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Calls intensify for federal probe into systemic detainee abuse at Georgia jail

  • Attorney says Department of Justice should investigate abusive behavior toward inmates by Camden County sheriff's officers.
  • Three former deputies face charges for separate beatings of a Black man and a white man caught on jail security cameras.
  • Sheriff's office fired the deputies involved but civil rights groups demand further action and accountability.
  • Jail administration blames violence on inexperience, pledges more training, but critics argue abuse appears ingrained in the culture.
  • The controversy follows a lawsuit last year alleging another detainee was beaten during a strip search at the same facility.
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