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Reports: Imprisoned Black Panther Herman Bell Attacked by Guards

HeadlineSep 11, 2017

Prisoner advocates say former Black Panther Herman Bell was attacked by a half-dozen prison guards at the Great Meadow Correctional Facility in New York state last week. The guards reportedly broke two of his ribs, bloodied his face, and damaged his left eye by spraying mace directly into his eyes. Sixty-nine-year-old Herman Bell has been imprisoned for more than 40 years.

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