Tao Hongsheng 09.20.2000
On December 26th, 1999, TAO went to appeal for Falun Gong in Beijing, where he was sentenced to three years in a labor camp. TAO was detained in the No. 2 Team, No. 201 Group of the detention center in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province.
On July 20th, 2000, TAO was subjected to the inhumane punishment called the "small" cell, a solitary confinement room so tight that one is absolutely deprived of all freedom of movement. The sanitary conditions of the small cell are intolerable.
Worms of up to 1-inch long were mixed in with the moldy food and vegetables served as food. In the small cell, TAO's health condition quickly deteriorated, first with daily diarrhea and then with bloody stool and urine. TAO was unable to eat for nearly 20 days, breathing with much difficulty, and suffering from diarrhea and severe edema. With his worsening edema, Tao could hardly open his eyes.
On September 17th, after nearly two months in the small cell, TAO was send back home where he passed away on September 20th, 2000. The location of TAO’s torture and death was Shijiazhuang City Detention Center, Hebei Province.
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