Report details missteps that led to beating death of Whitey Bulger
Federal inspectors have concluded that mobster Whitey Bulger’s transfer to a West Virginia prison was too widely known and lacked enough precautions. Bulger was found beaten to death in his cell within 12 hours of arrival at U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton in 2018, and three inmates have been charged in his death. An investigation by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Justice revealed serious management performance failures at multiple levels by the Bureau of Prisons, bureaucratic incompetence and flawed, confusing and insufficient policies and ...
