The Justice Department issued the following statement.
A former case manager with the Mississippi Department of Corrections pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Tom Lee for using excessive force against an inmate, involving the use of a dangerous weapon and resulting in bodily injury.
According to court documents and information presented in court, on July 11, 2019, Nicole Moore willfully deprived inmate L.C. of the Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment when the defendant, aiding and abetting others, kicked a non-resisting inmate in the head even though L.C. was not resisting.
“When corrections officials working inside jails and prisons violently assault inmates held in their custody, they will be held accountable,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department stands ready to hold all prison officials accountable for violating the Eighth Amendment right of prisoners to be free from cruel and unusual punishment.”
“Those that abuse positions of power will be dealt with accordingly,” said U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca for the Southern District of Mississippi. “This should be a reminder to those responsible for the care and control of inmates, that they too must abide by the laws of this nation.”
“Our citizens serving time for crimes against the public deserve the safety and protection from harm by those officials who are charged with their care,” said Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby for the FBI Jackson Field Office. “Ms. Moore's blatant violation of this trust is a disservice to those in the penal system, the corrections officers who take pride in their profession and citizens in general. The FBI is committed to protecting all citizens of our community.”
Moore faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Her sentencing is scheduled for July 25.
The FBI Jackson Field Office is investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Glenda Haynes for the Southern District of Mississippi and Trial Attorney Eric Peffley of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section are prosecuting the case.
4 comments:
The Department of Justice yammered on and on and one as if preaching to the undead in a Mayberry sermon. Does that bullshit really have a place in our system of justice or is this just yammering for the sake of yammering?
All that's missing is John Carradine standing on the back of a Conestoga wagon pointing skyward and invoking a lightning storm.
If you can’t trust a case manager, who can you trust?
In an environment where all norms of social behavior have been left behind by the inhabitants there is a need to establish a hierarchy of command and control.
Inmates pretty much abandoned their rights when they committed what ever offense that landed them in prison.
Act right and you will be treated right. Start misbehaving and realize you don't get to call time out when retribution comes raining down on you.
A 'case manager' is never, ever, responsible for prisoner/inmate discipline or physical correction.
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