Investigators found evidence of potential crimes by New Hampshire prison staff but declined to prosecute, records show
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NHPR reported in October 2025, based on documents obtained from the New Hampshire Department of Justice, that state and federal agencies investigated potential crimes involving corrections officers at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in 2023 and declined to prosecute. The investigation arose from a Fish and Game poaching case, 'Operation Night Cat,' in which four of five men convicted were current or former corrections officers. The documents describe evidence of illegal drug use and potential drug trafficking by officers, a plan to falsify records to cover up potential physical abuse of an inmate, and plans to retaliate against at least one inmate for making complaints. The Department of Justice has said accountability to date was administrative rather than criminal.
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