Apparently this has been an ongoing theme with the prison guards to beat non compliant prisoners, especially those who were striking and refusing to work (due to conditions and poor medical care). Hammers and hammer like devices were used repeatedly to beat them about the face and head.
Video released of Georgia guards beating prisoner with hammer device
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