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| 5 fired from prison, warden quits |
| By Brush News Tribune |
| Published: 03/07/2005 |
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The warden resigned and five employees at the privately run Brush women's prison in Colorado face sexual misconduct and contraband charges in the wake of a criminal probe made public two weeks ago. Specifically, according to Gil Walker, chief executive officer of the Tennessee-based GRW, which owns the 250-bed Brush Correctional Facility, three correctional officers are under investigation for allegedly having sex with inmates, and two food service employees were fired for bringing cigarettes into the facility. We are back to square one in making sure our people are trained. The important thing now is to see that it doesn't happen again, Walker said in a telephone interview last Monday. Walker would not identify the accused employees, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. The names will become public soon enough if enough evidence is found to support the charges. I just don't want to do anything to hurt the reputation of people presumed innocent, Walker said, adding that two of the officers resigned and a third is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal case. Walker said, if convicted, officers could have to register as sex offenders for the rest of their lives. According to a Feb. 25 report by the Denver Post, the state correction department's inspector general's office referred charges to District Attorney Robert Watson. Watson said last Monday he hasn't yet received reports from the department of corrections. However, he anticipates having reports in hand within a few days. |
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