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| Warden faulted for failing to discipline CO |
| By latimesblogs.latimes.com |
| Published: 06/25/2009 |
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Prison warden faulted for failing to discipline correctional officer June 23, 2009 The warden of a Northern California prison acted inappropriately when he failed to discipline a correctional officer and allowed him to keep working at the institution after he was convicted of two felonies in connection with a hit-and-run accident last year, according to a report released today by a state prison watchdog. The officer was driving under the influence of alcohol at 85 to 95 mph during the June 20, 2008, accident, in which three passengers in another vehicle – including a 3-year-old – were injured, according to the report by Inspector General David Shaw. Shaw’s report did not identify the participants or the prison, but state officials said the warden was Ben Curry, who runs the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. According to Shaw, days after the officer was convicted, the warden granted his request for a voluntary demotion to lead groundskeeper, a position in which he would supervise inmates and for which he was not qualified. The warden also allowed the officer to use vacation and holiday time to serve a 30-day jail sentence while continuing to earn his full salary, the report said. The officer never actually worked in the position after he was released from County Jail, because he was fired as a result of Shaw's review.Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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