# USP Big Sandy: In the news

Every piece of coverage I've collected on USP Big Sandy, newest first. Local reporters catch things the BOP (the federal Bureau of Prisons) never announces, so this is often the closest thing to a public record the facility has. Links go to the original outlets.

## 2026

- Apr 9, 2026 [Former USP Big Sandy Lieutenant sentenced for civil rights violations](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxQLTVadV9nMEhBd1NPNWl3ekluSmlNLUFaVTZPWU56RjlrV1ZHdTJ5TjJUYUJmQjJKdkhKbHkwNktPeHJJbnQydU9RUkRUTVdrd0lQdXZSWlFQVkp6WlBOdU5pWGZJenVXNzNKMmlUMmRqdFhoNTJtRHNVSzg1UHBWYzNTZC1zenQxMG5ER2hMQmRLTVFfRzJNblFnRlBVMEE?oc=5) WYMT
- Feb 27, 2026 [Former inmate charged with murder at USP Big Sandy](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxQTVF4SDAxQUdnZ1JEQXhueWtIRXgzbmtUZEMtLWhVdkVGVnhKTUpyT3k2M0RnbXgzcWtDVGhUaHY5bEQ2eDRFSVR0eFJyUUlkVkgxMi01cGIxSnk5U1RHaXdOTGMzUmVLTHhvMUpSV0tqT0txdWFwSjBrV3dHM1E3dmduV0pBRmZj?oc=5) Mountain Top Media
- Jan 23, 2026 [Former USP Big Sandy inmate charged with assaulting corrections officers](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipgFBVV95cUxNZVVPRjE3NGYtOTZQVVdtWHJhaE4tM2VjRkFuN2p4SUdmRnEwRXV5UU16UWFHSlAxdG16bTFQWmZ5dlpBQ3otT2hoeFN3QUliYk54dW1vNFhNLU5lZlRfcDlmcVJBZ0xfVm5EM1VidGFURG5XX2dtLWRKcmlaWFd5QmZodmlMbzd4dzd5UTdCbkQtTWJDZ1VxZEkwUVNjN2hPb1Z0aHlR?oc=5) Mountain Top Media

## 2025

- Jan 27, 2025 [Guard’s guilty plea reveals ‘unofficial policy’ to abuse inmates at USP Big Sandy](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirgFBVV95cUxNWXFxeV95RldQR19iSm00MDRxRHNVakoyZWhvWlFKbmxTZzZRelBZa3E1elRBMlVSSng1NzY4OG8wdFdsSGRkcjhGVDFZeDRoRGtmUzE0dFhhR0NsR184bUZfbXRMSzZRNThMcEpGTTJMWnR2cXNLczVfOFZ5bnY5TW5XWFhTenZLR1ZKNC1DczVZT0thSW5lNXpkTVhDZXdwelBrQjc2QWh5SVRiZlE?oc=5) Mountain Top Media

The phrase 'unofficial policy' is doing the important work here. Misconduct by one guard is one thing; an alleged normalized practice is an institutional problem.

## 2024

- Mar 18, 2024 [Former guard USP Big Sandy sentenced for inmate assault, coverup](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimgFBVV95cUxNa0FwZHlVUGZvRTNPYmxkaVV0UXNyXzVWRUtJb0hBcHotcEhsd2dhSzdhNHBaZGhobTRkQ01zSmJ2YTk0NGQ0ZUprZ1VGUUFnLVlSZ3MwNks4VjZ3Z1VCbksxV2lZdHlJaXVDRGZzUlIzQXBIcFFRNzBTbVIzM3MyRUNrN3NCRVZfSGtqNTRXdlBLaF9JTk1Sek1R?oc=5) Mountain Top Media

Coverage is collected automatically and reviewed by hand before it lands here. Headlines are the outlets' words, not mine.

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