A federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted Samir Ousman Alsheikh, former head of Adra Prison near Damascus, on all counts of torture and immigration fraud. It is the first time an Assad-era official has faced trial in the United States. This verdict is for every prisoner broken in Wing 13. For the nine demonstrators shot dead in al-Huwayqah neighborhood days after he was appointed governor of Deir Ezzor. For the hundreds arrested and dozens killed in the mass security operations he directed against a population that was peacefully demanding freedom. For the families still searching for answers about what happened under his watch.