palani
30th November 2010, 05:18 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101130/ap_on_re_us/us_prison_violence_video
BOISE, Idaho – The surveillance video from the overhead cameras shows Hanni Elabed being beaten by a fellow inmate in an Idaho prison, managing to bang on a prison guard station window, pleading for help. Behind the glass, correctional officers look on, but no one intervenes when Elabed was knocked unconscious.
The videos show at least three guards watching as Elabed was stomped on a dozen times. At no time during the recorded sequence did anyone try to pull away James Haver, a short, slight man.
CCA, the nation's largest private prison company, said it was "highly disappointed and deeply concerned" over AP's decision to release the videos.
CCA, which oversees some 75,000 inmates in more than 60 facilities under contracts with the federal government, 19 states and the District of Columbia, has faced allegations of abuse by guards elsewhere.
Elabed, who was originally sentenced to two to 12 years for robbery, was ultimately released on a medical parole because he was too badly injured to be cared for in prison.
Just a suggestion. Should you be taken in for booking it might be best to avoid agreeing to this contract (or any contract for that matter). The issue is who is going to be responsible if you get damaged. After you have accepted booking you relieve "the system" of any responsibility for actions that take place within that facility. Reject booking and you have a chance of holding them responsible for their actions (or failure to act).
BOISE, Idaho – The surveillance video from the overhead cameras shows Hanni Elabed being beaten by a fellow inmate in an Idaho prison, managing to bang on a prison guard station window, pleading for help. Behind the glass, correctional officers look on, but no one intervenes when Elabed was knocked unconscious.
The videos show at least three guards watching as Elabed was stomped on a dozen times. At no time during the recorded sequence did anyone try to pull away James Haver, a short, slight man.
CCA, the nation's largest private prison company, said it was "highly disappointed and deeply concerned" over AP's decision to release the videos.
CCA, which oversees some 75,000 inmates in more than 60 facilities under contracts with the federal government, 19 states and the District of Columbia, has faced allegations of abuse by guards elsewhere.
Elabed, who was originally sentenced to two to 12 years for robbery, was ultimately released on a medical parole because he was too badly injured to be cared for in prison.
Just a suggestion. Should you be taken in for booking it might be best to avoid agreeing to this contract (or any contract for that matter). The issue is who is going to be responsible if you get damaged. After you have accepted booking you relieve "the system" of any responsibility for actions that take place within that facility. Reject booking and you have a chance of holding them responsible for their actions (or failure to act).