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| Prison Officials Accused Of Causing Riot, Covering It Up |
| By KCRA |
| Published: 01/12/2004 |
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There are new allegations that some of California's Folsom Prison officials intentionally allowed an April 2002 inmate riot to happen and that those same officials then launched a cover-up. The allegations are put forth in documents. They show that a group of current and former Folsom State Prison supervisors and staff presented their allegations before two state senators. Included in that group is Evette Pieper, the widow of Capt. D.F. Pieper -- a custody captain who committed suicide during the investigation into the riot. Pat O'Dea was a correctional officer injured the riot. He says evidence contained in their packet of allegations suggests a certain prison official allowed a southern Hispanic inmate gang to intentionally attack a northern Hispanic inmate gang. The documents state: "We are concerned about this individual's potential association, membership, and/or influence in this 'prison gang' and (that person's) ability to retaliate against inmates and staff by calling 'hits.'" "It appears there might have been an administrator who made a choice to allow the southern Hispanics to seek revenge for an incident that took place earlier that year," O'Dea said. Last Thursday, Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, and Sen. Jackie Speier, D-Hillsborough, confirmed how serious the allegations are. "(There are) some very serious allegations. So serious, that we forwarded these concerns for a comprehensive, full, thorough investigation of the matter," Romero said. "Those are very, very tough charges to make. And if they are sustained, it would suggest that the department needs to be totally cleansed," Speier said. |
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