A Prison Warden Beat Black Inmates For Years. Instead Of Being Fired, He Was Promoted.

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A new report by The Associated Press reveals disturbing information about Bureau of Prisons official Thomas Ray Hinkle. Despite having a violent past abusing Black inmates—stemming from allegations made in 1995—he has been promoted at least nine times. In June, he was selected by the Bureau of Prisons and Justice Department to become acting regional director.

“At least three inmates, all Black, have accused Hinkle of beating them while he was a correctional officer at a Florence, Colorado federal penitentiary in 1995 and 1996. The allegations were documented in court documents and formal complaints to prison officials. In recent years, colleagues say, Hinkle has talked about beating inmates while a member of a violent, racist gang of guards called ‘The Cowboys.’”

The piece about went into more detail about Hinkle’s deplorable behavior:

“One inmate said he felt terrified as Hinkle and another guard dragged him up a stairway and slammed him into walls. Another said Hinkle was among guards who threw him to a concrete floor, spat on him and used racist language toward him. A third said Hinkle slapped him and held him down while another guard sexually assaulted him.”

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/prison-warden-beat-black-inmates-193700535.html

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2. And Hinkle, responding to questions from the AP, acknowledged that he assaulted inmates in the 1990s

The agency’s new leader defends Hinkle, saying he’s a changed man and a model employee — standing by him even as she promises to work with the Justice Department and Congress to root out staff misconduct. And Hinkle, responding to questions from the AP, acknowledged that he assaulted inmates in the 1990s but said he regrets that behavior and now speaks openly about it “to teach others how to avoid making the same mistakes.”

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4. wonder what this guy's sheet looks like

over the past 25 years? Appears as though the system accepts him as reformed and rehabilitated. Maybe so, but ... Evidence that he has actively combated corruption in subsequent positions and posts?

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[dchill]

6. This guy belongs here...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Phallological_Museum