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Increase In Prison Guard Assault (2:21) Sergio Hyland

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What's up everybody, it's Uptown Serg. I need you to listen to me on this. On August 26, 2020, at approximately 7:55 AM, a guard illegally deployed a pepper spray, assaulting a prisoner simply because that prisoner didn't hang up the phone when she ordered him to. While there's been much speculation about this incident throughout the institution, I witnessed it first hand and in fact, I was the only person to help this prisoner wash the chemicals out of his eyes while he gasped for air, pleading that he couldn't breathe. These assaults are becoming more commonplace throughout the state of Pennsylvania, as an influx of new guards are being trained to use force first and ask questions second. Since Pennsylvania prisons have gone into an enhanced lockdown. Staff has been using this opportunity to control the population through tactics of fear, intimidation, and violence. When this prisoner was pepper sprayed, he didn't present a threat. In fact, he remained seated in his chair throughout the entire ordeal. He ev