this is joey durant, a mentally ill inmate doused with pepper spray for allegedly disobeying orders. hours later he was found dead in his jail. >> we thought he was safe in jail then we found out it was not so safe after all. >> who do you think is responsible for joey's death? >> i believe the guards and the warden and everybody there. i blame the system. >> what happened to joey durant and others inmates is the center of a class action lawsuit brought against california's department of corrections. >> they were using force and excessive amounts of pepper sprays to force these men to cuff up. there are too many mentally ill people held too long. >> confinety and excessive force violated inmates civil rights but in some cases made the illness worse. citing horrific videos, the judge ruled the treatment of mentally ill inmates was unconstitutional and ordered the department of corrections to revise its policies and procedures. including limiting the use of pepper spray and voluntary solitary confinement. >> if someone is in segregation for no fault of their own you no longer have a ri