Sunday, October 02, 2005

Prisoners Evacuated After Hurricanes Allege Abuse - New York Times

"'Of the inmates I interviewed, almost all said that they had been physically abused themselves or had seen others physically abused,' Ms. Lehmann wrote in her affidavit. 'Apparently the guards were particularly fond of dragging inmates out of their beds or pods (often by the hair) and beating them, often by slamming their heads repeatedly into the floor or the wall.'"