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Former Oklahoma Sheriff Convicted of Sex Crimes Now Where to Put Him?
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2009
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2009, page 36
by Gary Hunter
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Jail Misconduct,
Discrimination,
Sex Offenders (Discrimination),
Criminal Prosecution,
Failure to Protect (General).
Location:
Oklahoma.
Oklahoma officials are trying to decide the best way to incarcerate ex-sheriff Mike Burgess, 56, now that he is a convicted sex offender. On January 9, 2009 the former Custer County lawman was convicted on 13 of 35 felony counts of sexually abusing female prisoners under his ...
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