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Mississippi is being held without bail after allegedly trying to join -- can you believe this story? >> incredible. >> trying to join isis. officials say they were arrested on the way to the airport and planned to pose as newlyweds on a honeymoon to get into syria through turkey. >> another unbelievable story from "the new york times," an investigative report details a campaign of retribution of prisons at the clinton correctional facility. one inmate, patrick alexander, said he was beaten with his head slammed against the wall just hours after richard matt and david sweat were discovered miss...

Against the clinton correctional officers at the clinton correctional facilities. they told the "new york times" that they faced physical abuse, some of them were placed in solitary confinement. others say they were stripped of privileges. they also had their cells ransacked with property damaged and destroyed. some also claim they were transferred from clinton to other facilities without due process. and the most incendiary claims, some claim they were brutally beaten for information about how richard matt and david sweat escaped. one says, quote, the officer jumps and grabs me by my throat, ...

Said you know what waterboarding is?" that was from from patrick alexander kept in the honor block. he goes on to blame a plastic black was placed over his head until he suffocated. this attributed to the "new york times," cnn is working to independently verify these claims. very serious allegations. >> it as hard to do that independent verification. you can't just walk into a prison and interview different inmates to get their stories. but the "times" reporter said his interview spanned geographically large vast areas of the prison and the stories from people who ostensibly were on lockdown w...

Grabs me by the throat, slams my head into a pipe along the wall. then he starts punching me in the face. one officer points to a plastic bag hanging on pipes and says you know what water boarding is? that's what patrick alexander says. in the meantime, the department of corrections saying they want a full investigation putting out a statement saying, quote, any findings of misconduct or abuse against inmates will be punished to the full extent of the law. cnn is working to verify the claims made by the inmates. still, guys, very strong allegations against the officers. >> boris sanchez, thank...

Murderers escaped they say the guards beat them and treated them harshly and taking out their frustration as the search for richard matt and david sweat dragged on. a lawyer says his group received received more than 60 complaints from inmates and they include allegations inmates were physically abused and their property was destroyed and they were held in solitary, some for weeks. . cnn cannot independently confirm those claims. a reporter for "the new york times" which first reported that story, told anderson cooper about one of the guards was repeatedly questioned about hearing matt and swe...