Georgia: N.A.A.C.P. Says Guards Beat Prisoners

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January 3, 2011
By Robbie Brown

The N.A.A.C.P.
says three prisoners were beaten by guards in retaliation for a strike,
but the prison leadership denies wrongdoing. The N.A.A.C.P. and the
inmates’ families said Monday that they planned to file a lawsuit or a
complaint with the federal government after receiving photographs
showing the men’s injuries. The group says that the men were handcuffed
and beaten, including with a hammer, and that one man now needs a
wheelchair and another apparently has brain damage. “We are a law
enforcement agency and do everything possible to uphold, not break,
laws,” the Georgia Department of Corrections said. Inmates in several
Georgia prisons went on strike last month, seeking more food and better
living conditions.