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| Inmate asks federal government to intervene in problems of prisons |
| By journalstar.com- JoAnne Young |
| Published: 09/14/2015 |
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The letter was written in long hand, sent in early August to the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington by inmate William Epp, on behalf of Nebraska state prisoners. "In the spirit of governmental transparency and (the) current move to reform and change Corrections and legal systems, this is a place to start, the geographic center of the United States," Epp told the nation's law enforcers. He called on the Department of Justice to spare no expense on a full scale federal takeover of Nebraska's Department of Correctional Services and investigation of these things: corruption, mismanagement, misappropriation of state and federal funds, indifference, negligence, willful disregard of judicial directives, civil rights violations, wrongful deaths. Inmates have been bringing their concerns about conditions in the prisons since 2008, Epp said in the letter. But on May 10, a serious "event" at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution -- the media called it a riot -- got national attention. "Rightfully so," Epp wrote. Read More. |
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