LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) — A Lorain County corrections officer who was fired for an incident — which involved striking an inmate — has been reinstated to his former position and awarded tens of thousands of dollars in back pay.

19 Investigates first reported this back in May.

Sheriff Jack Hall fired corrections officer Christopher Jackson in April.

The firing followed a December incident at the Lorain County jail.

Surveillance video shows Jackson repeatedly striking inmate Thomas Hoskins after he threw a cup of his own waste at Jackson.

This happened while officers were handing out lunches to the inmates.

Arbitrator overturns firing

After his termination, Jackson filed a grievance through his union.

Last month, an arbitrator determined that Jackson was terminated “without just

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