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Six former corrections officers at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex have been sentenced in connection with the assault of an inmate and subsequent coverup.
Several former Kentucky State Corrections Officers pleaded guilty and were sentenced Monday for assaulting an inmate in the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex and covering it up, according to a release from the U.S. Department of
A total of six officers have pleaded guilty to violating the inmate’s rights in connection with the assault, and another faces charges.
Four other corrections officers at the prison have pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the incident.
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A former federal prison employee plead guilty Monday to charges of trying to cover up the assault of an inmate at a federal prison in Eastern Kentucky.