The political prisoners cheered as they met Gohmert and Greene. Some cried and all were visibly shaken (they were the only inmates on the tour to cry). They lined up to shake hands with Greene and Gohmert and began chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A!”
Takeaways from Greene’s report include:
Takeaways from Greene’s report include:
- Inmates claim they aren’t allowed to see their lawyers or family members
- They aren’t allowed to get a haircut unless they are vaccinated. Some use Nair hair remover on their heads. Some keep their hair long.
- Some of the J6 political prisoners claimed their cells were infested with rats and bedbugs when they first arrived.
- They claimed the U.S. Marshals Service came through several days before the Green-Gohmert visit to paint and scrub dirt and mold from the showers. There were still visible signs of dirt and mold in the shower section.
- One inmate told Greene his toilet doesn’t work. He has to wait until he is let out of his cell to use a restroom.
- The inmates aren’t allowed to attend religious services so they hold their own.
- Several inmates need medical attention. One has a broken finger. A seventy-one-year-old inmate, Lonnie Leroy Coffman, who hasn’t seen a doctor, watched as his lower forearm has turned purple and his thumb turned black. The other inmates suggested that if anyone can be released, it should be Lonnie.
Good one.
