Investigation: Prison boss beat inmates, climbed ranks
A senior official at the federal Bureau of Prisons repeatedly was promoted despite his being accused of beating multiple Black inmates in the 1990s.
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A senior official at the federal Bureau of Prisons repeatedly was promoted despite his being accused of beating multiple Black inmates in the 1990s.
The prison staff didn't know much about the new acting warden. Then, they say, he made a bizarre and startling confession: Years ago, he beat inmates — and got away with it.
The prison staff didn’t know much about the new acting warden. Then, they say, he made a bizarre and startling confession: Years ago, he beat inmates — and got away with it.
Thomas Ray Hinkle, a high-ranking federal Bureau of Prisons official, was sent to restore order and trust at a women’s prison wracked by a deplorable scandal. Instead, workers say, he left the federal lockup in Dublin, California, even more broken.
A senior official at the federal Bureau of Prisons has been repeatedly promoted, most recently to one of the highest posts in the agency