By Jeremy Kohus
WTRF
W. Va. — An investigation is under way in West Virginia to determine if prison guards are covering up for each other after they break the law.
Regional Jail Executive Director Joe De-Long says 15 correctional officers from the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville are on suspension for using excessive force against inmates or for bringing contraband into the jail.
De-Long says he’s concerned about a “buddy system,” in which he believes some of the guards are covering up the violations, and that it worries him more than the use of force.
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