Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Civil Rights Offense for Assaulting Inmate Details Written by IVN
Atlanta, Georgia - A Georgia correctional officer pleaded guilty today to violating the civil rights of an inmate.
According to documents filed in connection with the guilty plea, Jamal Scott, 33, an on-duty correctional officer at the Valdosta State Prison (VSP) in Valdosta, struck an inmate with his fist multiple times while the inmate was handcuffed and lying on the ground on Dec. 29, 2018. Specifically, Scott, along with Correctional Officer Brian Ford, Sergeant Patrick Sharpe, and other prison officials, escorted the handcuffed inmate to an outdoor area on the grounds of the prison for the purpose of assaulting the inmate in retaliation for an earlier altercation between the inmate and a female officer. Scott and Ford, carrying out a directive from their supervisor, Sharpe, took the inmate to the ground and struck him multiple times in the body.
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VALDOSTA, Ga. - A Georgia prison guard has pleaded guilty to violating a prisoner’s civil rights by punching him while he was handcuffed and on the ground.
Prosecutors said 33-year-old Jamal Scott and other guards led the man to an outdoor area to assault him on Dec. 29, 2018, in retaliation for an earlier dispute with a female guard at Valdosta State Prison in south Georgia. When Scott assaulted this inmate, he violated the inmate’s civil rights and betrayed his oath of office as a correctional officer, said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Pam S. Karlan of the Justice Department s Civil Rights Division. The Justice Department will continue to protect the civil rights of all individuals, and work to ensure that officers who abuse their power are held accountable.
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By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia prison guard has pleaded guilty to violating a prisoner’s civil rights by punching him while he was handcuffed and on the ground.
Prosecutors said Jamal Scott, 33, and other guards led the man to an outdoor area to assault him Dec. 29, 2018, in retaliation for an earlier dispute with a female guard at Valdosta State Prison in south Georgia.
A U.S. Department of Justice news release said Scott faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, but a sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.
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