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Arrested Officer Narcs On Inmates
By kentucky.com
Published: 08/12/2010

Northpoint Training Center corrections officer Jesus Cabrera identified more than 100 inmates who he said participated in a 2009 riot at the prison, according to state documents.

Two defense attorneys who represent inmates indicted after the riot said Wednesday that Cabrera's July 28 arrest for bringing contraband — 12 blue pills — into the facility damages his credibility and will be an issue in the criminal cases.

Additionally, family members of inmates who have spent months in segregation and were denied parole after Cabrera identified them are calling for an independent investigation.

Five of Northpoint's six dormitories were damaged in the fiery riot on Aug. 21 at the prison near Burgin in Central Kentucky. In addition, eight corrections officers and eight inmates were injured, and five buildings were destroyed.

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