Questionable Deaths and Allegations of Torture in Pennsylvania's Prisons

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After the Abu Ghraib torture scandal broke in 2004, US Army Specialist Charles Graner's indictment drew a connecting line between the abuse of detainees in Iraq and widespread abuse of prisoners right here in the US. Prior to heading to Abu Ghraib – where and he and other soldiers would go on to psychologically, physically and sexually degrade prisoners – Graner worked as a Pennsylvania Correctional Officer at SCI Greene, which has seen its own share of prisoner abuse scandals. FSRN's Andalusia Knoll reports from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on demands for an independent investigation into deaths and allegations of torture within Pennsylvania's correctional facilities.

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