Corrections officer facing three further corruption charges over alleged bribes
The corrections officer will enter pleas when he reappears in court next month.
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Prisoner of love: Jail nurse suspended after intimate relationship with ex-inmate
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'Very necessary': Taliban vows to bring back executions, warns world of interfering
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Spring Hill Corrections Facility prisoner starts fire in cell
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