A Missouri man, Othel Moore, tragically died after being placed in a spit hood and restrained at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The released prison video reveals disturbing details of the events leading up to Moore's death in December 2023.
The video footage shows Moore, a 38-year-old Black man, heaving with a mask covering his face, hands bound behind his back, and legs restrained as a guard observes from outside the cell. Former staffers at the prison have been charged with second-degree murder, with allegations that guards pepper-sprayed Moore, placed a mask over his face, and left him in a position that ultimately led to his suffocation.
