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Georgia Prison Guards Face Sexual Assault Charges

Loaded on Jan. 10, 2017 published in Prison Legal News January, 2017, page 56
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Failure to Protect (General), Eighth Amendment, Guard Brutality/Beatings. Location: Georgia.

Two prison guards have been criminally charged with sexually assaulting prisoners at the Emanuel Women’s Facility in Twin City, Georgia.

Capt. Edgar Daniel Johnson was the highest ranking officer at the prison, and Channel 2 Action News was present to record his arrest at his home on the morning of ...

 

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