A Man Burned Alive in My New York Prison Last Month. Why Is Nobody Talking About It?

AdvertisementOver the past year alone, six men have died inside South Hall: overdoses, a homicide, and now, a horrific death by fire. Most prisons have one; Eastern has two: B-Block and South Hall. AdvertisementWhen you first step into South Hall, to your immediate right is “the bubble”—a barred enclosure fitted with chairs, a desk, a telephone, and a microwave. I spoke with two South Hall residents, Dario Wynerman and Shevockie Bloodworth, who felt like they suffered smoke inhalation. Yet no prison staff ever came to speak to a single soul.