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Two Officers Admit Covering Up Prison Beatings | Lexington News
Two federal prison officers have pleaded guilty to covering up a brutal inmate beating at the Federal Medical Center in Lexington — one wrote a false report to hide the assault, the other admitted to striking the inmate, causing serious injury. Both are now facing up to 20 years, though sentencing may be lighter. The third officer present that day remains uncharged. Their plea deals reveal a disturbing pattern: they entered the inmate’s cell without threat, initiated violence, and then fabricated official records to erase their roles — with one officer permanently barred from law enforcement…
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