All articles tagged with #inmate assault
Harvey Weinstein described life at Rikers Island as a isolating, 'hellish' experience, saying he’s begging to be moved back to a state prison; he also claimed an inmate punched him while he waited to use the phone, leaving him bleeding, as he faces ongoing legal cases.
A prisoner at HMP Winchester has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for pouring boiling water over a vulnerable fellow inmate, then beating and raping him. The attacker, Robert Reynolds, threw boiling water from a kettle at the victim, causing burns to his back and face, before physically assaulting and sexually assaulting him. The victim, who has since been released from prison, continues to suffer from the physical and mental impact of the attack. The police emphasized their commitment to investigating criminal offenses that occur within prisons.
Marion County Sheriff's Deputy John Durm, a 38-year veteran of the department, was assaulted and killed by an inmate, Orlando Mitchell, in a transport van at the Adult Detention Center in Indianapolis. Mitchell then stole the van and crashed it before being apprehended. The incident is being investigated as an intentional act of homicide. Durm's death follows the recent fatal shooting of Tell City Sgt. Heather Glenn by a man suspected of domestic violence.
Former USA gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually assaulting team members, has been stabbed six times in the back and neck while in prison. He sustained substantial injuries, including a collapsed lung, but is listed in stable condition. The assault took place at the United States Penitentiary Coleman II in Florida, and officials have identified at least one suspect, a fellow inmate. Staff members guarding Nassar were working overtime due to staffing shortages, and he was housed in a unit with other inmates convicted of sexual assault.