In another blow to the inspectors at the Department of Corrections who have attempted to call attention to abuse and cover-ups in the prison system, a Tallahassee judge ruled Tuesday that the agency did not violate the law when it ordered employees to sign a new confidentiality agreement. Judge James C. Hankinson dismissed a lawsuit brought by Inspectors Aubrey […]
Prison Investigators Testify About Being Silenced – The News Service of Florida
Testifying under oath Tuesday before a Senate panel, current and former Department of Corrections investigators — including the sheriff of Gulf County — said they were ordered by the inspector general’s office to quash cases that could embarrass the agency or high-ranking officials. Gulf County Sheriff Mike Harrison told the Senate Criminal Justice Committee that, […]
Martin Dyckman: Prisons need monitoring, but so does Gov. Rick Scott – Context Florida
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 […]
