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Prison guard says he was fired for Black Lives Matter shirt

| December 3, 2020 11:06 AM

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A newly hired-and-fired correctional officer is suing Washington's Department of Corrections, saying he lost his job because he wore a “Black Lives Matter" shirt to work.

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