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| Prisoners allege abuse after Richard Matt, David Sweat prison escape |
| By amny.com |
| Published: 08/12/2015 |
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Authorities are investigating allegations that guards beat and abused dozens of inmates in an upstate New York prison after the daring escape of two convicted killers in June, state corrections officials said on Tuesday. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said it had been investigating for several weeks the allegations of prisoner abuse at the Clinton Correctional Center, which were first reported in the New York Times on Tuesday. Prisoners left behind in the so-called honor section of the prison, reserved for inmates with good behavior including Richard Matt and David Sweat before their June 6 escape, described "being beaten while handcuffed, choked, and slammed against cell bars and walls," the Times reported. The newspaper said it had reviewed letters and conducted prison interviews. Some said their privileges were revoked and personal possessions discarded, the Times said. Read More. |
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