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Three Fulton County, Georgia Jail Guards Sentenced in Prisoner Abuse Investigation
Loaded on June 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2011, page 10
Three guards from Georgia’s Fulton County Jail (FCJ) have been sentenced on federal charges related to an investigation into prisoner abuse at the jail. Two of the guards received prison time; the third received home confinement after assisting prosecutors.
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
Georgia.
The FBI had investigated the guards due to two incidents at ...
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