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FL DOC Corruption
Loaded on Sept. 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
September, 1994, page 15
The July 1, 1994, edition of the Tampa Tribune reported that graft and corruption permeate the Florida DOC's purchasing system. As an example, the story reported that an investigation by the state inspector general discovered the Florida DOC paid $5.42 for a single tube of Pepsodent toothpaste. The amount was …
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