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Westmoreland County, 8 prison staffers added as defendants in lawsuit over inmate beating

Westmoreland County Prison photograph of James Mapp on May 4, 2020.

A federal civil lawsuit by a former Westmoreland County Prison inmate who was assaulted by a guard as he was processed into the Hempfield lockup last year claims individual reports on the incident filed by a dozen prison staffers omitted any mention the assault.


Source: The Tribune-Review