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New Mexico Prison Whistleblower Was Fired After Objecting To Officers Who Killed Prisoner

New Mexico Prison Whistleblower Was Fired After Objecting To Officers Who Killed Prisoner

Sharon Baca-Herrera was told she was "not a good fit" by sergeant after she blew the whistle to her supervisors

Kevin Gosztola
Aug 05, 2020
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Sharon Baca-Herrera was fired from the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center in New Mexico after she objected to the facility's response to correctional officers, who killed a prisoner.

Vicente Villela, a 37 year-old man, died on February 3, 2019. One officer knelt on his back while he was in shackles on his stomach. Villela cried, "I can't bre…

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