Corrections Supervisor Convicted Of Violating Civil Rights Of Black Inmates

A former supervisor at an Oklahoma corrections facility was recently convicted of enabling white supremacist inmates to attack black inmates. Fifty-three-year-old Matthew Ware was found guilty Friday of violating the civil rights of three pretrial inmates held at the Kay County Detention Center in 2017 and 2018. Prosecutors said Ware ordered corrections officers to move two black inmates to a cell row housing white supremacists, then directed the officers to unlock all of their jail cells later that day. The black inmates were attacked, with one suffering an injury that required seven stitches. Officials say Ware also ordered another black inmate be restrained in a stretched-out position for 90 minutes after the inmate sent him a note criticizing his management of the jail. Ware is facing up to ten years in prison.