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damnedifIknow

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Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:00 PM Oct 2013

Prison guards accused of making inmates fight for snacks

PENNSYLVANIA- Three prison guards were suspended for allegedly making their inmates fight for food.

The fights were what an inmate, David Michael Wright, referred to as the “Retard Olympics.”

Several inmates reported “the officers made an inmate drink a gallon of milk in an hour, eat a spoon-full of cinnamon, take a punch to the arm without falling, and accept being sprayed with pepper foam in the face.”

The inmates were then rewarded with different snacks and coffee after completing the assigned tasks, according to the state police.

The investigation began after video was shown.

The guards, David Michael Whitcomb, 28, Mark Andrew Haynes, 26, and Daniel H. Graff, 37, say the allegations are untrue."

http://kfor.com/2013/10/06/prison-guards-accused-of-making-inmates-fight-for-snacks/

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Prison guards accused of making inmates fight for snacks (Original Post) damnedifIknow Oct 2013 OP
What prison is this? surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #1
York County Prison. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #2
Thanks for the link. That's a much better article. surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #3

surrealAmerican

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1. What prison is this?
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 02:19 PM
Oct 2013

The story you linked to is lacking some important details. Perhaps one of our Pennsylvania DUers has a link to a more complete report.

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)
3. Thanks for the link. That's a much better article.
Mon Oct 7, 2013, 04:41 PM
Oct 2013

Apparently, the investigation started because of surveillance footage too.

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