Charges filed with the Justice Department concerning the treatment of inmates at ElDorado State Correctional Facility

The Kansas State NAACP has filed formal charges with the US Department of Justice concerning the treatment of inmates within the ElDorado Correctional facility. The charges are based on an incident that occurred in July where officers can be seen on camera using an inmates head to open a door, then dragging him to a blind-spot where a more severe altercation took place.

The case is now being reviewed in the Criminal and Special Litigation Sections both as an individual case and as a possible indicator of a more systemic problem. We will keep you all posted on the progress of the case here on the blog...