, physically threaten, force to back of plane sit on him entire ride. Con-Air 2: another angry woman, fell asleep mask below nose, woke up screaming "Mom Marshall", told to look at leaked Fauci emails that masks dont work. As punishment placed in "the box" restraint that makes it hard to eat.

letter

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.

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Page 2 of handwritten essay by Ryan Nichols cataloging DC Jail conditions: begging for help through cell door windows, no visitors, no religious services, listed at 1901 D St SE Washington DC 20003.

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Page 2 of Morss letter - itemized complaints of C2B cell. Jagged edge rusty metal desk/bunks, caked feces/urine/blood on walls and vents, thin mattresses sleeping on metal cooking tray 3 months. Flooding incidents - bedsheets to control. Requested VA Rep with no developments. Food terrible no nutritional value, religious services denied (Church, Clergy, Chaplain visits). "Consistently compared to beasts, hogs, and dogs in delivered religious material." Broken sink/no hot water, broken toilet splashing filthy water, rusty metal cuts skin/hair/clothes. Mail: hundreds of letters never reached him.

exhibit · Apr 16, 2022

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.

letter

Brainstorming page mapping conditions to constitutional amendments. Includes co-detainee Sean McHugh #378159. 1st Amendment: church, clergy, grooming, nutrition/diet, rec time, communication w/ lawyers & family, journalist interviews, congress. 4th: cell searches, let my dog out, food, water, mattress, excessive heat south 2, fires/drugs/fights guards did nothing. Administrative segregation without a hearing. 8th: no bail/excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishment, chained shackled in hallways while others were not. 6th: courtrooms, law library, slow medical treatment, responding with legal paperwork, people quarantine in C2B. Case law filtered. 14th equal protection: Muslims get church, more tablets, rec time, better food, contact. Mail in/mail out, not enough clothes, Final Call racist. Black mold, cockroaches, shit/piss/semen, sexual harassment in front of guards. "Going to the hole without punishment ie written up, cancelling commissary, being placed on PHD."

letter

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.

affidavit

Timothy Hale veteran statement listing experiences in DC DOC: religious discrimination, ideological repression, no nutrition or gym access, extended solitary, no veterans/mental health services, mail/phone/electronic abuses, denial of legal counsel, mold/insects, targeted political/racial harassment by staff, jailhouse-snitch sabotage, restricted law library, and 1.5 years isolation. Specifically references Ryan Nichols' decline. Signed Timothy Hale #376441.

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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."

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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 · Sep 15, 2021

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.

affidavit · Sep 14, 2021

Final signed page of McKellop affidavit citing Farrakhan Final Call & The Criterion (Sep 6-14 2021) circulated by Chaplin saying all white people should be treated as dogs, hogs, beasts. Reports startle fear, sleep meds, hopelessness. Signed Jeff McKellop, declared political prisoner not forced/coerced/paid.

letter · Sep 13, 20212 pages

Sworn-style timeline from J6 defendant Garret Miller dated Monday September 13 2021. (1) Jan 20 vehicle window smashed after complying with arrest, gave keys to FBI agent Palombo. (2) Held down while Agent Palombo and Richardson police officers attempted to force facial unlock of his phone violently. (3) Ignored 3 lawyer requests before questioning. (4) Threatening behavior after refused DNA swab - taken next Monday after more threats. (5) Dallas County Lew Sterrett - no soap/cups/books, toxic food, no covid protection, no religious services, no access to law library. (6) Johnson County better but no religious services or law library. (7) Eden Detention Center - 228 inmates communal dorm, no law library, shattered collar bone, did not see orthopedic; transferred 2 days later with broken collar bone locked in chains and shackles, 4 hr painful car ride and 2 hr plane to Oklahoma. No vitamins, leg cramps after 1 week.

letter · Mar 8, 2021

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.

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Letter from Shane Jenkins #377186. 11 days no shower at FDC Houston. Early morning military style raid with bull horns, laser beams, armored personnel carrier, both ends of street blocked. No phone 26 days. After 11 days shower only MWF, no free calls, 15 minutes shower MWF only. Filed complaint w/ US Marshalls re inmates calling him "racist ass white boy" "racist ass Trump supporter" - nothing done. February Denver ski trip with church Singles ministry - SSSS on boarding pass, super intrusive pat down, electronics swabbed for explosives, bomb sniffing dog, second-time pulled aside - "humiliated and treated like a terrorist." Transported in black box restraint over cuffs/shackles. In DC denied attorney access weeks, placed in PC against will. Requested chaplain brought Catholic Knights of Malta Bible (not James or NKJV). No church/volunteers - given Farrakhan News letters promoting racism. Law library never accessible. No books/vending in quarantine. Mail held at least 2 months. Northern Neck Regional Jail diet doesnt meet federal guidelines. Witnessed Officer Holmes threaten and run into Scott Fairlamb cell with 3 officers - Fairlamb said "Fuck America" re J6 detainees singing anthem and God Bless America.

motion · Oct 28, 2022

Page 9 of 11 of Doc 177. US Marshal Lamont Ruffin email (Exhibit C) - US Marshals are primary custodian. Refused Sukkot religious holiday request for 15 min outside. Begins POINT THREE - recent discovery drop and J6 congressional hearings show govt at fault for long detention.

letter · Oct 14, 2022

Oct 14 2022 1:17 PM Gmail message from Jonathan Gross (attorney and Jewish rabbi) to Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Derek Haywood (Derek.Haywood@usdoj.gov), cc Joseph McBride. Reports Marshal Ruffin identified Haywood as contact. Says Ryan Nichols (USMS custody at Rappahannock Jail) wants to observe Sukkot (Leviticus 23:44) by having a meal in a Sukkah; Jail denied his 15-minute outside-under-sky request; grievance filed but holiday ends Sunday.

motion · Aug 10, 20223 pages

Page 24 continues quoting a supervisor (no adverse action or discipline at CTF, leader, mentor, recommended for next position) and opens Section V.F Deprivation of Constitutional Rights: First Amendment (paragraphs 101-102). Petitioner pastor's son and practicing Christian; denied right to Sunday worship and Bible studies; all Christianity suppressed while staff circulate The Final Call (Islamic fundamentalist periodical) to detainees. Cites Religious Freedom Restoration Act 42 USC 2000bb and RLUIPA 42 USC 2000cc.

motion · Sep 30, 2022

Cover page of Defendant Nichols Reply to Government Opposition to Motion for Pretrial Release (Doc 168). References Exhibit A (habeas petition) and Exhibit C (further conditions of confinement).

grievance_form · Oct 13, 2021

DCDOC response to Ryan Nichols informal grievance IGP #22110122-626 regarding religious services. States COVID-19 vaccination required to attend off-unit religious services. Signed by Rev. Allen 10/13/2021.

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Page 5 of DC DOC Inmate Handbook covering Medical Screening, Medical Hold, Communications Assistance, Intake at Inmate Reception Center (IRC) including PREA, and Personal Property allowed in facility.

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Page 6 of 1050: Table of Contents from a House Judiciary Committee (likely Weaponization of the Federal Government / GOP) report cataloguing alleged FBI and DOJ abuses — DVE statistics inflation, Washington Field Office case-filing manipulation, alleged manufactured Whitmer kidnapping case, Hunter Biden allegations, school board Garland memorandum, Mar-a-Lago raid, FBI tracking Republican Congressman, pipe bomb investigation deprioritization, Big Tech censorship.