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| Inmates Complain of Treatment |
| By The News Daily |
| Published: 12/05/2005 |
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Forty-two inmates at the Clayton County, Ga., Jail have sent a complaint to the county chief Superior Court judge and several other elected officials and rights organizations, alleging abuse of authority and “atrocious violations of human, civil, constitutional, and prisoner rights.” The allegations add more fuel to the debate over conditions at the jail, some of which the current and previous sheriff have attributed to insufficient staffing levels. Dated Nov. 9 and signed by 42 inmates, the complaint is full of general criticism for Sheriff Victor Hill and conditions at the jail. Most of the inmates on the list were confirmed as being active inmates, but some were described as “inactive” meaning they are no longer at the jail for various reasons like release, parole or transfer. At least one was listed as wanted and some names and inmate numbers were illegible. In the six handwritten pages, it cites poor quality of food, unsanitary living conditions, no access to a law library, and no effective way to make a formal complaint about mistreatment by officers. But it rarely cites any specific incidents or violations. It does allege a “recent” incident in which Hill reprimanded several inmates for one prisoner's failure to comply with a standing order to stand at attention whenever an officer ranked sergeant or above enters an inmate's immediate area. “The sheriff supposedly observed an inmate inside his cell room looking out his door window ... and immediately put the entire POD (approximately 50 men) on lock down which means no contact with family or society and (the elimination) of all opportunities to help ourselves in our legalities with our attorneys in proving our innocence,” the letter says. Hill declined to comment but a Sheriff's Office mailer recently received by Clayton County residents extols Hill's improvement of the jail. |
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