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Group pushes for more transparency after complaints of racism in DOC
(FOX 9) - An organization advocating for state prisoners is calling on the Minnesota Department of Corrections to address a string of complaints.
The Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee says it’s seeing a surge in racist attacks, remarks and behavior coming from DOC staff over the past year.
Group pushes for more transparency after complaints of racism in DOC
An organization advocating for state prisoners is calling on the Minnesota Department of Corrections to address a string of complaints.
The group held a virtual press conference Tuesday to address the issues. The group says a female guard recently used TikTok to intentionally shame and provoke prisoners. They also take issue with what they say is the past and continued guarding of Derek Chauvin by only white guards.
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ST. CLOUD A predatory sex offender with a history of engaging in sexual contact and conduct with boys relocated to St. Cloud Tuesday, according to the St. Cloud Police Department.
Dwaine Robert Smith, 59, has a history of sexual contact and conduct with known male children, according to police. He moved to a residence in the 100 block of 12th Ave. North and has served his sentence.
Smith engaged in sexual touching and penetration, exposed himself to minors and used his position of authority and bribes to gain compliance, police said.
He was convicted on first degree criminal sexual conduct in January 2010 and served five years and nine months in prison at the St. Cloud Minnesota Department of Corrections, according to booking data from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.