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Erin Sharma | |
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| Born | Erin J. Donald April 24, 1976 |
| Occupation | Correction officer (former) |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at unknown location in Missouri |
| Spouse | Rajesh (m. 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
| Conviction(s) | Deprivation of rights under color of law resulting in death (18 U.S.C. § 242) Conspiracy to deprive rights (18 U.S.C. § 241) |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment without parole |
Erin J. Sharma (née Donald, born April 24, 1976) is a former corrections officer for the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons. She was sentenced to life in federal prison in 2009 for causing the beating death of an inmate at the maximum security unit of the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex near Coleman, Florida. Prosecutors said that after inmate Richard Delano grabbed her arm through a food slot and bruised it, she and another guard (later revealed to be her supervisor) arranged for him to be assigned to share a cell with a notoriously violent inmate, knowing Delano would be harmed.[1]
- ^ Lee, Suevon (July 20, 2009). "Prosecutor: 'Puppet master' prison guard arranged attack on inmate". Star-Banner. Retrieved October 30, 2009.