On Saturday, the families protested this situation and crossed the barrier walls and hugged their loved ones; they were faced with brutal attacks by the prison guards. After mistreatment of the families and insulting them, the guards cancelled all the visits. The clashes between the families and prison guards continued for some time.
Such suppressive steps have increased since Ali Mardani, the new head of Karaj’s Gowhar-dasht prison, has taken charge. Some of the suppressive actions by Mardani include: creation of inhumane restrictions for the defenseless prisoners who often cannot have a single visit by their family members for months, severe reduction in prisoners food ration, transferring prisoners to the torture chambers and torturing them, establishing medical treatment restrictions and many other similar actions.