Security News in Brief: Former Tennessee Supervisory Corrections Officer Indicted for Civil Rights Violations and Obstruction of Justice

Source: United States Department of Justice News

A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today charging a former Tennessee supervisory corrections officer with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses. The defendant is charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law for using unlawful force on an inmate; one count for being deliberately indifferent to the inmate’s medical needs; and one count of obstructing justice.