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3 Camden County sheriff's employees charged in inmate's beating

Correction officers beat an inmate in the Camden County jail.
Harry Daniels
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Attorney for Jarrett Hobbs
Correction officers beat an inmate in the Camden County jail.

Three Camden County Sheriff’s Office employees have been charged in the beating of a 41-year-old inmate inside the county jail.

Videos that depicted the incident were said to have been recorded Sept. 3. Attorneys who represent the inmate, identified as Jarrett Hobbs, called for the investigation after they released the videos to the public Nov. 14.

“This video is undeniable and the deputies’ actions are inexcusable,” attorney Harry Daniels said in a previous statement. “Mr. Hobbs entered the Camden County Jail suffering a psychological episode and asking to be placed in protective confinement. But instead of protecting him, these deputies jumped him and beat and kicked him mercilessly...”

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