Six inmates from the Sampson Correctional Institution sent a hand-written letter to a U.S. District Court in July reporting that guards had made them perform painful and abusive acts. The men said they were told to ingest large spoonfuls of "exotic hot sauce" and to “pull their pants down so the officers can watch them rub hot sauce on their rectums and testicles which [left] them blistered and raw for days.” The prisoners would complete the cruel tasks in return for work assignments that paid just 70 cents as well as food, alcohol and cigarettes.

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