Six New Jersey corrections officers are facing charges after the assault of an inmate at the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility.
The incident occurred on April 8, 2020 at the youth facility in Chesterfield, N.J. when the officers removed an inmate from his cell using pepper spray and an “unjustified” amount of force shortly after midnight,The victim screamed in pain and left the cell covered in blood. He was given an inhaler and oxygen in the infirmary and treated for lacerations on his face.
“Correctional police officers are entrusted with great authority over the inmates in their custody, and when they abuse that power, they must be held accountable,” PlatkinCorrectional Police Sgt. Michael Emmert, 37, of Toms River, N.J., who allegedly pepper-sprayed the inmate twice and was in charge of the officers removing the inmate from his cell, faces aggravated assault and tampering with records charges.
The Burlington County facility is a minimum-security prison housing nearly 1,000 inmates, where they participate in vocational training or academic education, according to the Department of Corrections.
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