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20 Florida Prison Officials Fired or Suspended After Prisoner Beating, Party
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2007
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2007, page 18
Filed under:
Classification,
Out of State Transfers,
Guard Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Retaliation for Filing Grievances,
Criminal Prosecution,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Clergy.
Locations:
Florida,
Vermont.
by David M. Reutter
Continuing his quest to clean up the chronically corrupt Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC), Secretary James McDonough fired or suspended at least 20 officials at Hendry Correctional Institution (HCI) for actions related to a prisoner beating.
Prior to McDonough taking FDOC's helm in February 2006, abuse ...
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