Missouri prisoner repeatedly assaulted; workers lied about checks

Friday, July 14, 2017

ST. LOUIS -- An investigation has found Missouri prison workers failed to check properly on an inmate whose cellmate repeatedly sexually and physically abused him in what the victim's attorney calls torture.

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