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Attica Prison Guards Plead Guilty To Misconduct After Beating Inmate

NPR

Published March 3, 2015 at 4:15 PM EST

In 2011, the three guards in New York state beat inmate George Williams so badly that he suffered two broken legs, broken ribs, a broken shoulder and a severe fracture of his eye socket, among other injuries. NPR's Melissa Block talks to Tom Robbins of The Marshall Project about his reporting in collaboration with the New York Times.