(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/30/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the end of the employment of a Montana prison sergeant who allegedly had ties with white supremacist groups.
Montana’s Department of Corrections said on Friday that the man was no longer employed at the state prison. The Montana Human Rights Network began investigating the sergeant in March 2021, after he hosted a white supremacist gathering. The group released a full report in April of this year on the sergeant’s alleged ties to white supremacists. In the report, MHRN alleges that the sergeant has hosted events with white supremacists and expressed support for their views on social media.
A spokesman for the Montana Department of Corrections would not say whether the sergeant resigned or was fired.
SEE: Corrections officer with alleged ties to White nationalist group no longer employed at Montana State Prison
“An individual who allegedly hosted white supremacists cannot be trusted to uphold the law and treat prisoners of all backgrounds fairly,” said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. “We welcome news that his employment with the Montana Department of Corrections has ended.”
He noted that in April, CAIR called for a full investigation of the sergeant’s alleged links to white supremacists.
SEE: CAIR Joins Call for Probe of Montana Prison Sergeant’s Alleged White Supremacist Links
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com