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Ky. prison guard’s plea sheds light on what inmates called ‘staff assault day’
The plea agreement states that employees who complied received promotions or received "monetary rewards" of anywhere from ...
Nicki Swift on MSN1 年
What Danny Masterson's Life In Prison Is Really Like
In 2013, California inmates went on hunger strike in protest of SHU prison conditions. Per KALW, the demonstration resulted ...
Human Rights Watch1 年
III. Supermax Prisons and the Psychological Effects of Isolation
In 1995 a federal court examining the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of the Pelican Bay State Prison—a California supermax —found that “many, if not most, inmates in the SHU experience some ...
Forbes1 年
GAO Releases Report On Federal Prisons’ Use Of Restrictive Housing
and disciplinary segregation is just one of various types of punishment typically available in the prison disciplinary system. However, SHU has been used for those under investigation for a ...
Lexington Herald-Leader on MSN10 天
‘Assault day.’ Former officer at KY prison alleges systematic scheme to assault inmates
Senior supervisors at the federal prison in Martin County encouraged staffers to assault prisoners and cover up the crimes, ...
New lawsuit claims excessive force used by Delaware officers during September prison raids
Six prisoners claim in a lawsuit that they were subjected to unwarranted violence and sexual assault by correctional officers during a series of September raids at Delaware’s largest prison.