Dec 11 2007

Another Texas incident

Published by Randy Stapilus at 3:05 pm under Idaho

Latest in the sequence of events at a Texas private prison, where Idaho has chosen to house a number of its inmates. From a state Department of Corrections release:

The Idaho Department of Correction has dispatched a deputy warden to Bill Clayton Detention Center (BCDC) in Littlefield, Texas to investigate an incident involving Idaho inmates.

The company that operates the prison, GEO Group, Inc., says at about 7:30 PM Monday a BCDC lieutenant was assaulted by two Idaho inmates. After the lieutenant was assaulted, about 10 to 15 other Idaho offenders refused to return to their cells. They complied when BCDC’s response team arrived on the scene.

The Littlefield Police Department is investigating the incident, and the inmates involved in the assault may face new criminal charges. Other inmates who refused to comply with staff orders will likely face disciplinary sanctions.

373 Idaho inmates are incarcerated at BCDC.

Sounds as though there’s a long, ugly story back of this one. Probably a story not everyone in Idaho will want to hear.

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