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News :: Human Rights |
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DOJ issues civil rights report on Worcester jail |
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by pdmt99
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18 May 2008
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After years of complaints by inmates and former inmates about the Worcester County House of Correction in West Boylston, the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has concluded an investigation and issued a strong report on the jail's failures and abuses. The DOJ states unambiguously in their 40 page report "that certain conditions at the Jail violate the constitutional rights of persons confined there".
This is a MUST read for anyone engaged in abolition, prison reform or prisoner support work.
The DOJ report documents a lengthy list of issues at the jail ranging from the "unlawful" and "excessive" use of restraints, misuse of chemical agents, and calling for an end to the use of isolation rooms for restraint because of they are "Dungeon-like in appearance". Additionally, the report catalogs the jail's failure to protect inmates, provide appropriate health and mental health services. |
A full copy of the report available at Worcester Indymedia.
http://worcester.indymedia.org/node/27785 |
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