(CNN) A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph showing a training class apparently giving a Nazi salute, officials said. The image shows the class members each with a raised arm as the text above reads "HAIL BYRD!" The text refers to a training instructor for the class, said the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, which released the photo. Jeff S. Sandy, cabinet secretary for the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, condemned the salute. "It undermines the high standards that have been set for our Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Source: CNN December 06, 2019 01:30 UTC