Before Eric left CSP Sac, he had an incidence of catatonic fugue which is associated to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  This means he passed out and lost bodily functions and should have been taken  to the hospital immediately.  Instead he was handcuffed, shackled  and  had two open ammonia capsules forced up inside his nose until he regained consciousness. 

When he awoke he was covered in blood as the ammonia burned out his nasal passages and caused capillaries to break.  The training instructs that ONE ammonia capsule is to be held no closer than 4" from the nose and waved through the air, not jammed inside the nasal passages.

My son was tortured and for hours chunks of skin came out of his nose. No one from the prison would call me, reporters, or other people who inquired about his welfare.  For twenty days I wondered if he was dead or alive.  This refusal to communicate was intentional to hide what had been done to him because he dared file a lawsuit and 
twelve law violation complaints. He also filed three Americans With Disabilities complaints.  By transferring him, Knowles will not be answering these complaints.

The medical abuse was very intentional and Capt. Martel bragged about it to others. The only exposure it received in  the media was  on a statewide cable show that we as volunteers do ourselves. The professional cameras picked up the burns much  better than this copy of the ID card that was done at Kinkos, but there are three burn 
marks from the ammonia capsules touching his upper lip.  Can you imagine putting pure ammonia in your nose and leaving it there?

Can you see by the look in  my boy's eyes that he was tortured?  I nearly died when I got the ID card on my way to a Senate hearing.  I gave the photo to Senator Romero and  have heard nothing back about an  investigation.  So what is being done about this situation?  Nothing that I can see.  He did not have PTSD when  he entered 
prison, but being the son of a journalist, volunteer activist has made him a target for torture.