Brenda will bail you out.

I am locked up in the Gwinnett County Detention Center and I'm a disable war veteran. The unnecessary torture perpetrated by deputies is evident that they are ignorant to the plight of mentally disable veterans. I suffer from PTSD, Bi Polar Disorder and Gulf War Syndrome. The only illness being treated by the jail is my Bi-Polar. I have a mental health counselor, who to this day I have only seen twice. I have been here since Dec. 27, 2011. Her name is Ms. Atkin.

December 30, 2011 night watch officer Deputy Hartman kicks my food trap door closed startling me out of my sleep. I explained my medical condition and the lack of circulating air inside the cell when the trap door is closed. Hartman responded, 'Ican do what I want on my shift' I suffered torture and excessive use of force at the hands of their CERT or RTO team. I don't know which is which because they come 8 to 9 deep wearing Kevlar helmets and masks. I didn't resist but SGT. Augarillo broke protocol by taking the video camera from Deputy Hartman and entered the cell with it ( I'm naked because it is a strip cell) and stuck her fingers up my nose so I couldn't breath. I tried to prevent this hideous act but I was out numbered. I was placed in a restraint chair. I was strapped in so tight I could hardly breathe. I'm naked the whole time. Along with the straps I was handcuffed to the chair, hands pulled down below the bottom of the seat and my feet are shackled by leg irons; I still suffer scars. This is the same chair that made headline years ago when pictures of U.S. soldiers was posted showing them torturing, Iraqi prisoners at Abu Gharib prison in Iraq! Once I was strapped and handcuffed to the chair I was then pushed down to the shower and locked in for close to 5 hours. The temp. was between and 35 & 40 degrees. I was fed last, made to urinate on myself and naked. I'm a Gulf War Veteran with a mental disorder treated as if I'm in a 3rd world country.

Words from Kelvin Barefield, currently in the Gwinnett County Detention Center.