A former Mississippi sheriff who is currently facing federal bribery charges and is accused of lying to the FBI oversaw a county jail rampant with allegations of inmate abuse, court documents reveal.
Terry Grassaree — who last year was indicted by a federal grand jury alongside one of his deputies — either turned a blind eye to inmates being abused or abused them himself for almost a decade as the leader of rural Noxubee County jail, an investigation by The New York Times found.
Grassarree has pleaded not guilty to the charges of bribery and lying to investigators. A 2008 lawsuit stemming from allegations of abuse has been settled for an undisclosed amount.
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