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This photo shows recreational cages at Phillips State Prison, photographed by an incarcerated person in approximately May 2020. The cages are similar to those at Telfair State Prison in which Ramirez died. The family does not have access to Telfair State Prison to get photos of the cage there. Source: Susan Burns of They Have No Voice, a Facebook group for discussing issues in the Georgia state prison system.

Scorching temperatures, stone-cold silence: The death of Juan Carlos Ramirez

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August 9, 2024

Corrections officers at Telfair State Prison in Mcrae-Helena, Georgia held Juan Carlos Ramirez Bibiano in an outdoor cage for five hours without water, shade, or ice. Guards confined Ramirez at 10:00 a.m. July 20, 2023 to a chain-fenced concrete slab. The heat index outside soared to 105 degrees. Security staff sent an alert around 3:00 […]

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