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Update: Shooting Nevada Inmates With Birdshot Banned by New NDOC Director (For Now)

June 3, 2016June 3, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 3670 Views Accountability, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Commissioner, Connecticut, cop block, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, COT Ramos, cover up, Dana Liebelson, Department of Corrections, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, freedom, Governor Brian Sandoval, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, huffington post, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, interview, James Dzurenda, Justice System, kelly patterson, KNPR, las vegas, lawsuit, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, Nevada, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, Nevada's "unique" prison culture, New York, NV, nvcopblock, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, Prison, Prison Correctional Officer, prison death, prison guards, radio, rehabilitation, reintegration, rights, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotguns, State of the Nevada podcast, Trainee Raynaldo J. Ramos, unauthorized use of force, Update, use of force, use of guns in prison, Victor Perez, video

As I’ve reported here on CopBlock.org in several posts over the past year, the use of shotguns loaded with birdshot

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Nevada Prison Guard Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of Inmates (Update)

April 24, 2016April 26, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1671 Views Accountability, Alexis Plunkett, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Clark County Coroner, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, COT Ramos, cover up, CPR, declared deceased, disciplinary report, discovery, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, failing to report repeated, false statements, Fox 5 Las Vegas, gladiator like scenario, Governor Brian Sandoval, gurgling on his own blood, HDSP, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, incident reports, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, insubordination, internal reports, Justice System, kelly patterson, KTNV Las Vegas Channel 13 Action News, lack of medical care, las vegas, lawsuit, led to an inmate’s death, multiple gunshot wounds, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, neglect of duty, Nevada, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, personnel issue, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prior security breaches, Prison, Prison Correctional Officer, prison death, prison guards, proper staffing, protective custody, report, rights, segregation unit, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotgun, Solitary Confinement, summary judgement, the hole, Trainee Raynaldo J. Ramos, trauma room, unauthorized use of force, unbecoming conduct, Update, use of force, vast amounts of blood everywhere, Victor Perez, video

I’ve posted several times over the past year about the shooting of two prison inmates at the High Desert State

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Official Report: Nevada Prison Guards Blamed For Fatal Shooting of Inmates (Update)

April 12, 2016April 13, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 1807 Views Accountability, Alexis Plunkett, Andrew Arevalo, assault, Brutality, Cal Potter, Carlos Perez, Civil rights, Clark County Coroner, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Correctional Officer Isaiah Smith, Correctional Officer Jeff Castro, correctional officers, Corrections Department Director Greg Cox, corrections officer, Corruption, cover up, CPR, declared deceased, disciplinary report, discovery, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, failing to report repeated, false statements, Fox 5 Las Vegas, gladiator like scenario, Governor Brian Sandoval, gurgling on his own blood, HDSP, High Desert State Prison, Homicide, incident reports, Indian Springs, inmate, inmate abuse, Inmate Death, inmates, insubordination, internal reports, Justice System, kelly patterson, KTNV Las Vegas Channel 13 Action News, lack of medical care, las vegas, lawsuit, led to an inmate’s death, multiple gunshot wounds, murder, NDOC, negative media attention, neglect of duty, Nevada, Nevada Attorney General's Office, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, personnel issue, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prior security breaches, Prison, prison death, prison guards, proper staffing, protective custody, report, rights, segregation unit, Senior Correctional Officer Mumpower, shotgun, Solitary Confinement, summary judgement, the hole, trauma room, unauthorized use of force, unbecoming conduct, Update, use of force, vast amounts of blood everywhere, Victor Perez, video

Last year, I posted about the shooting of two prison inmates at the High Desert State Prison, which is located

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Building More Prisons is Not the Solution to Prison Riots

April 1, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2027 Views Accountability, AL, Alabama, Alabama.com, anarchism, assault, Brutality, building more prisons, C4SS, center for a stateless society, Civil rights, commentary, Common Justice, Community Works West, cop block, copblock.org, correctional facilities, correctional officers, Corruption, COs, degrading conditions, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, excessive force, force, freedom, Governor Robert Bentley, Harassment, Holman Prison, Justice System, kelly patterson, lack of accountability, lockdown, meditation, Minorities, Nick Ford, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, police violence, Prison, prison guards, prison overcrowding, prison riots, prison system, prisoners, punishment, Race, racial element, rape, reform, reforms, restitution, restorative justice, rights, strike the root, Suicide, System, Timothy Jason Jones, transformative, WHNT 19 News, WKRG News

