March 18, 2008
Washington Staff Assault Task Force sues inmate for alleged attack
An inmate at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla is being sued for a "vicious assault" on a corrections officer at the prison in December. A civil lawsuit was filed in Walla Walla County Superior Court against Christopher R. McBain by the Washington Staff Assault Task Force.
The suit was filed on behalf of Mark Abbott, 42, a 14-year veteran at the state prison. The suit against an inmate is believed to be the first of its kind in the state. The goal of the nonprofit task force is to hold inmates accountable for their actions while providing support to officers who get assaulted.
"Just because inmates are in prison doesn't mean that their criminal activity stops," said the task force's director, Keith Rapp, who spent 17 years at the penitentiary and was a captain of the corrections officers and a crisis hostage negotiator…
LINK - Tri-CityHerald.com
See also: Correctional Officer files complaint against judge - March 15, 2008 (CDCR, california, correctional officers, lawsuit, assault)
