From the HUFF POST:
A Pennsylvania state prison where a group of corrections officers stand accused of tormenting and brutalizing inmates will face a federal civil investigation into alleged systematic civil rights abuses, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Seven guards from State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh, a medium-security facility, have been arrested since September and face state criminal charges including rape, assault, witness intimidation and official oppression. The most serious charges were brought against Harry Nicoletti, 59, a guard indicted on 92 felony and misdemeanor counts, including 10 counts of institutional rape.
An investigator’s report from the Allegheny County district attorney’s office details pervasive and unchecked abuse of prisoners by Nicoletti, who allegedly targeted gay or transsexual inmates and those convicted of sex offenses against children. The other guards are charged with assaulting inmates and using intimidation to keep the abuse secret…
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