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Rape of Child by Former Washington DOC Director’s Son Spawns Departmental Crisis

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2009 by John Dannenberg published in Prison Legal News January, 2009, page 44
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Retaliation against Staff, Crime, Guards/Staff, Employee Litigation. Location: Washington.

Rape of Child by Former Washington DOC Director’s Son Spawns Departmental Crisis

by John E. Dannenberg

The Washington State Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of the Department of Corrections’ (WDOC) chief personnel counselor for violating the department’s privacy policies while counseling staff during a crisis caused by salacious ...

 

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