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| Officers sue Nevada's High Desert Prison |
| By AP |
| Published: 10/11/2004 |
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Eight present or former officers at the High Desert State Prison in southern Nevada have filed a federal lawsuit claiming they were harassed and were placed in a hostile work environment. The suit says the eight were subjected to "undue investigations, warnings, suspensions from duty, ridicule, humiliation, assignment changes and other forms of harassment." It seeks more than $150,000 in damages. The eight officers, all affiliated with the State of Nevada Employees Association, said they were suspended for 3 1/2 months with pay after Warden James Schomig received a threatening letter. The suit said they were never questioned about the incident and were later recalled to duty. They said they were later informed that the investigation yielded no evidence of wrongdoing by them. Tom Sargent, spokesman for the state attorney general's office, which will respond to the lawsuit, said he couldn't comment "on something that's in litigation." The suit said guard William M. Clarke was editor of the Green Hornet News, an Internet e-mail publication that was often critical of the administration. Clarke said he was accused of "disgraceful personal conduct, discourtesy, insubordination and unbecoming conduct," and resigned before he was fired. Other guards who filed suit were Loren Chapulin, Samuel Covelli, Robert J. Guadalupe, Craig Porhola, Kevin Ranft, Henry Rees and John Richardson. Named as defendants were the state, Schomig, Corrections Department Director Jackie Crawford and other prison officials. |
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