Parents of slain jail guard back change in state law covering workplace deaths or injuries
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"The inmate who murdered her has been brought to justice for his crime, but her employer has not been brought to justice for its shameful indifference to the safety of its employees," said Baker’s mother, Julie Bazsler of Minatare, Nebraska, testifying Monday in the Legislature.
http://www.omaha.com/news/legislature/parents-of-slain-jail-guard-back-change-in-state-law/article_cd1fb68c-bbc9-11e4-abf8-0b0a61ae91f6.html
POSTED: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015 8:06 PM
By Paul Hammel / World-Herald Bureau
LINCOLN — A year ago, Amanda Baker hugged her 6-year-old son, David, and promised to be back soon after working a shift as a substitute guard at the Scotts Bluff County Detention Center.
The 24-year-old single mother loved working at the jail and was studying to become a nurse. She eventually wanted to transfer to a corrections facility in Wyoming.
She never got the chance.
Baker was strangled to death by a 15-year-old inmate on Feb., 14, 2014 after being lured into his cell in an attempt to get her keys and escape.
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