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“Meanwhile, Petaluma Poultry faces no consequences for leaving sick animals to die or scalding animals alive.”

According to the suit, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner ruled Johnson’s cause of death to be severe scalding due to burns on more than 33% of his body.

Others were burned with scalding water or hung upside down in a wardrobe.

At the time of the incident, the Prison Officers Association said the staff sustained life-threatening injuries including burns, scalds and stab wounds in an "unprovoked" and "vicious" attack.

An earlier investigation into the facility revealed that officers had made “sport” of tormenting mentally ill inmates, including forcing inmates into a specially rigged, scalding hot shower as punishment for unruly behavior.