Posted on Nov 15, 2023
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats
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The handwritten letter arrived days before Christmas 2022. "THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ISSUE!!!" it began. "PLEASE HELP."
Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying to bribe prisoners to attack the warden and one of his captains.
Three men said officers "offered to poorly tighten their hand restraints" during the warden's walk-through "so that the inmate can easily slip his hand restraints and carry out a physical assault," according to the letter. Guards had offered the men extra food trays and other favors and promised not to injure them after the attack. The men wrote that officers were angry about changes by the new warden.
The handwritten letter arrived days before Christmas 2022. "THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ISSUE!!!" it began. "PLEASE HELP."
Signed by 14 people incarcerated in one of the highest-security federal prisons in the country, the letter was an urgent warning for prison officials: Several corrections officers were trying to bribe prisoners to attack the warden and one of his captains.
Three men said officers "offered to poorly tighten their hand restraints" during the warden's walk-through "so that the inmate can easily slip his hand restraints and carry out a physical assault," according to the letter. Guards had offered the men extra food trays and other favors and promised not to injure them after the attack. The men wrote that officers were angry about changes by the new warden.
A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Three men said officers “offered to poorly tighten their hand restraints” during the warden’s walk-through “so that the inmate can easily slip his hand restraints and carry out a physical assault,” according to the letter. Guards had offered the men extra food trays and other favors, and promised not to injure them after the attack. The men wrote that officers were angry about changes by the new warden.Thomas Bergami had taken over the Thomson penitentiary in western Illinois nine months earlier — tasked with fixing a prison where five prisoners were killed in recent years and where more than 120 people have reported serious abuse."...
..."Three men said officers “offered to poorly tighten their hand restraints” during the warden’s walk-through “so that the inmate can easily slip his hand restraints and carry out a physical assault,” according to the letter. Guards had offered the men extra food trays and other favors, and promised not to injure them after the attack. The men wrote that officers were angry about changes by the new warden.Thomas Bergami had taken over the Thomson penitentiary in western Illinois nine months earlier — tasked with fixing a prison where five prisoners were killed in recent years and where more than 120 people have reported serious abuse."...
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