Reports from different human rights organization including Amnesty International brought the attention to the existence of the unit and the inhumane treatment of prisoners.
There were frequent cavity searches done by male guards considered "constant sexual harassment" by the reports.
[1] In August 1987, Dr. Richard Korn, a clinical psychologist and correctional expert issued a report for the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project.
United States District Judge Barrington D. Parker said in his ruling that: '"The treatment of the plaintiffs has skirted elemental standards of human decency.
The exaggerated security, small group isolation and staff harassment serve to constantly undermine the inmates' morale.