October 31, 2008
Prison Corporation (GEO Group) Charged with Murder, Manslaughter
The indictment grows out of the April 26, 2001 death of an inmate at one of the company's facilities in Raymondville, Texas. The inmate – Gregorio De La Rosa – was beaten to death by fellow inmates with socks stuffed with padlocks.
The murder count alleges that the company "intentionally or knowingly" caused the death of De La Rosa by allowing the inmates to beat De La Rosa to death.
One of the manslaughter counts allege that the company "recklessly allowed" the beatings to occur. The other manslaughter count alleges that the company intended to cause serious bodily injury while committing a felony – aggravated assault…
LINK - CorporateCrimeReporter.com
