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Jul 19, 2018
Ex-prison warden wins suit over violence by inmates, guards
CHARLOTTE (AP) A federal jury on July 19 rejected claims the former warden of one of North Carolina’s most dangerous prisons bore responsibility for life-threatening threats posed by inmates and even guards in the gang-infested lockup. Lawyers for convicted killer Stacey Wynn contended that former Lanesboro Correctional Institution superintendent Lawrence Parsons should be held accountable [...]
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