Even though Ballard was confined to a unit where inmates are typically allowed to roam freely for 14 hours a day, he was locked up continuously for seven days and largely deprived of his medication, officials said. Correction officers and deputy wardens looked into his cell dozens of times over the next few days, occasionally spotting Ballard standing near the door. On Sept. 10, a video captured an inmate covering his face with his shirt while delivering food to Ballard. Three officers were seen backing away from the cell, "presumably because of the foul odor," according to a Correction Department report.