“Solitary confinement is a moral catastrophe,” said Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.), calling the practice "traumatic for people subjected to it" and "isolating for loved ones."

John Basco, along with other inmates, accused jail employees of forcing them to listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” for hours while handcuffed to a wall.

"I have been tortured using over 60 different methods... Nearly two decades of my life have been stolen because the U.S. thought I was someone else."

The actor took a strong stance in the fray over Ellen DeGeneres' friendship with George W. Bush.