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| Officials say Lackawanna County Prison is improving |
| By thetimes-tribune.com- Borys Krawczeniuk |
| Published: 01/27/2014 |
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A female inmate gives birth in a cell, despite hours of pleading that she's in labor. A prison guard beats inmates. A female staffer has sex with a male inmate. Top prison officials use inmates to fix their cars, assemble their children's Christmas presents and renovate their homes and businesses. An accused murderer, left improperly supervised, beats a fellow inmate nearly to death. A male prison guard is charged with forcing himself on five female inmates over a decade, allegations that include the rape of one. All this happened over the last dozen years at the Lackawanna County Prison, which has piled up a rap sheet that matches that of some of its guests. Despite the historic record, the prison's overseers say the discovery of the latest incident - the male prison guard engaging in sex and rape of inmates - signals progress. It shows, prison board member and Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O'Brien said, that prison officials deal directly with a problem instead of hiding it. Read More. |
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