This post was written by Nick Ford and originally published at the Center For a Stateless Society (C4SS) under the

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Shifting Prisoners to New “State of the Art Facilities” Won’t Eliminate Prison Abuse

March 5, 2016 Kelly W. Patterson 2124 Views abolish prisons, Accountability, AL, Alabama, anarchism, assault, Brutality, C4SS, center for a stateless society, Charles "Rad Geek" Johnson, Christianity, Civil rights, commentary, cop block, copblock.org, correctional facilities, correctional officers, Corruption, COs, Department of Justice, Dishonesty, DoJ, easily reintegrate into another prison, excessive force, force, forced conversion, freedom, Harassment, Julia Tutwiler State Women's Prison, Justice System, kelly patterson, lack of accountability, Lovelady Center, Minorities, Montgomery, Nick Ford, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Police State, police violence, Prison, prison guards, prison system, prisoners, punishment, Race, racial element, rape, reform, reforms, restitution, rights, sex abuse, sexual assault, strike the root, System, Tutwiler Prison

This post was written by Nick Ford and originally published at the Center For a Stateless Society (C4SS) under the

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Fifty-Eight Correctional Officers, Cops Arrested, Convicted In GA, NC Drug Rings

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016 Asa J 1953 Views Adrienne Moody, Alaina Sue-Kam-Ling, Alphonso Ponton, Bribery, conspiracy, copblock, copblock.org, correctional officers, Corruption, Cory Jackson, Curtis Boone, Department of Corrections, Drug Laws, drug trafficking, Drug war, FBI, Georgia, Georgia Correctional Facilities, Ikeisha Jacobs, Jason Boone, Jimmy Pair Jr., Kavon Phillips, Lann Tjuan Clanton, Mexican cartel, Mexican drug cartel, North Carolina, Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, Office of Investigations and Compliance, Ricky Myrick, sheriff Jack Smith, Thomas Jefferson Allen II, Wardie Vincent Jr.

In yet another example of how drug laws create perverse incentives for the very ones meant to enforce them, 58 correctional officers

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Nevada Prison Guards Will Continue Murdering Inmates With Shotguns

October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 1285 Views Accountability, assault, Brutality, Civil rights, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, correctional officers, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, inmate, inmate abuse, Justice System, kelly patterson, lawsuit, NDOC, Nevada, Nevada Department of Corrections, Nevada State Government, NV, nvcopblock, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prison guards, report, rights, Update, use of force, video

After a series of scandals involving inmates killed or injured by shotgun fire in Nevada prisons (including one I wrote

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Florida Department of Corrections Officers Arrested for Beating, Cover Up

August 20, 2015October 16, 2015 Kelly W. Patterson 3085 Views Accountability, assault, Baker County Jail, Baker County Sheriff's Office, battery, battery on an inmate, Brutality, CCTV, charges of falsifying official records, Civil rights, Columbia Correctional Institution, conspiracy to commit battery on an inmate, cop block, copblock.org, correctional officers, Corruption, COs, Dishonesty, Double Standard, excessive force, falsifying records, FDOC, firstcoastnews.com, fl, Florida, Florida Department of Corrections, Harassment, internal investigation, Justice System, kelly patterson, Lake City, Lake City Correctional Institution, Nate Evans, OC Spray, Office of the Inspector General, Officer Adrian S. Hill, Officer Cody Gabbard, Officer Justin Clemons, Phillip Alderman Jr., police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, prison guard, rights, Surveillance, Union County Sheriff's Office, unneeded use of force, use of force, video, wptv news channel 5

This post was submitted by Spencer Udell, via the CopBlock.org submissions page. Date Of Incident: 07/15/2015 Officers Involved: Justin Clemons,

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Grand Jury Fails To Indict In Inmate Beating Death Citing “Destroyed Evidence”

July 11, 2015February 4, 2016 Asa J 1127 Views Accountability, asphyxiation, assault, Brutality, Capt. David Thomas, Charlotte Correctional Institution, Charlotte County Florida, Charlotte County grand jury, Civil rights, copblock, copblock.org, correctional officers, Corruption, Dishonesty, double-standards, excessive force, Featured, Harassment, inmate beating, Justice System, larynx, Matthew Walker, May Atkins, police, police abuse, police accountability, Police brutality, Prison, rights, solidarity confinement, Walkie Talkies

A grand jury in Charlotte County, Florida has failed to indict corrections officers involved in the beating death of an

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