The viral 'Feeling Cute Challenge' has taken a dark turn with corrections officers across the nation sharing selfies with captions promoting the mistreatment of inmates.
The #FeelingCute challenge started this month where everyday people shared selfies of themselves at work with a caption detailing the duties of their position.
The light-hearted challenge, however, has led to investigations in Texas, Georgia, and Missouri prisons after several correction officers shared posts with shocking captions such as 'Feeling cute, might just gas some inmates today' and 'Feeling cute, might lock up some of your homeboys later'.
Many of those photos were posted in a Facebook group called Correctional Officer Life. In some of the photos the people can be seen where a Texas Department of Criminal Justice uniform.
Shocking pictures of correction officers taking part in the #FeelingCute challenge have sparked backlash for promoting the mistreatment of inmates. This officer joked '#feelingcute might gas the whole wing later'
The #FeelingCute started earlier this month where everyday people share selfies with a caption detailing their duties at work. In a Facebook group called Correctional Officer Life prison officers have shared selfies with disturbing captions, alluding to harming prisoners
The shocking posts alluded to locking up and harming inmates without reason. This officer shared her smiling selfie with the caption: '#Feelingcutechallenge...might lock up a few of your homeboys later'
'#feelingcute might gas the whole wing later,' one person posted, sharing a selfie of himself wearing a uniform featuring a TDCJ patch.
The two workers who threatened to gas inmates have names that match up to current prison employees, according to the Houston Chronicle.
America's Police Problem, a website that rallies for law enforcement accountability, shared 40 different problematic posts shared by cops and prison officers from the challenge on Facebook on Sunday, accusing the officers involved taking the challenge to a 'new dangerous level'.
Some of the shocking captions threaten to beat inmates, deny them visitation, deliberately say no to their requests, and intentionally put them in segregation solitary confinement units known as 'SEG' or 'the hole'.
The captions include: 'Feeling cute, might shoot your baby daddy today...idk #FeelingCute Challenge', '#Feelingcutechallenge...might lock up a few of your homeboys later', and
