NATION IN BRIEF : PENNSYLVANIA : Prison Chief Fired Over Riot Response
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Robert Freeman, the suspended superintendent of the Camp Hill, Pa., prison has been fired for his actions during a three-day riot last year that left 123 people injured and more than half the institution in ruins. The dismissals of Freeman and Robert Smith, the prison’s deputy for operations, were based on a recommendation by Gov. Robert P. Casey, who said that Freeman was among the officials with primary responsibility for maintaining order.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
