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Six Florida Federal Prison Guards Convicted, Sentenced On Rape and Corruption Charges

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2007 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News August, 2007, page 38
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Guard Unions. Location: Florida.
by Matthew T. Clarke

Five former prison guards convicted in federal court on criminal charges stemming from a sex-for-contraband scandal at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Tallahassee, Florida have been sentenced; four received prison terms.

When federal agents arrived at FCI Tallahassee on June 21, 2006, they expected to ...

 

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