Former worker says detainees were left in feces, denied menstrual supplies and mocked by staff

A former worker described severe unsanitary conditions inside a detention facility and said staff treated detainees with disrespect and inadequate care. "I saw people laying in feces, people throwing up, people laying in urine, people laying on the floor, head to toe," the former worker said.

The interviewer asked whether overcrowding was worse than what was shown in a previously referenced video; the former worker repeatedly answered "Yes," indicating the on-site conditions exceeded those in the footage. The worker also recounted an incident in which officers found a detainee strapped into a restraint chair. When the worker asked a guard why the person was restrained, the guard "replied to me was that the mother kept making noise all night," the witness said.

The former worker told the interviewer that women in custody did not always receive menstrual supplies. "We didn't always have, sanitary stuff for them if they were having their cycle," the worker said, and added that the facility's solution was to give detainees diapers.

The witness also provided screenshots of officers' group messages about the facility's smell, quoting one coworker who wrote it "smells like an animal house at the zoo," and another who joked, "goats?" The former worker said such messages reflected staff attitudes, saying officers treated detainees "like they were animals in a cage."

The transcript of this interview contains the account above but does not record any response from facility officials, oversight bodies, or other agencies. The statements reflect the witness's recollection and observations as presented in the interview; the transcript does not include corroborating evidence or follow-up from responsible agencies.