The federal prison in Martin County, called USP Big Sandy, was built on a former surface mine. U.S. Bureau of Prisons Senior supervisors at the federal prison in Martin County encouraged staffers ...

The Bureau of Prisons Policy states that if an inmate ... false claims to get the inmates relocated. Once a week, new USP Big Sandy inmates were reportedly released from a particular unit.

Melvin’s plea alleges that at one time there was an unofficial policy at the prison, known as USP Big Sandy, to beat inmates in order to reduce the number of people being held in protective custody.