Columbia Correctional Assault of Kuan Barnett, October 2018.
Channel: Forum for Understanding Prisons FFUP
Date: 2019-06-14

Contact Kuan at the following address: 

Kuan Barnett
650427
Waupun Correctional Institution
PO BOX 351
Waupun WI 53963-0351

Please do not ask him to discuss details of the assault, as it might negatively impact his ability to sue the DOC.

UPDATE: Portage District Attorney made a deal with Russel Goldsmith and Michael Thompson to reduce their charges to misdemeanors with 18 months probation on a "sentence withheld" standard (a potentially less punitive form of probation). Goldsmith is also required to complete DOC counseling, which indicates he's still working for the DOC after doing this. 

When the assault first happened, FFUP contacted The People's Law Office (https://peopleslawoffice.com/)  who have been working with Kuan and will be suing the Wisconsin DOC. We hope they win not just a meaningful settlement for Kuan, but also an injunction against the DOC, requiring changes to prevent this kind of treatment in the future. 

We are also filing a records request for the actual video of the assault, since the investigation which the DOC used to prevent us from gaining it is over.  We will post that video and updated information as we get it. 

Read more about solitary confinement and resistance to it at our blog devoted to the topic: https://solitarytorture.blogspot.com/

Russel Goldsmith's court records: https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2018CF000483&countyNo=11&index=0&mode=details

Michael Thompson's court records: https://wcca.wicourts.gov/caseDetail.html?caseNo=2018CF000484&countyNo=11&index=0&mode=details