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NTSB Faults Texas Prison Guard, Road Crews in Transport Bus Deaths
Loaded on Jan. 10, 2017
by Derek Gilna
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2017, page 20
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Failure to Protect (General),
Transportation,
Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death),
Failure to Protect (Staff).
Location:
Texas.
The federal National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently investigated and issued a final report concerning a 2015 prison transport bus accident that claimed the lives of eight prisoners and two guards. The report faulted both the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) officer driving the vehicle as well as the ...
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