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PA: Gary Tucker, a prisoner held in control unit found not-guilty of assault on a guard

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HRC-FedUp! Courthouse Update Tucker Found Innocent! Prisoner beats false charges with HRC help ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gary Tucker Found Non-guilty! HRC and Family Support the Deciding Factor Torture survivor Gary Tucker, a state prisoner currently confined in 23-hour control unit lockdown at SCI Frackville, was found not-guilty of assaulting a prison guard by an all-white jury at the Cumberland County courthouse in Carlisle, PA on Thursday morning. In an emotional trial which featured gripping testimony by Gary and six other state prisoners-all of whom testified via videoconference-testified that it was in fact Mr. Tucker who was assaulted during the incident in question, and that he only responded to the guards actions to defend himself...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on May 22, 2009 (boomark / email).