Solitary Confinement Conditions
Conditions in the SHU including water cuts, denial of medical care, mental-health denial. The cell next to him: a fellow inmate hung himself.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
42 people named
Tap any name to see their case page and every document where they appear.
C-2B pod, DC DOC
- Bryan Mock· J6 detainee / OC spray target
- Dan Caldwell· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Jeffrey McKellop· J6 co-defendant / 70% disabled veteran
- Jessica Watkins· J6 co-defendant
- Kash Kelly· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kelly Meggs· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Lonnie Coffman· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Nathaniel DeGrave· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Scott Fairlamb· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Tim Hale· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
DC DOC
- A. Points· DC DOC Mailroom responder
- Beth Jordan· Grievance Manager
- C. Savage· PREA Coordinator
- Cpl. Dandy· Corporal
- Cpl. Pinkney· Corporal
- Head of Security Burris· Head of Security
- Ingrid Washington· DC DOC Legal Instruments Examiner
- James McGrew· J6 detainee / witness
- Kathleen Landerkin· Deputy Warden, DC DOC
- Lt. Allen· Detention Lieutenant
- Lt. Moore· Detention Lieutenant
- Major Sheila Marr· Detention Major
- Michelle Jones· Deputy Warden, DC Jail CTF
- Peter Stager· J6 detainee / witness
- Quincy Booth· Director, DC DOC
- Sgt. Shawn Franklin· Detention Sergeant
- T. Cambell· Grievance Manager
DC DOC / IA
Eastern District of California Federal Defender (Sacramento)
Executive Branch
Federal Public Defender (DC)
January 6 Capitol crowd
Legislative Branch
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
U.S. Marshals Service
Evidence on file
114 documents on file
Every page below is a watermarked scan from Ryan's own case file. Click any one to read it, share it, or copy the link.
Ryan56 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Oct 7, 2022
Rec Math page 2/2 conclusion: 25.4 days/month locked in cell = MENTAL TORTURE
grievance_form · Sep 11, 2022
DC DOC Complaint 9/11/22 - 72hr solitary, denied attorney, Deputy Warden Lonita Tortura
grievance_form · Sep 9, 2022
DC DOC Complaint 9/9/22 - hard drives with FBI/habeas materials seized
grievance_form · Jul 24, 2022
IGP Calendar tracking grievances 2022
grievance_form · Jul 5, 2022
IGP Step 4 Appeal 7/5/22: punitive solitary without hearing, PTSD
grievance_form · Jun 22, 2022
DOC Appeal to Deputy Director re: water shut off 20+ hours (6/22/22)
grievance_form · Jun 22, 2022
Warden Administrative Remedy: escalating IGP about being suicidal in SHU-A (6/22/22)
exhibit · Jun 21, 2022
Joshua Roberts #00046579 incident statement 6/21/22 - Officers Kent & Taylor
grievance_form · Jun 10, 2022
Warden Admin Remedy: SHU 4/20/22 over LT Buck non-animosity form (6/10/22)
grievance_form · Jun 10, 2022
Appeal to Deputy Director: mental health denied in SHU (4/27-5/17) (6/10/22)
grievance_form · Jun 8, 2022
Warden Admin Remedy: mental health denial on 5/6, sent to worse SHU cell (6/8/22)
grievance_form · May 24, 2022
Step 3 Warden Appeal: Water shut off in cell 20+ hrs (Sept 18 incident) - IGP #20220512-288
grievance_form · May 22, 2022
Step 4 Appeal Deputy Director: Solitary confinement mental health - IGP #20220527-612
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Mental Health Visit checklist 5/17/22 - feelings of hopelessness
grievance_form · May 13, 2022
Step 2 Formal Grievance #20220516-377: Mental health post-solitary - D. Jones response
grievance_form · May 13, 2022
Step 2 Formal Grievance: Mental health post-solitary, IGP #20220513-291
exhibit · May 13, 2022
DC DOC Issues log continued - May 9-13, 2022
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Inmate Informal Resolution — Suicidal in SMU-A, LT Allen Refused Care (5/10/22)
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
DC DOC Informal Resolution: solitary confinement 15 days (5/10/22)
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint — Solitary Confinement (5/10/22)
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution (inmate copy): Water shutoff - IGP #20220512-288
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
DC DOC Informal Resolution: Lt Allen ignored suicidal ideation (5/5/22)
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 IGP #20220512-289: LT Allen refused suicidal help - I hope you dont die
grievance_form · May 1, 2022
IGP #2022050-120 page 2: solitary 50+ hrs, anxiety, mental state, dehydration
grievance_form · Apr 21, 2022
Wardens Administrative Remedy Form — Mental Health Treatment Denial (4/21/22)
grievance_form · Apr 21, 2022
Warden Admin Remedy Form IGP 20220425-991 re: mental health treatment denied (4/21/22)
grievance_form · Apr 21, 2022
DC DOC Warden Appeal: solitary, denied PTSD medication (4/21/22)
motion · Apr 17, 2022
Motion outline continued: informants, media, PTSD triggers, guards
affidavit · Mar 29, 2022
Peter Stager — handwritten statement on IGP #20220201-685 irregularities and PREA
grievance_form · Mar 17, 2022
Step 3 Wardens Administrative Remedy 3/17/22 — Formal IGP 22091385-795 with constitutional/due-process case cites
grievance_form · Mar 8, 2022
Step 2 Formal Grievance 3/8/22 — denial of video visits (IGP 22092786-088, Maj Talley, Lt Dowery)
