According to Willamette Week, (September 25, 2018) Twenty lawsuits allege Oregon prison guards refused to allow inmates to shower for hours or even days after spraying them with pepper spray.
Plaintiffs say Snake River Correctional Institution officials refused to provide adequate medical treatment after spraying inmates with pepper spray.
ODOC settled two similar suits in 2016 for $13,500 each, but a spokeswoman says the agency cannot comment on pending litigation.
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The use of pepper spray to "torture" inmates is not limited to the Snake River Correctional Institution. Multiple other cases show misuse of pepper spray by correctional personnel:
Georgia prison guard fired for strapping inmate to chair and pepper spraying him
Judge: Using Pepper Spray on Mentally Ill Inmates 'Horrific'
Video from US prison shows inmate held down, pepper sprayed at close range
Some will no doubt object to the use of the word "torture", but as we look at these cases, what else do you call it? Individuals soaked with OC and left for hours or days unable to wash it off. Prisoners strapped to a restraint chair and then pepper-sprayed!
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