Eight former jailers must report to a federal prison today on guilty pleas to conspiring to deprive the civil rights of inmates.
Their penalties range from 18 months to four years. One jailer, who quit his job in disgust, received no prison time. The former officers were sentenced Nov. 5 and 6 before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr.
Each must report to a designated federal prison by noon today. Most of them faced up to 10 years behind bars. In the end, the judge followed federal prosecutors' recommendations for leniency for cooperating with the investigation.
Another ex-jailer, Ryan Teel, began serving time last month at a federal prison in Atlanta. He was convicted on charges including the murder of inmate Jessie Lee Williams Jr. in February 2006.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons advises against making inmates' designated location public until they've reached their destination safely.
A law enforcement background is one of the factors the prison system considers when deciding where to place an inmate, said Felicia Ponce of the bureau's public affairs office in Washington.
The Bureau of Prisons tries to place inmates within 500 miles of their home to maintain family and community ties, said Ponce, "but sometimes that can't happen."
"If at any time they feel they are unsafe in the general population, steps are taken to place them in the special housing unit," Ponce said.
The 10 ex-jailers sentenced in a conspiracy to deprive inmates' rights under color of law will be on probation after serving their time.
The former officers and the time to serve:
Ryan Teel: Two life prison sentences plus 20 years for convictions including the murder of detainee Jessie Lee Williams Jr.
Regina Rhodes: 18 months as the first to plead guilty on accusations including her role in the fatal inmate beating.
Morgan Thompson: 48 months, helped restrain Williams' for an unjustified beating.
Preston Wills: 41 months.
Daniel Evans: 36 months.
Brodrick Fulton: 33 months.
Dedri Caldwell: 24 months.
Jeffrey Priest: 21 months.
Karle Stolze: 15 months.
Timothy Moore: 4 months of house arrest.
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