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Jail staff beat NY inmate 'like an animal': prosecutor
https://www.yahoo.com/news/jail-staff-beat-ny-inmate-animal-prosecutor-223928896.html?nhp=1New York (AFP) - Correction officers beat and kicked a defenseless inmate in the head "like an animal," a prosecutor said Wednesday, summing up his arguments in a two-month trial spotlighting abuse at a notorious New York jail.
Nine officers went on trial in March accused of the savage beating of Jahmal Lightfoot, at the time a 27-year-old inmate convicted of armed robbery, and the cover-up of his night-time assault on July 11, 2012.
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A jury will determine the guilt or innocence of six defendants. The other three have opted for the judge to reach a verdict. A tenth defendant will be tried separately.
In 2014, a US federal investigation uncovered what prosecutors called a "pervasive and deep-seated culture of violence" at Rikers Island and called the facility a "broken institution" for teenage inmates.