White Gang Of Correctional Officers Accused Of Racism For Telling Co-Workers To 'Go Back To Your Country'

Five Black correctional officers are accusing their white colleagues of running a race-based “gang” at a Hagerstown, Maryland prison. According to WTOP News, a new lawsuit alleges the “gang” of officers has created a hostile work environment of discrimination, retaliation, fraud, and racism. “This is a small group of people who have exercised a lot of control, to do a lot of people harm,” plaintiffs’ co-counsel Thomas Eiler said. “This prison had not had very many Black officers until the last few years,” co-counsel Edith Thomas added. “And when our clients were hired, there was a lot of animosity — and there still is a lot of animosity toward them.” The lawsuit states that the prison officers engaged in “shocking racial discrimination and egregious harassment” and created a “toxic environment where racial slurs and discrimination against persons of color, especially Black officers and African immigrants, occurs not only with impunity, but is encouraged and coordinated by a gang of white officers.”