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| 'Culture of abuse' recounted |
| By Sun Herald |
| Published: 08/09/2007 |
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HATTIESBURG, AL - Graphic testimony in the trial of two former Harrison County jailers Tuesday matched a federal prosecutor's description of a "culture of violence" among officers who "sullied their badges by bad decisions," making the abuse of inmates a sport. Jurors in the trial of James Ricky "Rick" Gaston and Ryan Michael Teel appeared overwhelmed by claims and evidence including a picture of an injured inmate and surveillance recordings of a female inmate's assault. In testimony punctuated by objections from defense attorneys, former jailer William Jeffery Priest identified Teel and Gaston as ringleaders of a rogue pack that encouraged beating inmates, joked about it and taught others how to strike an inmate without leaving a visible mark. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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