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Federal Inmate Alleges Wrongdoing At County Jail

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By KYLE MARTIN

Hernando Today

Published: November 11, 2008

BROOKSVILLE - A federal inmate at the county jail claims staff deprived him of legal services and beat him when he made a formal complaint about it.

The allegations are made in court papers filed Nov. 6 that request a judge to move Jean-Henriquez Librun to another facility.

The handwritten petition states that Librun has mailed several legal documents since his incarceration Sept. 24, assuming the government would pay the postage. The petition cites a page in the county jail's contract with the Department of Homeland Security that states as much, so long as the inmate is "indigent."

Because those papers were delayed, an immigration judge denied Librun's motions to reopen his case on the grounds that the response was not "timely," according to the petition.

Librun alleges that because he made several complaints against corrections officers, he was beaten and given death threats.

He was also told he would be "deport to Haiti in a weelchair (sic)," according to the petition.

For these reasons, Librun asked that a judge allow him to be transferred to another facility approved by the Department of Homeland Security. He also wants his legal correspondence returned to him.

On Monday, Warden Russell Washburn said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was at the jail on Friday investigating whether any wrongdoing had occurred.
Washburn said he couldn't answer specifically to the allegations, but added that he didn't think there was any "policy deviation on our end that would cause alarm."

Reporter Kyle Martin can be reached at 352-544-5271 or kmartin@hernandotoday.com.

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