 "The prisoners were housed in large barracks that were rundown and filthy, with 100-120 in one room" .Each camp had open ditches that held raw sewage and medical waste.When Judge Keady of the District Court Case visited Parchman on multiple occasions, he witnessed "filthy bathrooms, rotting mattresses, polluted water supplies, and kitchens overrun with insects, rodents, and the stench of decay."