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Former Warden and Two Jailers Sentenced for Philadelphia Jail Beating
Loaded on April 15, 2004
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2004, page 25
Former Warden and Two Jailers Sentenced
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Informants,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
for Philadelphia Jail Beating
A former warden and two former guards were sentenced in federal court for their roles in connection with the severe beating of a federal prisoner who was being held at a Philadelphia jail.
Donti Hunter, the former Philadelphia jail prisoner, ...
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