WV Corrections Officers Suspended After Nazi Salute Photo Surfaces
Several correctional officers at the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended after a basic training class photo surfaced of approximately 30 trainees giving the Nazi salute.
BREAKING: Photo released that has led to numerous DOC employees being suspended pic.twitter.com/Lee98ldVl2
— Leslie Rubin (@LeslieRubinWCHS) December 5, 2019
“A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph showing a training class apparently giving a Nazi salute, officials said.”
Apparently? t.co/oeXs6KpkRv
— Auschwitz Memorial (@AuschwitzMuseum) December 6, 2019
WCHS reports: “The cabinet secretary for the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety has sent a letter to all employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation condemning the photo. The class was conducted Oct. 21 through Nov. 27.”
Governor Jim Justice released a statement: “I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class #18 in the strongest possible terms. I have directed Secretary Jeff Sandy of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety to continue actively investigating this incident and I have ordered the termination of all those that are found to be involved in this conduct. This will not be tolerated on my watch – within the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation – or within any agency of state government.”
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WV Corrections Officers Suspended After Nazi Salute Photo Surfaces
