South Texas DA looks at West Texas prison riot

PECOS, Texas — A South Texas district attorney who tried to prosecute Vice President Dick Cheney for his investments in private prison companies is now trying to probe an inmate death and prison riot hundreds of miles outside his jurisdiction.
Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra said Tuesday he suspected a cover-up at a privately run prison in Pecos, some 600 miles northwest of his Raymondville office. Inmates at the prison rioted and held two prison employees hostage last week after the death of another inmate. More... Prisoner Pen Pals - Discount Cigarettes - Discount Magazine Subscriptions for Prisoners