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| Three CO's Fired in Abuse Case |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 04/03/2006 |
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Three workers at a privately run Mississippi prison were fired after they were videotaped beating an inmate from Hawaii, according to the Hawaii Department of Public Safety. The inmate, 55-year-old Harry K. Hoopii, was taken to the hospital with injuries including multiple facial bruises, swelling and a cut lip, said Shari Kimoto, administrator of the department's branch on the mainland. He was beaten after allegedly assaulting two corrections officers at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility on Feb. 23, Kimoto said. The prison is managed by Corrections Corporation of America. He was then taken to a disciplinary holding cell in another part of the prison, where his beating allegedly occurred, she said. It is regular procedure for a Special Operations Response Team to use force against a violent inmate, but the assistant warden and chief of security at the prison determined that this incident went too far, Kimoto said. They "realized that excessive force had been used," she said. Two captains and a sergeant were fired for violating the policies of Corrections Corporation of America. The other members of the response team, including the team member who operated the hand-held video camera, were suspended, she said. Their names were not released. One of the officers who was allegedly assaulted by Hoopii suffered an injured right arm and thumb. The other officer had an injured arm and finger. Hawaii officials were notified the day of the accident, and Public Safety officials were satisfied with the response, Kimoto said. |
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