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\"\"Melvin Hilson, 49, a former deputy warden at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, which is also known as Parchman, pleaded guilty today to violating an inmate\u2019s civil rights in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In June 2021, Hilson was charged with violating the inmate\u2019s civil rights by repeatedly striking him and knocking him to the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n

This resulted in the inmate suffering a ruptured eardrum, abrasions to his ear and neck and prolonged headaches.<\/span><\/p>\n

If convicted of the charges, Hilson faces up to 10 years\u2019 in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 1, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis defendant is being held accountable for violating his duty as a corrections officer by unlawfully assaulting an inmate under his custody,\u201d said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke. \u201cThis former Parchman deputy warden caused severe injury to the victim, and his actions violated the trust that we place in corrections officials to lawfully carry out their duties. The Civil Rights Division will continue to hold law enforcement officials accountable when they use force without basis and violate people\u2019s civil rights inside our jails and prisons.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen corrections officials use unlawful, unnecessary and unwarranted force against inmates, it casts a stain on the profession and all the upstanding officers who do their jobs each and every day within the confines of the law,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents and statements made during today\u2019s hearing, Hilson was working as a member of Parchman\u2019s K-9 Unit at the time of the assault. <\/span><\/p>\n

On or around Aug. 3, 2016, J.T. was in a caged area inside of the medical unit, where he waited to be seen by a medical provider. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hilson approached J.T. and struck him with a closed fist several times. He knew that there was no reason to use force and that J.T. did not pose any threat to himself or others. <\/span><\/p>\n

During the assault, Hilson knocked J.T. to the ground, picked him up, and then struck him and knocked him to the ground again. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to prosecutors, J.T. did not attempt to fight back or defend himself from Hilson\u2019s assault.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A federal grand jury indicted Hilson in June 2021 on three separate counts, including writing a false report to conceal the assault and lying to Mississippi Department of Corrections investigators about the assault. <\/span><\/p>\n

The obstruction charges will be dismissed at the conclusion of sentencing. <\/span><\/p>\n

This case was investigated by the Jackson Division of the FBI. Special Litigation Counsel Samantha Trepel and Trial Attorney Cameron A. Bell of the Civil Rights Division, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kimberly Hampton and Robert Mims of the Northern District of Mississippi are prosecuting the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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