Report about prison staff from 2022
A damning report from the Justice Department watchdog has revealed that “serious” failures from prison officials ultimately led to the murder of high-profile mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger just 12 hours after he was moved to a notoriously dangerous jail infamously dubbed “misery mountain”.
The bombshell 99-page report, released on Wednesday by the DOJ Office of the Inspector General, revealed that inmates at Hazelton in West Virginia knew well in advance that Bulger was being transferred there from Coleman in Florida and that his arrival was discussed among staff and inmates around the prison.
Interviews with inmates, multiple prison emails and at least one jailhouse phone call reveal how inmates openly spoke about Bulger’s impending arrival and knew that he would be in serious danger as soon as he reached the facility, the report finds.
One inmate told DOJ investigators that both inmates and staff were speculating “how long Bulger would stay alive at Hazelton” and that some inmates were even taking bets on the matter.
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...murder-police-failings-doj-b2240762.html
