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| Employees Sue Florida Corrections Department Claiming Retaliation |
| By northescambia.com |
| Published: 07/09/2014 |
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Four investigators for the Florida Department of Corrections have filed a lawsuit against the agency, saying they’ve been punished for calling attention to an inaccurate report about an inmate’s death. The suit, filed this week, also names Gov. Rick Scott’s Office of the Inspector General, Chief Inspector General Melinda Miguel and an assistant, and two high-ranking officials at the Department of Corrections as defendants. It alleges that the four employees bringing the claim — Aubrey Land, David Clark, Doug Glisson and John Ulm — have faced retaliation for raising questions about the investigation into the death of an inmate. The punishment includes two of the four facing their own internal-affairs investigation. “The plaintiffs have alleged that as a result of the exercise of their rights under the First Amendment, they have been subject to ongoing retaliation in the form of false and unwarranted internal affairs complaints which, in all likelihood, will continue unless injunctive relief is granted by this court,” the suit says. Read More. |
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