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GA: Seven prison guards suspended after allegations of retaliatory beatings following strike

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Seven prison guards suspended after allegations of inmate abuse Atlanta Journal Constitution Friday, January 21, 2011 By Joel Anderson The Georgia Department of Corrections announced Friday that it was suspending seven prison guards with pay pending an investigation into allegations of inmate abuse at the Macon State Prison. The suspensions stem from accusations that corrections officers beat prisoners on Dec. 16 as retaliation for a six-day work stoppage. Prisoners had been protesting conditions and the lack of pay for the jobs they perform around the institutions and for local governments. Soon after, relatives and advocates said officers retaliated with violence against prisoners who participated in the protests, particularly at the Macon and Smith prisons...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 22, 2011 (boomark / email).