It is widely acknowledged that the fox should not guard the henhouse. It follows that he shouldn’t hire those who do. That’s a potential problem in the Florida Senate’s comprehensive and well-meant prison bill. (SB 7020) Among other things, it creates a Florida Corrections Commission to monitor what goes on in a prison system becoming […]
In wake of Herald probe, DOC launches investigation into allegations that public record was forged – Naked Politics
The Florida Department of Corrections has opened a criminal investigation into whether a public record provided by the agency to the Miami Herald was forged. The document was a form, purportedly filled out and signed by inmate Harold Hempstead, the whistle-blower who in March leaked details to the newspaper about a gruesome death at Dade […]
Governor’s office now won’t release completed prison report into alleged corruption – Miami Herald Blog
Florida’s chief inspector general is refusing to release an investigation that sources say will exonerate four veteran law enforcement inspectors who allege they were threatened and retaliated against for trying to expose corruption in the Department of Corrections. FDOC Inspector General Jeffery Beasley launched the probe into possible misconduct by the inspectors after they uncovered […]
