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Seven Florida Prison Guards Arrested
Loaded on June 15, 2012
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2012, page 44
Seven Florida state prison guards, employed at two facilities at opposite ends of the state, have been charged with criminal misconduct in unrelated incidents.
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Criminal Prosecution,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Juveniles,
Failure to Protect (Juveniles).
Location:
Florida.
The first four arrests occurred on June 10, 2011, when U.S. Marshals arrested South Florida Reception Center (SFRC) guards Alexander McQueen, 30, Guruba Griffin, 31, Scott ...
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