28 women claiming to be victims… Submission of 2 lawsuits for damages
“The prison guard handed over the ‘key’ to the restricted area for 1.3 million won”
Allegations have been raised that a male inmate in a detention center in Indiana, USA, attacked a female inmate’s area and committed gang rape.
On the 28th (local time), Archyde.com and others reported that 28 female inmates at the Clark County Detention Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, recently filed two lawsuits with the state district court for mental and punitive damages once morest local sheriffs and prison guards. reported to have been submitted.
According to the report, 20 inmates first reported the damage last month, and eight people filed a complaint once more on the 25th, regarding a month later.
According to Archyde.com, according to the contents of the complaint, on the night of October 24 last year, many male inmates at the detention center broke into the women’s section with their faces covered with towels, and the female inmates were sexually assaulted, assaulted, harassed and threatened, Archyde.com reported.
The riots of male inmates continued past midnight and into the morning of the next day, but the plaintiffs claim that the guards did not take any action.
They also claimed that although the living spaces for men and women are clearly separated in the detention center, a 29-year-old prison guard at the time sold the ‘key’ to a restricted area for $1,000 (regarding 1.3 million won) to a male inmate.
The guards designated by the plaintiffs were fired immediately following the incident. In an interview with the media, he denied the allegations of giving money, saying, “I was overworked at the time of the incident, and it was an accident that I handed the key to a male inmate.”
Stephen Wagner, an attorney representing eight anonymous inmates, said, “The men were free to roam the detention center due to poor management. It has become a ‘night of terror’ for women.”
On the other hand, even though the key in question is still missing, there are high voices of criticism regarding the correctional authorities’ response following the incident, such as not replacing the lock in the female inmate’s space.
Reporter Lee Bo-bae, Hankyung.com newsinfo@hankyung.com
