Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor are facing misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours on end and listen to the children's song "Baby Shark" on a repeating loop.
At least four inmates were secured to a wall with their hands cuffed behind them while the song played at a loud volume for hours.
Investigators called the situation "inhuman." The separate incidents occurred in November and December, according to court records.
The misdemeanor charges were filed against former Oklahoma County jail employees Gregory Cornell Butler Jr. and Christian Charles Miles, both 21, and their supervisor, Christopher Hendershott.
Officials say that Butler and Miles resigned during an internal investigation and that Hendershott retired.
"We don't tolerate it," said the Sheriff of the mistreatment. "We always did an excellent job policing ourselves."
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