Former Correctional Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges in Connection with Conspiracy to Violate Inmates’ Rights at West Virginia Jail
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A former correctional officer from the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy in which he and other correctional officers used unreasonable and unjustified force against inmates, including pretrial detainees, as a form of punishment and retaliation. Michael Pack, 40, pleaded guilty on March 30 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371.
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- 30 October 2026 · 12:00 UTC
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- 30 October 2026 · 15:45 UTC
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- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-correctional-officer-sentenced-federal-civil-rights-charges-connection-conspiracy
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