Inmate-Abuse Suit Filed by Missouri
Angry over the alleged abuse of their prisoners in a Texas jail, Missouri officials sued Brazoria County, accusing it of a cover-up. The suit comes in the wake of a videotape that appears to show jail guards kicking Missouri inmates, zapping them with stun guns and forcing them to crawl around on their stomachs. The inmates were in the Brazoria County Detention Center, south of Houston, where guards work for a private company that manages the jail.
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