Trial starts for only prison officer to not take plea in prisoner's beating death
Robert Gene Ingram was being transported to North Florida. He was found dead in the van after severe beating by prison officers.
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Robert Gene Ingram was being transported to North Florida. He was found dead in the van after severe beating by prison officers.
He’s the second of four corrections officers from the state-run Dade Correctional Institution to admit taking part in the beating of a 60-year-old inmate.
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The inmate’s tragic death at the hands of a violent assault is the latest of many examples of rampant abuse and fatal incidents that occur in prisons throughout the US.
On Thursday (April 28), three guards at a Florida prison were arrested and charged with murder after beating a 60-year-old inmate to death.