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Prisoners Faced Violent Hazing In Troubled Pennsylvania Jail

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2005 published in Prison Legal News October, 2005, page 29
Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Overcrowding, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: Pennsylvania.
by Michael Rigby

At least 50 prisoners entering Pennsylvania's Somerset County Jail over a 2-year period were beaten as part of a violent hazing ritual that went unchecked by jail authorities. This combined with serious overcrowding and a history of poor performance has placed the jail in danger of decertification. ...

 

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