HARSH DISCIPLINE While Brushy was notorious for its dangerous housing and labor conditions, one of the most notable and unfortunate facts of prison life was the manner in which guards doled out disciplinary action. Whippings were commonplace and carried out using a 4ft leather strap attached to a baseball bat handle. Prisoners were beaten until welts appeared, then again and again, until those blisters were broken. Screams were routinely heard by the townsfolk of nearby Petros, and countless prisoners slept on their stomachs until the wounds healed. Whippings were officially outlawed at Brushy in 1965, when The Warden declared the act to be inhumane.