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At Least 35 Florida DOC Employees and Contractors Arrested in Just Over a Year
Loaded on April 28, 2022
by Jo Ellen Nott
Filed under:
Contractor Misconduct,
Guard Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Government Misconduct.
Location:
Florida.
By Jo Ellen Nott
An examination of Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) employee and contractor arrests from March 2021 to April 2022 revealed that 18 were charged with introducing contraband, and another 10 were charged with assaulting prisoners. Six more were charged with having illicit relationships with prisoners under their ...
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