Counselors at Youth Prison Fired for Involvement in Beating Incident
/Six counselors at the N.A. Chaderjian Youth
Correctional Facility in Stockton have been fired over an incident in
which two inmates were beaten by staff members. The altercation
occurred on January 20 after the two inmates struck counselors at the
facility. A videotape of the incident shows one CYA staff member
repeatedly punching one of the teenage inmates. Another staff member
appears to direct kicks at the facial area of the other inmate, despite
the individual having been handcuffed. An internal affairs
investigation by the California Youth Authority determined that two of
the counselors used excessive force in subduing the inmates. The other
four counselors were fired for falsifying reports about the incident. [more 
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