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Prisoner Remains in Critical Condition
By gainesville.com
Published: 05/27/2010

A 20-year-old inmate at Lancaster Correctional Institution near Trenton remained in critical condition Wednesday after collapsing while exercising at the state prison earlier in the week.

The name of the inmate, a black man from Alachua County, was being withheld by the Florida Department of Corrections under federal health privacy laws.

The head of the state prison system, Secretary Walter A. McNeil, told reporters on Wednesday morning that he was "heartsick and very concerned about what happened." He also explained that he called Wednesday's press conference to discuss the situation as a part of his commitment to operate an agency that is as transparent as possible.

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