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| People Call For More Thought Into Jail Violence |
| By thetimes-tribune.com |
| Published: 09/09/2010 |
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An inmate, Michael Simonson, has been charged for the near-fatal beating of fellow inmate Nicholas Pinto at the Lackawanna County Prison. But the criminal investigation should not end there. A diary kept by Mr. Pinto, prior to the vicious assault that left him comatose, indicates that the abuse inflicted on him went beyond that allegedly administered by Mr. Simonson. After the beating, the Lackawanna County Prison Board properly asked the state Department of Corrections to conduct an investigation of the incident. But that is an administrative investigation to determine the adequacy of prison policies and whether they were followed regarding the Pinto case. Read More. |
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