grievance_form · Feb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-795: solitary confinement definition & 22-hr lockdown
other · Jan 15, 2022
Handwritten case strategy notes — Misc, Guards, Solitary, Media (items 7-11)
grievance_form · Jan 7, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re mental health, denied haircut/shave/visits/religious services since 3/4/2021
grievance_form · Dec 31, 2021
IGP Informal Complaint — multiple unanswered grievances since Sept 18 incident (12/31/21)
grievance_form · Dec 30, 2021
IGP #20220121-361 — Cabbagestalk COVID-positive officer, C-2B outbreak (12/30/21)
grievance_form · Dec 30, 2021
Electronic Informal Grievance #20220105-053 page 2 — "mental torture" closing (12/30/21)
other · Dec 24, 2021
Conditions log — Tablet Grievances Submitted (12/23, 12/24 — 5/6/8/14th Amend, solitary)
letter
Conditions list continued — Hale-Cusanelli p2: C2B segregation, bond inconsistency
letter
From Ryan — abuse list continued (CRT, Kamala/Biden attire mockery, solitary), page 4
letter
From Ryan — timeline p3: Farrakhan ideology, 10-day isolation after attorney visit, lost legal paperwork
letter
From Ryan — timeline p2: named guards (Hays, Pinky, Armstrong, Holmes, Adams), 23/1 lockdown
letter
From Ryan — p3: Final Call ideology, civil rights plea, named guards list
letter
From Ryan — timeline p3: toilet flood, mace, Franklin, no VA care, isolation cell 25
exhibit
Legal research notes: Speed v US, Bell v Wolfish, Mandela rules
exhibit
Witness statement signed Joshua Roberts - face slammed in door frame
other
Notes - jail tablet, internet, attorney call & lighting restrictions
other
Habeas Corpus notes: Farmer v. Brennan deliberate indifference (p.2)
other
Habeas Corpus notes: Farmer v. Brennan recklessness standard (p.3)
grievance_form
Inmate Grievance Form 2/2 - Cell Confinement Math (Mental Torture)
other · Feb 7, 2022
Feb 7 incident notes: locked-down/solitary aftermath (p.2)
exhibit · Oct 18, 2021
Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Discovery Delays - 10 months in jail, 8 in solitary
letter
From James McGrew — Cruel/unusual punishment, 6th & 14th amendment violations (p.9)
letter
Handwritten Essay - DC Jail Grievances Continued (p.4)
letter
From Alan Byerly — Threats with urine/feces, the hole for "looking white" (p.2)
letter
Testimony of Kelly Meggs — Forms forged, Cap Police civil suit served (p.3)
Co-detainee22 documents in 21 items
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
exhibit · Sep 1, 2022
The Final Call - p2 Officer Holmes, Scott Fairlamb, Sep 1 Chaplain
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Meeting with Therapist 5/17/22 - Jorden Mink, Ms. White, same answers
affidavit · May 14, 2022
Witness statement: Ryan Nichols — Divontay Brown suicide attempt in SHU
exhibit · May 6, 2022
DC DOC Issues log - April-May 2022 (CPL Abdullah, water shutoffs, suicidal)
grievance_form · Apr 20, 2022
IGP 2209716-259 Informal Resolution re: Non-Animosity form / Brandon Fellows / Lt Bruce (4/20/22)
exhibit · Apr 16, 2022
Timeline - p9 (23-1 lockdown, mail delays, Ryan Samsel beating, Fairlamb)
exhibit · Dec 30, 2021
DC DOC COVID-19 Omicron memo (Dec 2021) annotated by Ryan Nichols — 22 & 2 lockdown trigger
grievance_form · Dec 30, 2021
Electronic Informal Grievance #20220105-053 — Cabbagestalk/Palmer COVID outbreak (typed, 12/30/21)
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 4 - grievances, PREA, racial discrimination, CPL Hayes/Armstrong/Holmes
letter
From Ryan — constitutional violation brainstorm by amendment (1st/4th/6th/8th/14th)
affidavit
Timothy Hale (Hale-Cusanelli #376441) veteran witness statement (signed)
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC brief (cont.) re: Judge Howell, equal-protection, waived speedy trial
motion
Sean McHugh — earlier draft IAC brief (Lexi Negin BLM, DUI/alcoholism, 2nd detention hearing)
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se IAC motion (p.2) re: Maria Jacob waived speedy trial / coached him to nod
letter · Sep 15, 20212 pages
Julian Khater — Officer Hayes beat Ryan Samsel; "Redneck Tank" slur
exhibit · May 17, 2022
Notes on 5/17/22 meeting with Jorden Mink re jail conditions
affidavit · Apr 6, 2022
Jessica Watkins veteran witness statement re DC DOC (p.1)
affidavit
Daniel Caldwell witness statement re DC DOC (p.1, signed top)
affidavit
Jeffrey McKellop witness statement re DC DOC solitary (p.1)
Attorney33 documents in 5 items
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Oct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.3/11
grievance_form · May 2, 2022
IGP #2022050-120 page 2: Civil court max damages, McBride contact, release demand
grievance_form · May 1, 2022
Electronic IGP #2022050-120: Water shut off 3-4 hrs, cell 9 inmate medical emergency
motion · Aug 10, 202229 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
letter · Sep 13, 2021
Garret Miller — 23/15 lockdown, shoulder surgery, Memorial Day flags seized (p.2)
Court2 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
transcript · Dec 20, 2021
Judge Hogan on the record: Ryan Nichols' due process rights were violated
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Doc 156 p3: No detox bath, mental health denied, Spanish grievance form
Govt response1 document
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
grievance_form · Feb 17, 2022
Peter Stager — PREA Notice of Withdrawal signed 2/17/22 (the contested signature)
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