FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A correctional officer and an inmate have been indicted after allegedly violating the Eight Amendment right of a prisoner, which protects them from cruel punishment, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday. According to federal officials, California State Prison-Corcoran Correctional Office Raquel Mosqueda and an inmate, Jimmie Carter, have been charged with conspiracy and a federal civil rights violation. The DOJ says it is alleged that, on or about April 20, 2022, Mosqueda and Carter conspired to violate the Eighth Amendment right to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment of J.M., an inmate at the prison. Additionally, federal officials report the indictment also charges Mosqueda with depriving J.M. of the same right while acting under color of law, by facilitating Carter's planned attack on J.M. If convicted, the DOJ says the pair face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy count. Mosqueda also faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for the federal civil rights violation. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.